Summary: Leo Polovets is a software engineer turned VC and a cofounder/managing partner at a Susa Ventures, a $50m seed stage fund. He mostly focus on b2b companies that are building up strong long-term competitive advantages (network effects, proprietary datasets, economics of scale, etc.)<br> Prior to Susa Ventures, IHewas one of the first 10 software engineers at LinkedIn and Factual, and one of the first 10,000 engineers at Google.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How to start a VC firm from scratch<br> * The real reason every startup needs a moat<br> * How to create pricing power and network effects<br> * Why developers don’t invest in developer focused startups<br> * How to build up deal flow<br> * The impact of cryptocurrencies on network effects and traditional business models<br> * Why being a generalist VC has its benefits<br> * How to avoid FOMO and party rounds<br> * Why Susa Ventures doesn’t do much technical diligence<br> <br> <br> Leo’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/lpolovets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leo Angellist profile</a><br> Leo’s Blog: <a href="https://codingvc.com/">codingvc.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.susaventures.com">Susa Ventures</a><br> Leo’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lpolovets">@lpolovets</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Leo Polovets is a software engineer turned VC and a cofounder/managing partner at a Susa Ventures, a $50m seed stage fund. He mostly focus on b2b companies that are building up strong long-term competitive advantages (network effects, proprietary datasets, economics of scale, etc.)<br> Prior to Susa Ventures, IHewas one of the first 10 software engineers at LinkedIn and Factual, and one of the first 10,000 engineers at Google.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How to start a VC firm from scratch<br> * The real reason every startup needs a moat<br> * How to create pricing power and network effects<br> * Why developers don’t invest in developer focused startups<br> * How to build up deal flow<br> * The impact of cryptocurrencies on network effects and traditional business models<br> * Why being a generalist VC has its benefits<br> * How to avoid FOMO and party rounds<br> * Why Susa Ventures doesn’t do much technical diligence<br> <br> <br> Leo’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/lpolovets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leo Angellist profile</a><br> Leo’s Blog: <a href="https://codingvc.com/">codingvc.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.susaventures.com">Susa Ventures</a><br> Leo’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lpolovets">@lpolovets</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>
