Summary: 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 ***
