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Jared Freid is a comedian based out of New York City and originally from the Boston suburb of Needham, Massachusetts. His comedy is current and reflects the ordinary daily thoughts of everyone you know, especially if everyone you know is a millennial, obsessed with dating apps, trying to be a real adult and worried about their body. (For the record, Jared’s mom thinks his body is “just fine.”) He’s a regular at the Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s on Broadway, Gotham, Stand Up New York and Comix at Mohegan Sun. He also had the honor of performing for the 2017 “New Faces” showcase at the 35th annual Just For Laughs festival in Montréal. His television presence has been amping up. He’s currently starring in the Snapchat series “How Low Can You Go?” He’s recently been featured on MTV2’s new series “Vidiots” as well as TruTV’s “NFL Full Contact,” MTV’s “Failosophy,” NBC’s “The Today Show,” NFL Network’s “Top Ten,” and AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live.” His weekly JTrain Podcast is booming and now touring live around the country. It’s already at over 450,000 listeners per month and regularly in the iTunes top 100. The show has a cult following of loyal fans. It’s been called “A Dear Abbey for Dudes” which is why both men and women tune in religiously. Additionally, he co-hosts a modern dating podcast called “U Up?” with Jordana Abraham of Betches where they discuss their take on modern dating with issues ranging from apps to hookups to relationships. Jared’s fans also seek out his voice in the online publishing world. He’s written for TotalFratMove, BroBible, Betches, LuvThis and HeTexted. His columns delve into everything from sports to “The Bachelor” to the pitfalls of dating in the information age. His writing has both sides of the aisle nodding their head while thinking, “I’ve been on the toilet way too long.”
Alicia Syrett is the Founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of New York Angels, as the Chairman of the Board of HeTexted, and is a member of WomenCorporateDirectors. Her past and present Advisory Board roles include Enerknol, […]
Alicia Syrett is the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital (http://www.pantegrion.com), an angel investment firm that focuses on seed and early stage investments. With over 10 years’ experience in the financial industry, Syrett is a member of several angel networks, including Golden Seeds and NY Angels. She presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of HeTexted, and is also on the Advisory Boards of Beauty Booked and I-ELLA. Before starting Pantegrion Capital, Ms. Syrett was the CAO, Managing Director and very first employee of a multi-billion dollar private equity firm. She established numerous operational areas, including payroll, insurance coverage, healthcare and retirement platforms, vendor services and much more. Alicia Syrett is a frequent speaker on panels for various startup organizations in New York City as well as for entrepreneurship programs at NYU and Columbia. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Alicia get into the investing world? 2.) Having been first employee at a milti billion dollar private equity firm, what were Alicia’s biggest takeaways from this experience? 3.) How important is it for angels to have an entrepreneurial background? Does Alicia ever get the desire to rejoin the startup world as an entrepreneur? 4.) In the very competitive world of seed and angel funding that exists today, how does Alicia look to stand out as an angel? 5.) What are Alicia’s thoughts on boards at the very early stage? Are they an absolute requirement? How many members should there be? What makes a good board member? What should founders be wary of in their board? 5.) How important does Alicia believe networks can be as a source of deal flow for angel? What advice would Alicia give to someone looking to join a network? 6.) How does Alicia feel the female angel investing ecosystem is going? What can be done to encourage more females to enter the world of investing? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Alicia’s Favourite Investing Resource: Feedreader (http://feedreader.com) Alicia’s Most Recent Investments: iFunding (https://www.ifunding.co) As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com
On this episode, we debate the merits of a buzzworthy new website called HeTexted that purports to help women interpret text messages from love interests. We rate a new musical video that has the Disney Princesses touting the hipster lifestyle. We also reveal the fact that all Canadian celebrities are related to one another! Since presidential election memes are still going full force, we caucus and rate the latest viral finds on a scale from Michelle Obama to Michele Bachmann. All that, music by Animal Talk, plus maybe our best set of Internet Challenge Surprises ever, and tons of great bonus material provided by our likers.