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Adrian Aoun

10 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 25, 2018 by Adrian Aoun · said 10 times in 4 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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May 25, 2018
Disclosure
Adrian Aoun has built an angel portfolio of nearly 150 startups
“I'm lucky to be in almost a 150 companies”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 24:02 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 negative
Insight
Adrian Aoun: Tech founders dismiss regulation prematurely due to online freedom
“We are so used to just being able to do whatever we want online that any sort of regulation we look at, and we honestly throw our hands in the air and say, ah, screw it. This is dumb. Before we even seek to understand.”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 17:58 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Adrian Aoun discloses early angel investment in Wish
“So for example, a company I'm lucky enough to be an investor in is wish which used to be called context logic.”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 26:00 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Adrian Aoun raised Forward capital from Marc Benioff and Eric Schmidt
“To date, Adrian has raised funding from some of the true greats of the business, including Mark Benioff, Eric Schmidt, Joe Lonsdale, Aaron Levy, and Josh Kushner, just to name a few.”
Harry Stebbings May 25, 2018 ▶ 0:27 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018
Disclosure
Adrian Aoun does not angel invest to generate financial returns
“The reason I angel invest is not because I'm hoping to make a return.”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 22:04 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 positive
Opinion
Adrian Aoun: Regulation is less prohibitive for startups than founders think
“I don't think it actually is as prohibitive for startups as people would imagine.”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 18:41 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Adrian Aoun does not ask founders for pro-rata rights in angel deals
“I actually don't try and ask people for pro rata rights, et cetera. I figure, you know what, if I'm a helpful added value investor and it's good for the company and it's good for them, then they'll go ahead and they'll give me an allotment and they'll be nice.”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 26:23 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018
Assertion Supported
Adrian Aoun's angel portfolio includes WorkRamp, Atrium, and Convoy
“Adrian's also a prolific angel investor With the likes of WorkRamp, Atrium, Convoy, and many more in his incredible portfolio”
Harry Stebbings May 25, 2018 ▶ 0:51 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 bullish
Disclosure
Adrian Aoun targets unsexy sectors like energy, education, and healthcare
“As an angel investor myself, frankly, I love those. I'm not looking for the Get rich quick scheme. More what I'm looking for is things that are going to have massive, massive impact on the world. What are the next Google, the next Apple, but let's go after the…”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 21:05 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 positive
Insight
Adrian Aoun: Direct tech disintermediation makes consumer brands far more powerful
“Technology empowers us to make decisions for our own lives, as opposed to allowing others to do so. And as you do that, this notion of a consumer brand becomes Far more important and far more powerful.”
Adrian Aoun May 25, 2018 ▶ 12:41 20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
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