The Syndicate - Angel Investors and VC: Top Angel Investors, VCs and Operators Discuss Early Stage Investing and Future of Startups and Tech

Pascal is Fastrack’s Executive Director and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. He focuses on helping change makers tackle the most intractable problems of our times. He got started on the net before there was a web browser, founded a series of technology startups, led eBay's Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla's Innovation Lab, created Mozilla's accelerator program WebFWD, headed up Mozilla's Office of the Chair and has invested into social impact organizations around the globe at Google.org. Further he founded the nonprofit organizations Mentor for Good and The Coaching Fellowship; the "GyShiDo" (Get Your S%#& Done) movement and publishes the opinionated newsletter, "The Heretic", which is read by ten of thousands of change-makers globally. Recently he published "The Heretic - Daily Therapeutics for Entrepreneurs" book. Listen and Learn: - How Pascal thinks about AI and the future of intelligence - The exciting space technology that no one is talking about - What happens to nation-states when humanity goes interplanetary - How and when genetic engineering will start to impact society - Why synthetic biology may in fact be the most exciting industry of our generation - How tariffs and NAFTA could affect investment in Canadian startups - Why traditional venture capital sucks for true moonshot businesses - Why Pascal is doubtful of a Skynet situation - Is China's totalitarian regime a better system *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Pascal is Fastrack’s Executive Director and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. He focuses on helping change makers tackle the most intractable problems of our times. He got started on the net before there was a web browser, founded a series of technology startups, led eBay's Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla's Innovation Lab, created Mozilla's accelerator program WebFWD, headed up Mozilla's Office of the Chair and has invested into social impact organizations around the globe at Google.org. Further he founded the nonprofit organizations Mentor for Good and The Coaching Fellowship; the "GyShiDo" (Get Your S%#& Done) movement and publishes the opinionated newsletter, "The Heretic", which is read by ten of thousands of change-makers globally. Recently he published "The Heretic - Daily Therapeutics for Entrepreneurs" book. Listen and Learn: - How Pascal thinks about AI and the future of intelligence - The exciting space technology that no one is talking about - What happens to nation-states when humanity goes interplanetary - How and when genetic engineering will start to impact society - Why synthetic biology may in fact be the most exciting industry of our generation - How tariffs and NAFTA could affect investment in Canadian startups - Why traditional venture capital sucks for true moonshot businesses - Why Pascal is doubtful of a Skynet situation - Is China's totalitarian regime a better system *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Lee Jacobs is a Partner and syndicate lead at Angellist (and Edelweiss VC), a mentor at 500 Startups and an incredibly accomplished investor with investments in the likes of Checkr, Numerai, Shyp, Managed by Q and Blue Bottle Coffee. Prior to that he founded several startups, worked for a few funds and also did a stint in real estate investing. Listen and Learn: - How Lee made a massive investment in a Brazilian edtech company - What Lee did wrong with his first VC fund - Why generalist investors do better - What were the early days of Angellist like - How to invest in edtech - The way Lee looks at every investment opportunity - How Lee looks at foreign investing - Why operator VCs are great to have - Thoughts on the evolution of tech investing *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Lee Jacobs is a Partner and syndicate lead at Angellist (and Edelweiss VC), a mentor at 500 Startups and an incredibly accomplished investor with investments in the likes of Checkr, Numerai, Shyp, Managed by Q and Blue Bottle Coffee. Prior to that he founded several startups, worked for a few funds and also did a stint in real estate investing. Listen and Learn: - How Lee made a massive investment in a Brazilian edtech company - What Lee did wrong with his first VC fund - Why generalist investors do better - What were the early days of Angellist like - How to invest in edtech - The way Lee looks at every investment opportunity - How Lee looks at foreign investing - Why operator VCs are great to have - Thoughts on the evolution of tech investing *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Howard co-founded StartEngine with the mission of helping entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Prior to this he was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games that is now part of The Walt Disney Company. Before Acclaim, Howard was Chairman of Activision Studios from 1991 until 1997. As the former Board Member, and Executive Vice-President of video game giant Activision, he and a partner took control in 1991 and turned the ailing company into the video game industry leader. Listen and Learn: - How the JOBS Act helped create the world of ICOs and blockchain investing - How to use equity crowdfunding platforms to invest in startups - Why Howard started StartEngine and got excited about blockchain - The similarities and future of gaming and cryptocurrency - How Howard built Activision to a $50B company - Why Howard lost money on lots of startup investments - What will happen with cryptocurrency investing - Why Ethereum is the MS Dos of the future - How regulations help and hurt crypto - Pros and cons of blockchain liquidity *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Nic Wetzler is the Director of Augment Ventures, an early stage VC focused Software, Smart Hardware, and Physical Science Innovations that Impact the way we work and live. He also spent time as an EIR and Mentor in Residence local universities and incubators in the Detroit area. Listen and Learn: - How Michigan has transformed since the crash - How complexity can help founders and VCs - Why automanufacturers are buying up autonomous startups left and right - How Nic engineered and opportunity for an MBA and VC career - The best way to evaluate deep tech investments - How tariffs and NAFTA could affect investment in Canadian startups - What VCs need to know about balancing fnuding and scouting - Why driverless is both overhyped and underhyped - Is the Midwest large enough for a geo focused venture fund? - The importance of opportunism in venture *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Howard co-founded StartEngine with the mission of helping entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Prior to this he was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games that is now part of The Walt Disney Company. Before Acclaim, Howard was Chairman of Activision Studios from 1991 until 1997. As the former Board Member, and Executive Vice-President of video game giant Activision, he and a partner took control in 1991 and turned the ailing company into the video game industry leader. Listen and Learn: - How the JOBS Act helped create the world of ICOs and blockchain investing - How to use equity crowdfunding platforms to invest in startups - Why Howard started StartEngine and got excited about blockchain - The similarities and future of gaming and cryptocurrency - How Howard built Activision to a $50B company - Why Howard lost money on lots of startup investments - What will happen with cryptocurrency investing - Why Ethereum is the MS Dos of the future - How regulations help and hurt crypto - Pros and cons of blockchain liquidity *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Nic Wetzler is the Director of Augment Ventures, an early stage VC focused Software, Smart Hardware, and Physical Science Innovations that Impact the way we work and live. He also spent time as an EIR and Mentor in Residence local universities and incubators in the Detroit area. Listen and Learn: - How Michigan has transformed since the crash - How complexity can help founders and VCs - Why automanufacturers are buying up autonomous startups left and right - How Nic engineered and opportunity for an MBA and VC career - The best way to evaluate deep tech investments - How tariffs and NAFTA could affect investment in Canadian startups - What VCs need to know about balancing fnuding and scouting - Why driverless is both overhyped and underhyped - Is the Midwest large enough for a geo focused venture fund? - The importance of opportunism in venture *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Daniel Gulatti

Oliver Mitchell has been an operator and manager of emerging technologies for over 20 years, building and selling numerous ventures, including: Holmes Protection and Americash while also launching RobotGalaxy, a national EdTech brand. He has been investing in the robotics industry for close to 10 years, with four successful exits in the past two years (including 2 IPOs). He is a member of New York Angels and co-chairs the Frontier Tech Committee. Oliver also holds 14 patents, has appeared on numerous television shows, and is a sought after speaker/syndicated writer of robotics. Listen and Learn: - Why predicting technology adoption is almost impossible - The challenge with US regulations on innovation - How autonomy and robotics will impact the future of work and jobs - Why constant education is the key to success - How investors can increase capital efficiencies - The unexpected impacts of robotics on society - Why robotics failed to take off in the past - How to build a proper venture portfolio To get interviews with the best angels and VCs, never miss round table, get your questions answered and get a leg up in angel investing, SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL and visit our site: *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

David Friedman is entrepreneur, Managing Partner at Panther Capital, mentor and financial professional with 25 years experience in building, managing and growing closely held businesses, managing investment assets and investment strategies. He has been involved in Venture Capital, Private Equity and direct investment opportunities across multiple industries and disciplines. His current fund is only investing in the cannabis space. Listen and Learn: - The pros and cons of working for a family office - How David expanded into venture capital and private equity - The dynamics of an operational VC and why David likes it - Why David jumped out of tech investing and into cannabis - The risk of cannabis and recent developments in the industry - How to time a gold rush - Why cannabis will be a top 5 market in 10 years - The reason institutional money is slowly seeping into cannabis - Challenges with liquidity and exits *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Jonathan Hakakian joined SoundBoard Consulting Group, LLC in 2010 to focus on early-stage growth companies after several years working in a startup. In 2012 he co-founded SoundBoard Angel Fund in order to build a community of experienced entrepreneurs outside of NYC to formally invest in early-stage companies. He also continues to coach "new" entrepreneurs as they build out their businessses. Listen and Learn: - The challenges of building a first fund - How Soundboard Angel Fund collaborates with investors via SPVs - Why it is hard to raise a 2nd fund - The effect of exits on fundraising - How Jonathan thinks about startup ecosystems - Why buzzwords a bad for business - The Series LLC approach to angel investing - How to bootstrap a venture fund *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

Daniel Gulatti

Oliver Mitchell has been an operator and manager of emerging technologies for over 20 years, building and selling numerous ventures, including: Holmes Protection and Americash while also launching RobotGalaxy, a national EdTech brand. He has been investing in the robotics industry for close to 10 years, with four successful exits in the past two years (including 2 IPOs). He is a member of New York Angels and co-chairs the Frontier Tech Committee. Oliver also holds 14 patents, has appeared on numerous television shows, and is a sought after speaker/syndicated writer of robotics. Listen and Learn: - Why predicting technology adoption is almost impossible - The challenge with US regulations on innovation - How autonomy and robotics will impact the future of work and jobs - Why constant education is the key to success - How investors can increase capital efficiencies - The unexpected impacts of robotics on society - Why robotics failed to take off in the past - How to build a proper venture portfolio To get interviews with the best angels and VCs, never miss round table, get your questions answered and get a leg up in angel investing, SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL and visit our site: *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***

David Friedman is entrepreneur, Managing Partner at Panther Capital, mentor and financial professional with 25 years experience in building, managing and growing closely held businesses, managing investment assets and investment strategies. He has been involved in Venture Capital, Private Equity and direct investment opportunities across multiple industries and disciplines. His current fund is only investing in the cannabis space. Listen and Learn: - The pros and cons of working for a family office - How David expanded into venture capital and private equity - The dynamics of an operational VC and why David likes it - Why David jumped out of tech investing and into cannabis - The risk of cannabis and recent developments in the industry - How to time a gold rush - Why cannabis will be a top 5 market in 10 years - The reason institutional money is slowly seeping into cannabis - Challenges with liquidity and exits *** http://thesyndicate.vc *** Accredited angel investors can join our syndicate: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/join *** Prefer podcasts? Subscribe to get it all, free, delivered to your phone: iTunes: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes *** Android: *** http://thesyndicate.vc/android ***