Forward Thinking Founders

Zak and I jam all about portfolio construction, what he looks for in a founder, and why he doesn't care for Harvard grads. Hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders on Partner Mondays!

Show Notes

Today's Episode
Today, I'm talking to Zak Slayback who is a Principal at 1517 Fund. This fund spun out of the Thiel Fellowship. We go deep into:
  • Pro-rata and what it means for founders
  • Raising from VCs at the right time in their fund
  • Why Zak doesn't care too much for Harvard grads
  • Portfolio construction and why it matters to founders
  • And tons more!

About Partner Mondays
This partner monday, where we talk to VCs about fundraising. The point of these podcasts is to give founders an better idea of VC incentives and why they do what they do. We go deep into a day in the life of a VC so founders can better understand them to come fundraising time.


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What is Forward Thinking Founders?

Forward Thinking Founders is a founder podcast where we interview high potential founders from networks like Y Combinator, The Thiel Fellowship, Product Hunt, Twitter, etc. and brings to light what they're building for the world. Think of it like the opposite of How I Built This, where we interview founders before they are successful, then if they are, we have a moment in time we can look back on in the early days. Does the model work? Look at our early interviews and you'll have your answer.