Garry Tan - $40B in Startup Value (Initialized Capital)

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Episode: Garry Tan - $40B in Startup Value (Initialized Capital)
Pub date: 2020-10-10


Podcast Notes Key Takeaways New startup opportunities are present in every industryAny industry that is not taking advantage of software is ripe for innovationIf you know how to use spreadsheets you can run a whole business without hiring an engineer“In a world where people are doing the bare minimum, if you can take that extra step, you’re gonna stand out” Sara DietschyStarting a company“The hard part is, you have to have the right idea and the right need, at the right time” Garry TanMany people didn’t invest in Instacart because of the failure of a similar startup in 2001, Webvan“If you don’t have technology as a key part of what your business is, you might not have future cash flows” Garry TanFacebook and Google Ad Auctions are driving away the profits of traditional businessesMany companies need to pay Facebook and Google a “tax” to get ahead of their competitorsThat’s why creators are so important today, as they provide another avenue to customers’ attention

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Garry Tan is co-founder of Initialized Capital - a venture firm with $40B in value and a focus on early stage startups. He got his start as a program manager at Microsoft and later co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was a partner at Y Combinator from 2011-2015. Garry also shares his startup wisdom every week on his YouTube channel.

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