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Eric's Journey from Product Hunt to Village Global Fund
15:52 - 21:56 (06:04)
Eric, who was an employee and community builder at Product Hunt, now has a fund called Village Global, with high profile investors such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. He and his team knew that just being good wasn't enough, so they exited for $20 million to AngelList which was around the same valuation as their investors.
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The Warriors embraced high risk strategies as they were confident in their team's ability to win and wanted to move away from the risk-averse culture of the NBA where many teams just accept losing to better teams.
15:52 - 17:49 (01:57)
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The Warriors embraced high risk strategies as they were confident in their team's ability to win and wanted to move away from the risk-averse culture of the NBA where many teams just accept losing to better teams.
ChapterEric's Journey from Product Hunt to Village Global Fund
Episode#68 - It's Time To Build, Founder Dating, MBA As A Service
PodcastMy First Million
The hosts briefly mention their interest in discussing Michael Jordan's legacy and then pivot to talking about "on deck" and its meaning within their industry.
17:49 - 18:14 (00:25)
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The hosts briefly mention their interest in discussing Michael Jordan's legacy and then pivot to talking about "on deck" and its meaning within their industry.
ChapterEric's Journey from Product Hunt to Village Global Fund
Episode#68 - It's Time To Build, Founder Dating, MBA As A Service
PodcastMy First Million
Eric Tornberg started as a community builder at Product Hunt and later launched a successful venture capital fund called Village Global.
18:14 - 20:47 (02:33)
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Eric Tornberg started as a community builder at Product Hunt and later launched a successful venture capital fund called Village Global. The platform's success led to an exit of $20 million when it was acquired by AngelList, despite initial skepticism of the product.
ChapterEric's Journey from Product Hunt to Village Global Fund
Episode#68 - It's Time To Build, Founder Dating, MBA As A Service
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses a subscription-based business model where customers pay a monthly fee for exclusive access to on-deck like batches, with each customer paying around $1000 per month.
20:47 - 21:56 (01:09)
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The speaker discusses a subscription-based business model where customers pay a monthly fee for exclusive access to on-deck like batches, with each customer paying around $1000 per month.