The Ledger

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Lindzon: Passive index investing will trigger massive corporate fallout
“And so it's destroying creativity and it's also you're going to start to see some massive fallout i can't predict when but you're starting to see cracks companies misbehaving again because you know it's okay for wells Wells Fargo as part of the S&P 500 to misb…”
Howard Lindzon Oct 17, 2016 ▶ 4:08 20VC: Investing Lessons From Fred Wilson & Brad Feld and Why Fundraising Is An Art & Not Everyone Can Be An Artist with Howard Lindzon Founder @ Stocktwits & Managing Partner @ Social Leverage
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lindzon: 50% of his 2006-2008 angel portfolio succeeded fantastically
“Luckily for me, I probably lost on my first four back in 99 when everybody lost money in the bubble. But when I really started investing after I sold Wallstrip I caught a great crop of entrepreneurs in 2006, 2007, 2008, and I would say 50% of the companies wor…”
Howard Lindzon Oct 17, 2016 ▶ 8:17 20VC: Investing Lessons From Fred Wilson & Brad Feld and Why Fundraising Is An Art & Not Everyone Can Be An Artist with Howard Lindzon Founder @ Stocktwits & Managing Partner @ Social Leverage
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Lindzon: Early angel investment LifeLock grew into a multi-billion dollar company
“Back in 2006, one of my first angel investments was a company called LifeLock, which is now a couple billion dollar company, and they're out of Phoenix.”
Howard Lindzon Oct 17, 2016 ▶ 26:32 20VC: Investing Lessons From Fred Wilson & Brad Feld and Why Fundraising Is An Art & Not Everyone Can Be An Artist with Howard Lindzon Founder @ Stocktwits & Managing Partner @ Social Leverage
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