Doug Scott

8 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 11, 2015 by Doug Scott · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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20 VC 082: 500 Startups Week: Growth Hacking 101: How To 10x Your Conversion with Matt Lerner, Head of Distro Dojo London Oct 26, 2015 · 2 mentions · from 23:31
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Jun 11, 2015

Assertion Supported

Scott, Tim Jackson, and Gil Dibner lead Europe's top AngelList syndicates

“Yes, I think between, well, Myself, Tim Jackson, I would say Gil Dibner are probably the three.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 12:34 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015

Insight

Scott seeks obsessive founders who have a chip on their shoulder

“I look for people who are obsessive, and they have, I suppose, a chip on their shoulder, actually. They have a reason to prove.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 9:21 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015 negative

Disclosure

Scott killed offshore development teams to increase startup speed

“We've also, internally, we had a big team in the Ukraine and Poland, and we've almost killed most of our external dev, mainly because the speed of development.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 5:54 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015

Insight

Startup capital is never truly committed until cash arrives

“Every one of the startups I've invested in, I said, you have to control the deal. You think the money's committed, but it's not. When it's, when they've given you the used notes and it's in your hand, it's the only time count on it being there.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 20:02 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015 positive

Assertion Supported

Scott's AngelList syndicate reaches over £350,000 in backing

“Doug has one of the largest angel-less syndicates in Europe, With over 350,000 pounds backing him now.”

Harry Stebbings Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 0:22 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015 neutral

Disclosure

Scott required Gleepost founders to drop out of university for funding

“If you look at Glee post, you know, I told the founders I would only invest if they quit university.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 10:12 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015

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Scott's firm launched 40 internal products in one year

“We launched 40 businesses last year, internally. 40 products. And we probably have, we have two that are very, very interesting.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 8:03 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

Jun 11, 2015 negative

Disclosure

Scott avoids startups raising £1M at £5M-£10M valuations

“I get approached a lot of times by people who want to raise it, you know, maybe you want to raise a million pound at a five, ten million valuation, and we don't sit anywhere in that space.”

Doug Scott Jun 11, 2015 ▶ 12:00 20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott

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