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Elizabeth Yin

9 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Yin · said 5 times in 4 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Nov 15, 2017
Insight
The best time to pitch VCs is right after fund close
“It's when they've just closed their fund.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 22:11 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017
Insight
Co-founder drama and morale issues are top startup failure reasons
“One of the top reasons why found founding teams fall apart actually has nothing to do with speed. Although speed is a by-product is just, you know, co-founder drama and co-founder breaks, breakups and co-founder issues like that, you know, morale around team, …”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 16:33 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Nov 2027
Hustle Fund will not scale to a $300M fund size
“I don't actually think that that would be the strategy for us.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 21:29 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017 positive
Insight
The best startups execute rapidly on their single core metric
“This is something that we noticed, Eric, my business partner, and I noticed in many of the portfolio companies we worked with at 500 startups and in our own angel portfolios, the best ones are the ones that execute on that one metric that matters very fast.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 5:07 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Hustle Fund does not look for product-market fit when investing
“And I think, frankly, like, it's post-seed or Series A investors who are most concerned with that. We are not looking for product market fit.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 14:41 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
SAFEs and convertible notes are the new wave of investing
“I like them a lot. I think actually this is the new wave of investing.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 22:50 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017 negative
Disclosure
Hustle Fund explicitly excludes pure consumer apps from its portfolio
“So I think first off, to be clear, we, there are certain areas that we are not investing in. So we don't invest in pure consumer apps. So we would have missed out on a Twitter and Instagram, Snapchat, et cetera, anyway.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 17:34 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Elizabeth Yin reviewed over 20,000 startup decks at 500 Startups
“Prior to Hustle Fund, Elizabeth was a partner at 500 Startups, where she ran the 500 Startup Seed program in Mountain View, and where her and her partner saw over 20,000 startup decks.”
Harry Stebbings Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 0:28 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
Nov 15, 2017 positive
Disclosure
Hustle Fund bases follow-on checks on speed, not absolute traction
“And really what we're looking for, if we decide to write a follow on check, that criteria in part is based on the speed at which that priority metric is moving. It's not so much about where that number stands today.”
Elizabeth Yin Nov 15, 2017 ▶ 15:05 20VC: Why VCs Fundamentally Assess Founders The Wrong Way, Why VC Needs To Innovate On The Scouting Model & Why SAFE's and Convertible Notes Are The Future Of Investing with Elizabeth Yin, Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund
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