Two speakers talk about their best investment in life. One invested in a public speaking course which multiplied other skills, while the other invested a thousand dollars to start his own company.
The founder of Union Square Ventures and co-founder of Flatiron Partners, Fred Wilson, shares how he started his current venture in the middle of a personal crisis exacerbated by the 9/11 attack. Despite struggling with depression and his previous fund winding down, he launched Union Square Ventures with Brad Burnham.
After realizing their product wasn't growing as expected, a startup team committed to meeting every day and tracking whether or not they're on track for their 10% week over week growth goal to turn the company around and survive.
The process of building a creator economy startup, navigating the changing economy and raising money for it, is discussed along with the challenges and opportunities that come with it.
The speaker discusses his disbelief in SVP's involvement in the Venture Debt business and why he moved his accounts elsewhere. However, it was discovered that they had $45 million to distribute to LPs.