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Founders – you work so hard to be prepared for investors' questions during your pitch presentations.But are you qualifying those investors? Your time is valuable, and you need to minimize the chance of wasting your time with investors who will not invest in your startup.Our guest, Alex Iskold, is a 4x founder, a software engineer, an investor in over 150 startups, and the Founder and a Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures, where he leads pre-seed rounds, backs visionary founders who are creating technologies of the future, with a specific focus on biotech, deep tech, platform and API companies.Alex writes one of the top startup blogs (a personal fave!), called Startup Hacks, and is a life-long learner and deeply interested in Complexity Science and Systems Thinking. (https://www.startuphacks.vc/)Prior to founding 2048 Ventures, Alex spent 5 years at Techstars as the Managing Director of its NYC program. He was also the founder and CEO of Info Lab (acquired by IBM), founder and CEO of GetGlue (backed by USV, RRE, Time Warner), and a Chief Architect of distributed computing startup DataSynapse (acquired by TIBCO).Alex currently serves as a Coach and a VC in Residence at the Harvard Business School, and he previously taught an award-winning undergraduate computer science class at NYU. 11 Questions Founders Need to Ask Investors During the First Meetinghttps://www.startuphacks.vc/blog/2016/09/21/11-questions-founders-need-to-ask-investors-during-the-fist-meeting30 Questions Investors Ask During Fundraisinghttps://www.startuphacks.vc/blog/2016/09/13/30-questions-investors-ask-during-fundraisingTo learn more about 2048 Ventures, please visit: https://www.2048.vc/Follow Alex via:Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexiskoldLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iskold/Startup Hacks: https://www.startuphacks.vc/Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your startup will do better - cheers!Ande ♥https://andelyons.com#bestpodcastforstartups #startupstories #startuplife JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUPGet an alert whenever I post a new show!https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVECONNECT WITH ME ONLINE: https://twitter.com/AndeLyonshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/ https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/ TikTok: @andelyonsANDELICIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTSJoin Innovation Women here: https://bit.ly/AndeInnoWomenArlan's Academy: https://arlansacademy.com/Scroobious - use Ande15 discount code: https://www.scroobious.com/How to Raise a Seed Round: https://bit.ly/AAElizabethYinTune in to Mia Voss' Shit We Don't Talk About podcast here: https://shitwedonttalkaboutpodcast.com/SPONSORSHIPIf you resonate with the show's mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time founders around the world, please reach out to me to learn more about making an impact through sponsoring the Startup Life LIVE Show! ande@andelyons.com.
Alex Iskold is a co-founder and Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in exceptional first-time entrepreneurs who are building businesses differentiated through technology. Based in NYC, 2048 invests in founders from New York, Boston and Emerging Tech Cities. Alex is a 4x founder, a software engineer, and an investor in over 110 startups. He writes one of the top startup blogs called Startup Hacks. Alex is also a co-founder of the 1kproject - a volunteer effort focused on pandemic relief. Prior to founding 2048 ventures, Alex spent 5 years at Techstars as the Managing Director of its NYC program. Alex was also the founder and CEO of Info Lab (acquired by IBM), founder and CEO of GetGlue (backed by USV, RRE, Time Warner), and a Chief Architect of distributed computing startup DataSynapse (acquired by TIBCO). Alex currently serves as a Coach and a VC in Residence at the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School. Alex previously taught an award-winning undergraduate computer science class at NYU. He holds a B.S. in Math with Honors from Lehigh University and M.S. in Computer Science from NYU. About Our Partner This episode is brought to you Varia Search. Varia Search is a boutique legal recruiting firm that uses a bespoke approach to fill legal department roles from general counsel to paralegal. They have a particular focus on startups and growing tech companies. They are a boutique firm which allows them to provide individualized, in-depth attention to both their clients and to their searches. They focus solely on placing in-house candidates which allows them to give their clients a bespoke experience in filling their legal needs. Their matchmaking approach ensures that clients are paired with candidates who not only have great credentials but who are also a good cultural fit for a growing company. Learn more at variasearch.com. Some of the Topics Covered by Alex Iskold in this Episode How Alex "accidentally" got into VC Being a 4-time founder and the challenges that he faced Startup failure and knowing what's next How his background in computer science and software engineering and his experience as a founder impacted his role at Techstars and as a VC Why Alex decided to start 2048 Ventures and how he went about structuring the firm The process of raising a $27M fund in 3 months How they prepared to raise the fund and networked for LPs How they think about ownership strategy and the institutional-caliber process they've developed The challenges of pre-seed deal flow and sourcing and being geographically agnostic What Alex has learned from building and running his own fund How 2048 screens early stage companies Evaluating founder-market fit How Alex sees early stage investing (and the world) changing How Alex curates the content he consumes How he approaches industry deep-dives What happens after the investment Why Alex has his blog Startup Hacks and the culture of writing things down How Alex manages his time and the myth of more hours Sign up for The Grind, for actionable insights and stories from successful entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox once per week: https://www.justgogrind.com/newsletter/ Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/ Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Follow Justin Gordon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/
Episode 3x30 - From 'Bumblebee' to 'Zombieland 2' & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x29 - From Avengers 4 to Outlander & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x28 - From Stan Lee to Sony & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve, along with special guest Vanilla Gorilla (aka the Intern) bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x27 - From 'Bohemain Rhapsody' to Black Ops 4 & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x26 - From 'The Rookie' to Rocket League & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
San Diego Comic-Con 2018 recap with Sully & Steve. Questions submitted by the Fu Tang clan on Twitter guide the conversation as these convention veterans share their experiences from SDCC 2018 and past. #NerdsUnite
SDCC 2018 Pro-Tips from Steve & Sully - What to pack, panels, offsites exclusives & lessons learned from experiences con-goers. The normal format is out the window, as the Nerd Fu boys break down SDCC 2018 for first timers and those looking for helpful reminders.
Episode 3x23 - From 'The First Purge' to Funko Fundays & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x22 - From Dragon Ball Z to 'Demolition Man' & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x21 - From Fallen Kingdom to Fortnite & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x20 - From Atari VCS to Hotel Artemis & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x19 - From Spawn to Sonic the Hedgehog & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Ready. Set. Podcast! Panel – Live from Comicpalooza 2018 Recorded on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Ever wanted to start your own podcast? Good! Today is your day! Along with our pals from Analog Assault and 3 Beers and a Mic, Nerd Fu co-hosted a live panel in front of an audience of future podcasters. From prep & promotions to equipment & hosting, this crew of podcasting veterans shared all the do's and dont's on getting a new podcast up and running. BIG Thanks to the sponsors for our panel, including: Libsyn, CAD Audio, Turtle Beach, Kontrol Freek, Counter Strike Coffee, Bottle Breacher, PODBean & Titan Moon Comics.
Sully talks : Comicpalooza, the Ready. Set. Podcast! panel & HUGE giveaway, featuring prizes from CAD Audio, Libsyn, Kontrol Freek and Turtle Beach.
The notes are out the window for our special 'FU With Friends' segment. Our every-so-often special format features the normal knuckleheads Sully & Steve, plus special guest: Aaron Garcia (aka @theSuicideFoxx). The team talks Comicpalooza and tackles some #WerdFU fun by answering questions sent in by our friends and friends/fans: The FUTangClan!!
Episode 3x16 - From Cobra Kai to Comicpalooza & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x15 - From Deadpool to Double Dare & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x14 - From Bourne to Bioshock & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x13 - From The Meg to MondoCon & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
The notes are out the window for our special 'FU With Friends' segment. Our every-so-often special format features the normal knuckleheads Sully & Steve, plus special guests: our Twitter friends. The team tackles some #WerdFU fun and answers questions sent in by our friends and friends/fans: The FUTangClan!!
Episode 3x11 - From Ready Player One to Rampage & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x10 - From Atari VCS to Avengers: Infinity War & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x09 - From Deadpool 2 to the Dark Crystal board game & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve + Special Guest Greg (G-Spot) bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x08 - From Mister Rogers to Mighty Muggs & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
The notes are out the window for our special 'FU With Friends' segment. Our every-so-often special format features the normal knuckleheads Sully & Steve, plus special guests: our Twitter friends. The team tackles some #WerdFU fun and answers questions sent in by our friends and friends/fans: The FUTangClan!!
Episode 3x06 - From John Wick to the Jumanji Steelbook & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x05 - From Snowpiercer to Stabbity Bunny & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Episode 3x04 - From The Last Jedi to Lion-O & all the nerdy goodness in between. Sully & Steve bring you the latest & greatest in Nerd News & Needs. Movies, TV, collectibles, gaming, comic books, conventions & more. - - - Headphones in. Volume Up! It's time to Nerd Out!!!
Dave and Alonso take the usual yellow brick road of digressions while discussing the week's new movies. Like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast (and @aduralde and @dlelandwhite), stream on Stitcher Radio, leave us a nice iTunes review, check in at GetGlue, well you've always liked roller coasters and I'd be happy to let my stomach turn for you.
Dave and Alonso tell you which new movie is like the maze on the back of a Howard Johnson's placemat and other important stuff that has nothing whatsoever to do with the Academy Awards. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in at GetGlue.com, stream at Stitcher Radio, like us, hate us, but you'll never change us.
Dave and Alonso explain why some movies are like swallowing a penny and why all movies would be improved by the presence of Margo Martindale, preferably holding a live peacock. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, leave us a review at iTunes, check in on GetGlue, tell me you're tryin' to cure a seven-year ache.
Dave and Alonso defend some of Jennifer Lopez's film work and imagine a conversation with Halle Berry's wig. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in on GetGlue.com, stream us on Stitcher Radio, do your little turn on the catwalk.
Dave and Alonso recall 2012's rock bottom, while also suggesting movies so awful that you really must see them. (The Ghost Rider-Madea crossover, alas, exists only in our wishes.) Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in on GetGlue, stream on Stitcher Radio, brother and sister, together, will make it through.
EPISODE 100, Y'ALL. And they said it wouldn't last. Dave and Alonso deglaze the pan of 2012 with the year's final new releases and their choices of the best movies of the year. Turin horses and plague-surviving will be mentioned. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in on GetGlue.com, thank you for all the joy and pain.
Wash your hands after listening, because Dave and Alonso are both fighting off colds. But they rallied enough to discuss the truth about "Jingle Bells," a double-shot of C.Z. Jones, and much more. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in at GetGlue, pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie.
Dave and Alonso look back on the insane fan response to one of this generation's most popular franchises and parse the difference between the Tolstoy heroine and the Godard star. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in at GetGlue.com, you need another lover like you need a hole in your head.
Dave and Alonso get into a bit of a rhubarb about the latest from Rian Johnson, but they are in agreement about teachers' unions and Cinerama and THE WIZ. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, check in at GetGlue.com, climb ev'ry mountain.
On the slowest box office weekend of the year, Dave and Alonso discuss celebrity divorce, the thrill of other people's arguments in public, and a bunch of listener Top 10 lists. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast, subscribe at iTunes, check in on GetGlue.com, stream at Stitcher Radio, put your left foot in and shake it all about.
Leo & Sarah talk Boxfish, GetGlue, TVGuide Mobile, WWE, WatchESPN, dictation tips, PITFALL! Hosts: Leo Laporte and Sarah Lane Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iPad Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iPadToday@TWiT.tv. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: GoToMeeting Ford Social Slingbox
Leo & Sarah talk Boxfish, GetGlue, TVGuide Mobile, WWE, WatchESPN, dictation tips, PITFALL! Hosts: Leo Laporte and Sarah Lane Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iPad Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iPadToday@TWiT.tv. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: GoToMeeting Ford Social Slingbox
Dave and Alonso cover the week's two big movies, yes, but they also remember several folks who passed on this week. Our hosts also make a concerted effort to dig through the backlog of mail from listeners. Add to that backlog at linoleumpodcast@gmail.com, like us on Facebook, follow @linoleumcast on Twitter, check in at GetGlue, stand up for your love rights.
Guest co-host Alynda Wheat of PEOPLE magazine thinks Dave bailed this week because most of the movies were so awful. Alonso keeps pouring the mimosas so she'll stay. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, like us on Facebook, check in on GetGlue.com, stream us on Stitcher, don't stop believin'.
Dave takes a trip to the ER, Alonso battles a summer cold, and they still manage to record their longest episode to date. Follow them @linoleumcast and check in on GetGlue.com and like it on Facebook and smile though your heart is aching.
Dave and Alonso discuss the big summer movie that everyone is seeing and talking about. Plus a few others. Follow us @linoleumcast, like us on Facebook, check in on GetGlue.com, be yourself tonight.
Dave and Alonso say "Make mine music!" OK, they don't, but they do discuss ape raves, movie soundtracks, candy-colored pop princesses and a movie named for a Leonard Cohen song. Follow us on Twitter @linoleumcast, like us on Facebook, drop us a line at linoleumpodcast@gmail.com, check in at GetGlue.com, subscribe on iTunes, listen on Stitcher Radio, call your mother.
Look, Dave and Alonso have lesbians to meet for breakfast, and Dave is the president of the Super-Important Film Critics Club, so they meander a little less than usual this week. But only a little. "Like" our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter @linoleumcast, check into the show at GetGlue.com, subscribe on iTunes, listen on Stitcher Radio, write us at linoleumpodcast@gmail.com, try to floss at least once a day.
Dave is still on his Bresson kick, Alonso shares another John Hughes memory, and both of them find BATTLESHIP to be entertaining if still a piece of crap. Like us on Facebook, check into the show at GetGlue.com, follow us at Twitter @linoleumcast and drop us a line at linoleumpodcast@gmail.com
Dave and Alonso would rather talk about one-hit wonders and "Hart to Hart" than these late-summer doldrum movies, but they manage to cover both. Oh, and if you're a GetGlue.com person, you can now check in to the show -- but you'll have to find it listed with the TV shows. It just is.