60: James Beshara (Investor & Magic Minds) | "INDIA - A land of massive opportunities" | 1947 VC

1947 Rise

English - April 20, 2023 03:34 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MB
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James Beshara is a founder, investor, and encourager. He has started a few startups, sold one (Tilt, acq by Airbnb), and has invested in a few multi-billion dollar companies in his career.

He has written angel cheques into gusto, clubhouse, bolt, mercury, openAI, 50+. His portfolio companies have a market cap of $50Bn.

Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:38 Intro to pod with James.
02:18 How did James get into angel investing, and what made him do the fund?
05:44 What made James take such a bold and risky bet into Gusto?
08:55 How did James decide the fund size, cheques, and investment stages during the fund's inception?
14:14 What was James' strategy for differentiating from other investors, gaining access to deals, and targeting LPs for his first few funds?
20:39 What is James' deal sourcing process, his big wins and misses, and his learnings from that?
29:42 What is James' relationship with India?
35:27 If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would James work on?
38:08 What do James' friends know him for?
39:33 What is James most obsessed about lately, and what is draining him?