Summary: Parker Thompson’s a Partner at Angellist, an active investor and syndicate lead and likes to help startups in any way he can. Before AL, he was a mentor, partner and as an early employee at 500Startups, where he helped Dave McClure and co build 500 into a top tier accelerator., help His illustrious past includes Pivotal Labs, co-founding PlaceSite, preserving the interwebs at the Internet Archive, and working on digital copyright at UC Berkeley’s iSchool.<br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * What is the Internet Archive and how they are preserving techs past<br> * Whether optimistic or pessimistic investors have better returns<br> * What to think about before investing in ecommerce<br> * The thing to know about investing platforms like Angellist, FundersClub and OurCrowd<br> * How VCs balance chaos and productivity<br> * What 500 startups looked like in the early days and how accelerators and incubators transformed venture<br> * How investors can actively help portfolio companies<br> * The benefits of passive investors<br> <br> <br> <br> Parker’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/pt">Parker’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://angel.co/pt/syndicate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parker’s Syndicate</a><br> <a href="http://parkerthompson.org/">Parker’s blog</a><br> Parker’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/pt">@pt</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>Parker Thompson’s a Partner at Angellist, an active investor and syndicate lead and likes to help startups in any way he can. Before AL, he was a mentor, partner and as an early employee at 500Startups, where he helped Dave McClure and co build 500 into a top tier accelerator., help His illustrious past includes Pivotal Labs, co-founding PlaceSite, preserving the interwebs at the Internet Archive, and working on digital copyright at UC Berkeley’s iSchool.<br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * What is the Internet Archive and how they are preserving techs past<br> * Whether optimistic or pessimistic investors have better returns<br> * What to think about before investing in ecommerce<br> * The thing to know about investing platforms like Angellist, FundersClub and OurCrowd<br> * How VCs balance chaos and productivity<br> * What 500 startups looked like in the early days and how accelerators and incubators transformed venture<br> * How investors can actively help portfolio companies<br> * The benefits of passive investors<br> <br> <br> <br> Parker’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/pt">Parker’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://angel.co/pt/syndicate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parker’s Syndicate</a><br> <a href="http://parkerthompson.org/">Parker’s blog</a><br> Parker’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/pt">@pt</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>
