Selected 014 - Sheel Mohnot

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Topics Discussed:COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping FastPrince Jazz Funk Sessions 1977 Instrumental$75 MILLION dollars!I got some loans to pay off."Sheel, that's your cue"!1 bedroom cardboard box.Our meeting part 2 (Sheel's Selected Salon Session).No Beach Boys.ADD? ADHD? HD? Diagnosed?"I'm totally monopolizing the conversation".Sheel and Dan are BOTH music video stars!The origins of the Zoom Bachelor.Scooter Braun, manager to Ariana and The Beebs."Stuck WIth U" 2 mintes in.Dan: Man #1 on bus: Macy Grey's "I try".9 hours for 3 seconds."The loser from one gets to be the person for the next."Dan's typical weekend.The Zoom Bachelor effect."Part of being a venture capitalist is just having people think of you.""I'm super busy when people call. If you're not callin', I'm not super busy!"Are VC's in need of pitches?"There's a number issue ... there's a quality issue.""Every day there are 30 people that reach out to me.""What is a quality pitch?""Overall there are six things."TeamTechnology (advantage)Trends / TAM (Total Addressable Market)TractionTermsTaproom Buddy"This is my bullet point list."The four richest Latvians.Tap Room Buddy!Pitching SheelFintech serviceSend a beerWe're using:AIBig DataArtificial Intelligence (twice, clearly)Machine LurgingLurging Against the MachineAugmented Reality AND Virtual RealityFacial RecognitionBlockchain pays for the beverage of choiceGoogle's Automated Car.#micdropSend me the MONEY SHEEL!We're done with this podcast.Tangentialize.Sheel's Other. (Hint: The Lockdown Cook Book is coming soon!)Cooking with Marijuana.Calling your dealer for Paprika."What is it with you VC's and SECRET SAUCE?""Everybody's going to see your naked body again.""Can I see YOUR naked body Sheel?"Noisily is going ahead.Loud thumping music."I'm unfattening right now.""What do you miss the most and the least about being an entrepreneur?"Making the leap from entrepreneur to VC is like taking a GIANT Prozac.In order to be a successful VC, do I need to be an entrepreneur first?How do I step up and become a VC?"Not this podcast with me. This is junk. This is absolute shit."Due Diligence.Business idea number 2!The Origins of The Pitch.Sheelbi-wan Kenobi.How to sell out.Chris Sacca nails it.The Shark Tank, The Zoom Bachelor"I do the shittier version of something that's on TV."A towel with a hole in it.What's 5k amongst friends?"Hi, here's the holy grail. Sorry, what's the holy grail?""We didn't grow up, but we wised up." - Mike D.Why Fintech?"Financial Services Suck!" - Sheel Mohnot"Research, muthafucka!" - Dan TaylorLoan sharking is EXPENSIVE!Isn't Fintech just another way of saying, "We want to be your bank?"Flip it material.Not every Fintech is a bank, but every bank has components of Fintech.I'm winging it.Klarna is getting into the "we want to be your full on bank" in the U.S.Why do we still need banks?Dan's mom's head explodes!He's sending his money to a Nigerian Prince.The symbiotic relationship between Banks and Fintech.Is the Fintech industry simply chum for the sharks?The LIGHTENING ROUND!

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Aaaaaaand we're back!Sheel's journey to VC. (Hint: He gambled his own money.)Soup to salad? Salad to soup? Nuts to bolts?"These guys are awesome. They've got the money, they tell me what to do."The fake fund called 500 Fintech."You ask rich people for money.""We raised 75 Million bucks, and here we are."Bravo, Brava, and Bravi.Bravia, it's an excellent car."Bitch, please. Opera singer, ok?"Nessun Dorma / Heidenröslein (Want more? Here you go).Sleeping in a park. Across the street from the hotel.Atlanta has a LOT of conferences! In July.Bearish or Bullish?Technology has done really well.A lightning-ette roundWisest?Stupidest?Craziest?Sheel is one helluva barber.I'll bring the clippers!Dan's girlfriend gets the vaccine!Sheel forces a beer down his throat.August 27th, 2021.Dan's phone number.Francis Underwood. Bill Clinton.Sheel's gotta go close a $25m deal.From Nick: "How will you ensure your portfolio companies are making tomorrow better, and not worse?"From Ramit (via email): "Blockchain.com just raised $120m. They say 65m wallets have been created. And yet India and Nigeria are moving to ban Bitcoin and other private crypto’s. Sheel, in your opinion, where is all this going?"Old tweets from Sheel. He's not a good fortune teller.Sheel, I was singing."If I had bought FIVE bitcoins. Which would have been $3.50". $270,000 today."How did you get so DAMN GOOD LOOKING?"Jack's beard."Any last thought?" "No."You're really good at this.Sheel is hitched. Not HITCHED. Don't run for the hills! Unavailable.She said NO!The pandemic has been rough. I'm desperate.One helluva movie script.Give me a Kiss to Build a Dream On.Hire this man!Sheel ... take us out.1.2 million followers on Clubhouse!The Pittsburgh Steelers.

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