The Syndicate

Ken Nguyen is a neuroscience and law graduate that took legal and psychology to tech startups, building Republic.co, one of the largest and most successful equity crowdfunding sites. Prior to starting Republic, Ken was employee #20 an Angellist where he headed up growth hacking and scaling. Listen and Learn: How Title 3 Crowdfunding is affecting startup fundraising Why traditional VC is being turned on its head The future of ICOs and fintech Angellist’s role in disruption Why equity crowdfunding can outperform venture capital How startups should view fundraising and taking investor money Ken’s Projects: Ken’s AngelList profile Republic.co Ken’s Twitter: @KendrickEsq Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow. Ken Nguyen is a neuroscience and law graduate that took legal and psychology to tech startups, building Republic.co, one of the largest and most successful equity crowdfunding sites. Prior to starting Republic, Ken was employee #20 an Angellist where he headed up growth hacking and scaling. Listen and Learn: How Title 3 Crowdfunding is affecting startup fundraising Why traditional VC is being turned on its head The future of ICOs and fintech Angellist’s role in disruption Why equity crowdfunding can outperform venture capital How startups should view fundraising and taking investor money Ken’s Projects: Ken’s AngelList profile Republic.co Ken’s Twitter: @KendrickEsq Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Brett Bivens is a former competitive athlete turned startup junkie after 4 ACL surgeries turned this baseballer to startup investing and mentorship. Brett founded a startup podcast, worked at a top sports tech company, was an associate at a VC firm and now is responsible for deals and investing at TechNexus, where corporates and startups work to innovate Chicago and the Midwest. Listen and Learn: * How Fortune 500 companies can work effectively with startups * Why Chicago has the #1 ROI on venture investments * What sports can teach us about tech startups * The evolution of the accelerator model * How startups can scale enterprise business models * What MySpace should have done with Facebook * The future of IoT and the USA Brett’s Projects: Brett’s Angellist profile TechNexus Angellist profile Tech Nexus Twitter: @brettbivens, @TechNexus Brett’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Brett Bivens is a former competitive athlete turned startup junkie after 4 ACL surgeries turned this baseballer to startup investing and mentorship. Brett founded a startup podcast, worked at a top sports tech company, was an associate at a VC firm and now is responsible for deals and investing at TechNexus, where corporates and startups work to innovate Chicago and the Midwest. Listen and Learn: * How Fortune 500 companies can work effectively with startups * Why Chicago has the #1 ROI on venture investments * What sports can teach us about tech startups * The evolution of the accelerator model * How startups can scale enterprise business models * What MySpace should have done with Facebook * The future of IoT and the USA Brett’s Projects: Brett’s Angellist profile TechNexus Angellist profile Tech Nexus Twitter: @brettbivens, @TechNexus Brett’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Christopher Mirabile is the Public Policy Chair of the Angel Capital Association and the co-founder of portfolio management tool Seraf. He is also co-Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group, a venture investment group focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology-oriented companies. Launchpad is the largest angel group in New England and top-three ranked group in the U.S. As a full-time angel investor and an active member of the Boston-area angel investing community, Christopher has personally made more than 60 investments in start-up companies. Listen and Learn: * Why Boston is one of the best US startup scenes * How a top angel network operates and consistently wins * What investors don’t know about vetting opportunities * Why active investors outperform passive ones * The perfect startup team composition and how to improvise * What AI and machine learning mean for venture * Why syndicates and angel networks are disrupting VC * How to help angel investors succeed Christopher’s Projects: Christopher’s Angellist profile Launchpad Venture Group Angel Capital Association Seraf Compass Blog Christopher’s Inc Column Twitter: @cmirabile Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Christopher Mirabile is the Public Policy Chair of the Angel Capital Association and the co-founder of portfolio management tool Seraf. He is also co-Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group, a venture investment group focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology-oriented companies. Launchpad is the largest angel group in New England and top-three ranked group in the U.S. As a full-time angel investor and an active member of the Boston-area angel investing community, Christopher has personally made more than 60 investments in start-up companies. Listen and Learn: * Why Boston is one of the best US startup scenes * How a top angel network operates and consistently wins * What investors don’t know about vetting opportunities * Why active investors outperform passive ones * The perfect startup team composition and how to improvise * What AI and machine learning mean for venture * Why syndicates and angel networks are disrupting VC * How to help angel investors succeed Christopher’s Projects: Christopher’s Angellist profile Launchpad Venture Group Angel Capital Association Seraf Compass Blog Christopher’s Inc Column Twitter: @cmirabile Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Jeff Bezos is the Terminator… and he is killing competition and ecommerce faster than Arnold can say “I’ll be back” Hope you are hooked. Let’s go for a ride. My background is ecommerce. Before starting The Syndicate and investing in early stage disruptors, I cut my teeth in ecommerce, specifically Amazon. I had learned a fair deal about sales and copywriting and after seeing other successful ecommerce entrepreneurs decided to try it myself – this was at the start of 2015. Fast forward a year, and from an $8k investment I scaled our brand (primarily via Amazon) to a successful 7 figure exit. I’d built a top 3 Amazon podcast and somehow solidified myself as an expert on the subject. And here is what I learned… Amazon are assholes. They do not care about anyone except themselves and customers. And they routinely screw sellers – think million dollar businesses shutdown overnight, for no reason, with no warning. And it gets better. Amazon also rips off their sellers. Between failing to refund fees and directly copying and cutting out successful products and brands, I have seen everything when it comes to Amazon. They are the 800lb gorilla that couldn’t care less. And every day Amazon gets more and more integrated in everyday life. From 2 day shipping to same day delivery, from in home Alexa to acquiring Whole Foods, Amazon is aggressively eating EVERYTHING. It will not stop, it will only get worse. Voice is a paradigm shift. Customers don’t want options, they want answers. This disrupts Google and crowns Amazon king. Think about it. “Hey Alexa, I need toilet paper, peanut butter, 2lbs of chicken and a new tablecloth” Do you think for a second Amazon won’t just ship their Amazon Basics products? Marketplaces die when the creator becomes the competitor. As an Amazon seller, I saw firsthand Amazon’s preference for their own products over all else. And they can afford to sell for less. Your margins are their opportunities. Combining this with the one and done nature of voice means commodities and CPG game is over. Brands do not realize it but the writings on the wall. Customers trust and are trained to use Amazon. Once Amazon decides your products for you, competition is dead. This is incredibly dangerous. Have you seen Wall-E? Amazon is that corporation. Amazon owns the world, we just don’t realize it yet. The Whole Foods acquisition amplifies this. Amazon now owns a self-sustaining network of grocery supply and demand (we talk about this in the recent interview with Ben Gilbert of Acquired). There is no longer the problems of overcommitting and products going bad. Amazon’s acquisition gives them hundreds of locations across the US, a raving customer base and the ability to slowly roll out all grocery to Amazon.com customers. They don’t need to worry about spoiled milk – a Whole Foods customer will grab it if an Amazon.com one doesn’t. Networks are almost impossible to setup and even harder to disrupt. Outside of Alibaba in China, Amazon has arguably the strongest consumer network in the world. And every move they make crushes the competition. They acquired Whole Foods and the market caps of the top supermarkets dropped $13B, the full purchase price. Supermarkets in effect financed the acquisition and killed themselves. And it is happening again in pharma. Amazon announces a pharmacy line and all the top retailers get trashed in the markets. Amazon is a monopoly and will soon be the largest and profitable monopoly in history. When one company controls commerce, who controls that company? Just look at the bids for Amazon’s 2nd HQ. Cities will do ANYTHING…

Ben Gilbert’s an ex-Microsoft guy with a passion for startups and growth. He runs Pioneer Square Labs, an innovative venture studio that after raising $12M, has cranked out half a dozen successful startup spin offs – think Rocket Internet without the copy/paste. Ben is also the co-host of the Acquired podcast where he and David Rosenthal of Madrona Ventures discuss the most prolific acquisitions and IPOs in tech history. Listen and Learn: * Why most acquisitions and IPOs fail * An unconventional and effective approach to venture * How to spin out a startup * What driverless cars mean for the future * Why Apple is in trouble and Google’s business model is over * The future of IPOs and the stock market * How Amazon will own everything * Why Facebook is the king of acquisitions Ben’s Projects: Ben’s Angellist profile Pioneer Square Labs Twitter: @gilbert Acquired Podcast Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Ben Gilbert’s an ex-Microsoft guy with a passion for startups and growth. He runs Pioneer Square Labs, an innovative venture studio that after raising $12M, has cranked out half a dozen successful startup spin offs – think Rocket Internet without the copy/paste. Ben is also the co-host of the Acquired podcast where he and David Rosenthal of Madrona Ventures discuss the most prolific acquisitions and IPOs in tech history. Listen and Learn: * Why most acquisitions and IPOs fail * An unconventional and effective approach to venture * How to spin out a startup * What driverless cars mean for the future * Why Apple is in trouble and Google’s business model is over * The future of IPOs and the stock market * How Amazon will own everything * Why Facebook is the king of acquisitions Ben’s Projects: Ben’s Angellist profile Pioneer Square Labs Twitter: @gilbert Acquired Podcast Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Sergio Romo co-founded Mexican takeout company Miorden and later sold it to SinDelantal in 2012. Since then Sergio has invested in and advised/mentored over 100 startups and started Investo, a micro VC focused on early stage, seed/pre-seed deals in and around SF and Latin America. Listen and Learn: * What is happening in Mexico’s startup ecosystem * The effect YC and other accelerators are having on global startups * Which Latin American countries are dominating the tech scene * Why raising money is hard in Latin America * How to co-locate for maximum impact * Why you should leverage your coinvestors * How to help founders expand into Latam Sergio’s Projects: Sergio’s AngelList profile InvestoVC Sergio’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Sergio Romo co-founded Mexican takeout company Miorden and later sold it to SinDelantal in 2012. Since then Sergio has invested in and advised/mentored over 100 startups and started Investo, a micro VC focused on early stage, seed/pre-seed deals in and around SF and Latin America. Listen and Learn: * What is happening in Mexico’s startup ecosystem * The effect YC and other accelerators are having on global startups * Which Latin American countries are dominating the tech scene * Why raising money is hard in Latin America * How to co-locate for maximum impact * Why you should leverage your coinvestors * How to help founders expand into Latam Sergio’s Projects: Sergio’s AngelList profile InvestoVC Sergio’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

The blockchain build up is eerily reminiscent of the Dotcom era – inexperienced founders with only an idea raising absurd amounts of money to build a product and take it to market. We all remember how that turned out. Things went up, things blew up, and later things went up again. This time is no different. Except that it is… Today ICOs are accelerating at unmaintainable pace, funded by cryptowhales with billions in Bitcoin and nowhere else to diversify. And the pace is accelerating while the stakes get bigger and bigger. Tezos, the largest ICO to date has had their fair share of problems. And the truth is non-profits are not designed to be businesses and the majority of the ICO market is preying on dumb money. That is not to say all founders launching ICOs only want a free lunch, but that is basically what it boils down to. Blockchain is a fundamentally disruptive technology, but not all businesses and use cases make sense to tokenize. Ideas with little to no merit and little more than a white paper and “well thought” plan are raising 10s and sometimes 100s of millions of dollars. This is dangerous. What happens when investors realize there is little to no value in these tokens? You cannot create hundreds of categories of “valuable” assets in such a short span of time without having some intrinsic value and not expect problems. And the conversations I have with founders are almost always “how can our company do an ICO?” rather than, “does our company have inherent, tokenizable value?” Because until further notice, crypto currencies CANNOT legally be equity/securities. Even though they should be and are the likely evolution of the outdated stock, this is not the case today. So what happens when you combine a ton of money, overly ambitious ideas, hasty business plans, generally weak founding teams, gullible investors and the idea of a free market trading said tokens… The fact is, ICOs are the most hyped area of tech today. Inevitably the markets will correct, investors will start to sell and the tokens and companies behind them will crash. Billions of value will be destroyed, feelings will be hurt, securities commissions will step in and investors will likely sue founders. But none of that matters. What matters is what happens next. That is the ultimate question. That is the reason our syndicate won’t look at ICOs. These are the gold miners, these are the guys and gals who die trying to make a quick buck. But if history has taught us anything, disruptive technology ultimately wins and recovers, and those selling the Picks and Shovels profit immensely (hence why I invested Matt Galligan’s company The Picks & Shovels Co., a startup building the tools and software to help investors manage crypto assets). Which brings us to the end of the article, and the question. In the Wild West, who wins? How do you position your startup or your portfolio to survive the boom and inevitable bust of ICO economy? Some startups graduated the Dotcom era to own the internet. Who are the titans of tomorrow and how can planning to pop put them in a position to dominate? Chaos creates opportunities and as this game plays out and matures, we will start to see some true value. Thoughts? And if you liked this, subscribe to The Syndicate blogcast series on iTunes or via Stitcher now. on itunes – for ” on itunes” via stitcher” — Originally posted on MediumThe blockchain build up is eerily reminiscent of the Dotcom era – in...

Nathan is a product guy and leads the Flight VC SaaS syndicate where he focuses on B2B and enterprise SaaS. While running one of the oldest, largest and most successful syndicates on Angellist, he is also Product Manager at a late stage, pre-IPO company, a dad of two and an advisor and consultant to numerous startup companies.   Listen and Learn: * How Gil Penchina built a top Angellist network and syndicate model * What investors need to know about enterprise and B2B SaaS * Why cryptocurrency will change almost everything * The importance of connections, especially in enterprise investing * What trumps traction * The power of teaming up in investing * How to uplevel your networking Nathan’s Projects: Nathan’s AngelList profile The SaaS syndicate Nathan’s LinkedIn Nathan’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Nathan is a product guy and leads the Flight VC SaaS syndicate where he focuses on B2B and enterprise SaaS. While running one of the oldest, largest and most successful syndicates on Angellist, he is also Product Manager at a late stage, pre-IPO company, a dad of two and an advisor and consultant to numerous startup companies.   Listen and Learn: * How Gil Penchina built a top Angellist network and syndicate model * What investors need to know about enterprise and B2B SaaS * Why cryptocurrency will change almost everything * The importance of connections, especially in enterprise investing * What trumps traction * The power of teaming up in investing * How to uplevel your networking Nathan’s Projects: Nathan’s AngelList profile The SaaS syndicate Nathan’s LinkedIn Nathan’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Lou Kerner is the founder and managing partner of Flight.vc’s Israeli Founder fund and the Social Internet fund. Before that, Lou pioneered social media with Bolt, the largest social media company of its time before being conquered by Myspace. Since then Lou has invested in the likes of Palantir, Facebook, Meetup.com, Klout, Plated and more. Listen and Learn: * The secret story of social media * What VCs will never tell you about deal flow * Why Israeli is the place to invest * How Tel Aviv compares to SF * Why cryptocurrencies are disrupting the world as we know it * How Lou invested early in Facebook * Ways to validate traction and market caps Lou’s Projects: Lou’s AngelList profile Lou’s Syndicate Flight.vc’s Israeli Syndicate Lou’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Lou Kerner is the founder and managing partner of Flight.vc’s Israeli Founder fund and the Social Internet fund. Before that, Lou pioneered social media with Bolt, the largest social media company of its time before being conquered by Myspace. Since then Lou has invested in the likes of Palantir, Facebook, Meetup.com, Klout, Plated and more. Listen and Learn: * The secret story of social media * What VCs will never tell you about deal flow * Why Israeli is the place to invest * How Tel Aviv compares to SF * Why cryptocurrencies are disrupting the world as we know it * How Lou invested early in Facebook * Ways to validate traction and market caps Lou’s Projects: Lou’s AngelList profile Lou’s Syndicate Flight.vc’s Israeli Syndicate Lou’s Medium blog Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Nick Moran is a former M&A guy turned angel investor and venture capitalist. He started the 1st VC podcast (the Full Ratchet) over three years ago and used this platform to build one of the top syndicates on Angellist. Since starting investing, none of his companies have failed to date and he since raised a fund to focus on early stage IoT in the Midwest. Listen and Learn: * Why the Midwest is the place to be for startups and investors * The future of IoT and why it is the #1 industry to watch * How to build consistent, vetted deal flow * Why podcasting has transformed venture capital * The differences and dynamics between syndicates and VC funds * Why startups are leaving SF to go to Midwest * How corporates and entrepreneurs clash and thrive Nick’s Projects: Nick’s AngelList profile NewstackVC’s Syndicate newstack.vc The Full Ratchet podcast Mentioned in Episode Tovala Stove Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Nick Moran is a former M&A guy turned angel investor and venture capitalist. He started the 1st VC podcast (the Full Ratchet) over three years ago and used this platform to build one of the top syndicates on Angellist. Since starting investing, none of his companies have failed to date and he since raised a fund to focus on early stage IoT in the Midwest. Listen and Learn: * Why the Midwest is the place to be for startups and investors * The future of IoT and why it is the #1 industry to watch * How to build consistent, vetted deal flow * Why podcasting has transformed venture capital * The differences and dynamics between syndicates and VC funds * Why startups are leaving SF to go to Midwest * How corporates and entrepreneurs clash and thrive Nick’s Projects: Nick’s AngelList profile NewstackVC’s Syndicate newstack.vc The Full Ratchet podcast Mentioned in Episode Tovala Stove Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Semil is the founder of Haystack.vc a pre-seed VC fund which is a proud early investor in Instacart, DoorDash, Hired, Hashicorp, eShares, Giphy, OpenDoor, Chariot, Managed By Q, and many other companies. Prior to investing, Semil worked at Concept.io where he learned product focused design and he has taken many of these lessons through to his prolific career as an angel and VC. Listen and Learn: * How to raise your first venture fund * What product geniuses know about UX/UI * How Semil invested early in DoorDash and Instacart * The best way to connect with top investors and influencers * What happens when VCs have kids * The future of groceries * How Amazon and Facebook are affecting exits and IPOs * Which field will dominate startup returns * Threading the Needle on Mobile Semil’s Projects: Semil’s AngelList profile Haystack.vc Semil’s Twitter: @semil Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Semil is the founder of Haystack.vc a pre-seed VC fund which is a proud early investor in Instacart, DoorDash, Hired, Hashicorp, eShares, Giphy, OpenDoor, Chariot, Managed By Q, and many other companies. Prior to investing, Semil worked at Concept.io where he learned product focused design and he has taken many of these lessons through to his prolific career as an angel and VC. Listen and Learn: * How to raise your first venture fund * What product geniuses know about UX/UI * How Semil invested early in DoorDash and Instacart * The best way to connect with top investors and influencers * What happens when VCs have kids * The future of groceries * How Amazon and Facebook are affecting exits and IPOs * Which field will dominate startup returns * Threading the Needle on Mobile Semil’s Projects: Semil’s AngelList profile Haystack.vc Semil’s Twitter: @semil Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Jason Cahill is the founder of McCune Capital, a micro VC based in Brooklyn, NY focused on seed-stage companies in inefficient industries. Jason is also an entrepreneur in residence at Grand Central Tech and an advisor to Carnegie Mellon, SXSW and the Entrepreneurs Roundtable. Listen and Learn: * What special forces teaches startup founders * Which industries are exploding in NYC * What great leaders know about leadership * Why Jason invests in solving ineffeciencies * The hottest industry for exits and IPOs * How to navigate NYC’s startup ecosystem * Ways to sell to Fortune 500 companies * How to increase deal flow Jason’s Projects: Jason’s AngelList profile McCune Capital Mentioned in Episode: Grand Central Tech Tony Sebas’ Talk Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Jason Cahill is the founder of McCune Capital, a micro VC based in Brooklyn, NY focused on seed-stage companies in inefficient industries. Jason is also an entrepreneur in residence at Grand Central Tech and an advisor to Carnegie Mellon, SXSW and the Entrepreneurs Roundtable. Listen and Learn: * What special forces teaches startup founders * Which industries are exploding in NYC * What great leaders know about leadership * Why Jason invests in solving ineffeciencies * The hottest industry for exits and IPOs * How to navigate NYC’s startup ecosystem * Ways to sell to Fortune 500 companies * How to increase deal flow Jason’s Projects: Jason’s AngelList profile McCune Capital Mentioned in Episode: Grand Central Tech Tony Sebas’ Talk Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Shruti is founder and managing partner of Array Ventures which invests in enterprise deep tech early stage companies. Shruti spent her early career as a developer before joining True Ventures and Samsung’s venture funds to invest in early stage companies.    Listen and Learn: * The big difference between enterprise and all other industries * How the venture world works from a woman’s perspective * Why enterprise companies take longer to exit * The importance of connections, especially in enterprise investing * Why sourcing deals is still critical * How podcasts put VCs on the map * Why women founders have a harder time fundraising Shruti’s Projects: Shruti’s AngelList profile Shruti’s syndicate Shruti’s LinkedIn Array VC Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Shruti is founder and managing partner of Array Ventures which invests in enterprise deep tech early stage companies. Shruti spent her early career as a developer before joining True Ventures and Samsung’s venture funds to invest in early stage companies.    Listen and Learn: * The big difference between enterprise and all other industries * How the venture world works from a woman’s perspective * Why enterprise companies take longer to exit * The importance of connections, especially in enterprise investing * Why sourcing deals is still critical * How podcasts put VCs on the map * Why women founders have a harder time fundraising Shruti’s Projects: Shruti’s AngelList profile Shruti’s syndicate Shruti’s LinkedIn Array VC Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Marvin works with awesome startups across the globe and 500 Startups San Franscisco/Silcon Valley accelerator programs. He’s on the board of numerous companies, has advised and overseen 300+ in his time at 500 and a recovering exec from Yahoo, happy to be part of the Revolution! Listen and Learn: * What to look for when talking to founders * How to lose lots of money investing in startups * The importance of growth and marketing in early stage startups * Why you must build deal flow in order to succeed * How to think about risk in a startup * What makes one accelerator better than another * Why you should look at learning again * The future of biotech and blockchain Marvin’s Projects: Marvin’s AngelList profile 500 Startups Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Marvin works with awesome startups across the globe and 500 Startups San Franscisco/Silcon Valley accelerator programs. He’s on the board of numerous companies, has advised and overseen 300+ in his time at 500 and a recovering exec from Yahoo, happy to be part of the Revolution! Listen and Learn: * What to look for when talking to founders * How to lose lots of money investing in startups * The importance of growth and marketing in early stage startups * Why you must build deal flow in order to succeed * How to think about risk in a startup * What makes one accelerator better than another * Why you should look at learning again * The future of biotech and blockchain Marvin’s Projects: Marvin’s AngelList profile 500 Startups Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.

Rahul was a mentor in ASEAN region years for 10 years, helping Web2.0 startups focused on big data, med tech devices & financial servicesscale and build partnerships. He led an accelerator program and help Singapore grow to dominance the tech startup space. Before that he was a founder of Global Multimillion software company focused on enterprise software that was acquired by listed company and subsequently started a mobile company. Listen and Learn: * How Singapore became a startup hotspot * Why startup hubs need universities and govt support to thrive * The massive opportunity in South East Asia * Why Asian founders typically copy other ideas * The reason startups should headquarter in Singapore * The evolution of syndicates in angel investing * Why investors never know which companies will exit * The challenges with MedTech investing Rahul’s Projects: Rahul’s AngelList profile Rahul’s syndicate Mobilita – Industry Leading ConsultingRahul was a mentor in ASEAN region years for 10 years, helping Web2.0 startups focused on big data, med tech devices & financial servicesscale and build partnerships. He led an accelerator program and help Singapore grow to dominance the tech startup space. Before that he was a founder of Global Multimillion software company focused on enterprise software that was acquired by listed company and subsequently started a mobile company. Listen and Learn: * How Singapore became a startup hotspot * Why startup hubs need universities and govt support to thrive * The massive opportunity in South East Asia * Why Asian founders typically copy other ideas * The reason startups should headquarter in Singapore * The evolution of syndicates in angel investing * Why investors never know which companies will exit * The challenges with MedTech investing Rahul’s Projects: Rahul’s AngelList profile Rahul’s syndicate Mobilita – Industry Leading Consulting