Listen "108: Why Early-Stage Investing is the Hardest and the Most Rewarding Game, Ft. Elizabeth Yin | 1947 Rise"
Episode Synopsis
Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that focuses on investing in "hilariously early" startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 startups.
00:00 - Top moments
01:12 - Intro
02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story of Hustle Fund
04:17 - Inspiration behind Hustle Fund
05:36 - The thesis behind Hustle Fund.
07:48 - Story behind, funding, Hustle Fund
10:01 - Portfolio construction & its evolution.
12:45 - Biggest learnings In terms of portfolio construction.
14:31 - Elizabeth's biggest learnings.
16:28 - Choosing between Sourcing, Picking, Winning and Helping.
19:19 - Brand building for Hustle Fund
20:58 - Hardest thing while building Hustle Fund.
22:22 - Venture capital's future.
24:43 - Biggest myths and lies in the world of venture capital.
26:45 - Elizabeth's advise to emerging fund managers?
28:18 - Elizabeth's obsession outside of work
29:48 - Elizabeth's typical day.
30:59 - If Elizabeth had unlimited resources, what would she work on?
32:27 - Friend's opinion about Elizabeth.
🔗 CONNECT WITH Elizabeth Yin
👥 Linkedin - / elizabethyin
🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/dunkhippo33
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
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🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...
🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan
🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise
👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .
00:00 - Top moments
01:12 - Intro
02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story of Hustle Fund
04:17 - Inspiration behind Hustle Fund
05:36 - The thesis behind Hustle Fund.
07:48 - Story behind, funding, Hustle Fund
10:01 - Portfolio construction & its evolution.
12:45 - Biggest learnings In terms of portfolio construction.
14:31 - Elizabeth's biggest learnings.
16:28 - Choosing between Sourcing, Picking, Winning and Helping.
19:19 - Brand building for Hustle Fund
20:58 - Hardest thing while building Hustle Fund.
22:22 - Venture capital's future.
24:43 - Biggest myths and lies in the world of venture capital.
26:45 - Elizabeth's advise to emerging fund managers?
28:18 - Elizabeth's obsession outside of work
29:48 - Elizabeth's typical day.
30:59 - If Elizabeth had unlimited resources, what would she work on?
32:27 - Friend's opinion about Elizabeth.
🔗 CONNECT WITH Elizabeth Yin
👥 Linkedin - / elizabethyin
🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/dunkhippo33
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/
🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...
🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan
🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise
👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .
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