The China Startup and Venture Capital Revolution and Future of Mobile Only Businesses with Matt McIlwain of Madrona VC

Summary: <br> Matt McIlwain is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington. He invests primarily in software-driven companies and currently serves on several boards. He co-teaches a course on venture capital in the University of Washington Computer Science Department and is a board member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Washington Policy Center.<br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How the Chinese startup ecosystem has evolved in last 6 years<br> * Why Madrona prefer to invest in the Pacific Northwest<br> * What the mobile-only economy of China means for the rest of the world<br> * The future of the AI/ML talent war and how Matt sees it playing out<br> * How Matt evaluates startup investments and founder motivation<br> * The reason Matt would bet on Amazon over anyone elses<br> * What were Matt’s biggest takeaways from his trip to China<br> * Why founders should always prefer for an economic downturn<br> <br> <br> <br> Matt’s Main Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/matt-mcilwain">Matt’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="http://www.madrona.com/">Madrona VC</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattmcilwain">@mattmcilwain</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> Matt McIlwain is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington. He invests primarily in software-driven companies and currently serves on several boards. He co-teaches a course on venture capital in the University of Washington Computer Science Department and is a board member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Washington Policy Center.<br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How the Chinese startup ecosystem has evolved in last 6 years<br> * Why Madrona prefer to invest in the Pacific Northwest<br> * What the mobile-only economy of China means for the rest of the world<br> * The future of the AI/ML talent war and how Matt sees it playing out<br> * How Matt evaluates startup investments and founder motivation<br> * The reason Matt would bet on Amazon over anyone elses<br> * What were Matt’s biggest takeaways from his trip to China<br> * Why founders should always prefer for an economic downturn<br> <br> <br> <br> Matt’s Main Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/matt-mcilwain">Matt’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="http://www.madrona.com/">Madrona VC</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattmcilwain">@mattmcilwain</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>