Dec 18, 2020
SPACs have been one of the hot topics of 2020. Jeff Weinstein,
who co-heads investing at FJ Labs, and our resident venture capital
nerd, joins to talk about all things SPAC.
He covers:
• What are SPACs?
• How do they operate?
• Why are they hot in 2020?
• What’s in it for sponsors, institutional investors, the...
Dec 15, 2020
Given the omnipresent doom and gloom of 2020, I took the time to reflect objectively on where things stand and where the world is heading. My deep dive across so many industries and technologies left me inspired and awe struck by the opportunities open to us. We will address the two fundamental issues of our time:...
Dec 8, 2020
In general, I do not read “business books” as I find them simplistic. Loonshots is the exception to that rule. It blew me away. It mixes compelling personal narratives of entrepreneurs like Edwin Land (Polaroid) and Juan Trippe (Pan Am) with observations from physics and history to weave a very compelling narrative.
Nov 19, 2020
Last week we covered how to come up with great startup ideas. This week I present how to evaluate if the idea is worth pursuing. I detail which hypothesis you need to validate and how to go about providing or disproving them.
Vivian Graves (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-graves/), an entrepreneur in residence (EIR)...
Nov 12, 2020
Many aspiring entrepreneurs struggle to come with compelling startup ideas.
I discuss how to quickly determine whether the idea is worth pursuing further. I also share tips and tricks on ideation and early validation.
Arne Halleraker , who co-heads investing at FJ Labs, joins to share the startup ideas he came up with...