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Hustle Fund decides on initial $25k checks after one conversation
“Then we'll be really fast to write a first check, a 25 K check. I think that since I'm a GP of hustle fund, we have to move fast ourselves. So within a conversation, pretty much like unless there's something jarring where we absolutely need a second conversati…”
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.”
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.”
Hustle Fund writes high check volumes to hedge bets and gather data
“This is why we are writing a lot of checks, essentially to hedge bets, essentially to gather information across lots of different companies.”
Hustle Fund will not scale to a $300M fund size
“I don't actually think that that would be the strategy for us.”
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.”