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Investments as Products, Asking Better Questions, and Improving as an Investor with Phin Barnes
Published 5 years, 1 month ago
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Phin Barnes (@phineasb), venture capitalist, most recently at First Round, joins Erik on this episode which was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event.
They discuss:
- Why he thinks of an investment as a product.
- Advice for founders working with investors.
- The reasons he has changed his mind after a meeting with an entrepreneur.
- How to ask better questions.
- Why he loves “seeing something in someone they don’t see in themselves” and amplifying their success.
- Why making more smaller investments is the best way to get better as an investor.
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They discuss:
- Why he thinks of an investment as a product.
- Advice for founders working with investors.
- The reasons he has changed his mind after a meeting with an entrepreneur.
- How to ask better questions.
- Why he loves “seeing something in someone they don’t see in themselves” and amplifying their success.
- Why making more smaller investments is the best way to get better as an investor.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup