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Drew Taggart: Mantis VC is bearish on investing in music tech startups
“We actually are pretty bearish on investing in music tech companies, which I feel like we see probably most of them that are out there as of our profile, but we haven't made an investment in the music space yet.”
Drew Taggart: Alex Pall relentlessly hassles founders until they explicitly reject him
“Alex's superpower, too, is he's the world's greatest haggler, and he'll just hassle people. Like, if you say you're like, yeah, we're interested in having you in this round, you're not gonna not hear from Alex once or twice a day until you, like, officially pa…”
Alex Pall: Contradictory advice from top founders proves no one knows everything
“We've spoken to enough incredibly successful people over the last three months. That, like, everyone begins to contradict themselves. Funny way. You know, in the beginning, you're like, alright, alright, I'm thinking about this the right way, and then, like, t…”
Drew Taggart: Making Mantis VC succeed is live-or-die for The Chainsmokers
“This is a new space and there's a lot riding on this and it's very live or die for us to make this work.”
Alex Pall: Startups wanting only social media posts are a red flag
“So obviously there's the press element and things like that, but to us, it's a red flag when a company's like, hey, can you just like post us on social media?”