Nicole (Williams) Ruiz (Investor @ Compound) on narrative-driven investing

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This week we had on Nicole (Williams) Ruiz (@nwilliams030) at Compound.

Compound is a thesis-driven seed stage venture firm investing in bleeding edge technology on the brink of commercialization. Within her role, Nicole focuses on finding and supporting frontier tech companies at the seed.

In this talk, we discuss:

• Narrative-driven investing

• Ingredients of great narratives

• Opportunities within deep tech

• The future of digital education

Check out the full episode below:

📜 Narrative Distillation from Kevin Kwok

➡️ Narratives & Pseudosecrets

💭 11 ideas that can change your perspective

⏯ The Web3 Playbook

🎨 102 tips for aspiring creators

🤷‍♂️ Secondary effects of indexing our lives

👥 Master list of community tools and software

➰ Growth loops and examples of demand driving supply

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