Summary: <br> Lee Jacobs is a Managing Partner at Edelweiss VC, a mentor at 500 Startups and an incredibly accomplished investor with investments in the likes of Checkr, Numerai, Shyp, Managed by Q and Blue Bottle Coffee. Prior to that he built Angellist’s syndicate investor program, founded several startups, worked for a few funds and also did a stint in real estate investing.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How Lee made a massive investment in a Brazilian edtech company<br> * What Lee did wrong with his first VC fund<br> * Why generalist investors do better<br> * What were the early days of Angellist like<br> * How to invest in edtech<br> * The way Lee looks at every investment opportunity<br> * How Lee looks at foreign investing<br> * Why operator VCs are great to have<br> * Thoughts on the evolution of tech investing<br> <br> <br> <br> Lee’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/lee">Lee’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://angel.co/edelweiss/syndicate">Edelweiss’ Angellist syndicate</a><br> <a href="https://www.edelweiss.vc/">edelweiss.vc</a><br> Lee’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/leejacobs">@leejacobs</a><br> Lee Jacobs is a Managing Partner at Edelweiss VC, a mentor at 500 Startups and an incredibly accomplished investor with investments in the likes of Checkr, Numerai, Shyp, Managed by Q and Blue Bottle Coffee. Prior to that he built Angellist’s syndicate investor program, founded several startups, worked for a few funds and also did a stint in real estate investing.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How Lee made a massive investment in a Brazilian edtech company<br> * What Lee did wrong with his first VC fund<br> * Why generalist investors do better<br> * What were the early days of Angellist like<br> * How to invest in edtech<br> * The way Lee looks at every investment opportunity<br> * How Lee looks at foreign investing<br> * Why operator VCs are great to have<br> * Thoughts on the evolution of tech investing<br> <br> <br> <br> Lee’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/lee">Lee’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://angel.co/edelweiss/syndicate">Edelweiss’ Angellist syndicate</a><br> <a href="https://www.edelweiss.vc/">edelweiss.vc</a><br> Lee’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/leejacobs">@leejacobs</a><br>
