Sakib Jamal (Investor @ Crossbeam)

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This week we had on Sakib Jamal (@skbjml) of Crossbeam.

Crossbeam is an early-stage fund that invests in new internet economies, financial services, and novel asset classes. Sakib does a little bit of everything for Crossbeam, and outside of work he somehow finds time to operate The Capsule, which shares South Asian news, professional development content, and entertainment in 3-minute emails.

In this talk, we discuss:

• the shifting balance of power away from major platforms

• the lack of capital powering the creator economy

• running side experiments to build empathy and optionality

Check out the full episode below:

🧠 Why Long-Term Thinking Wins

🎧 Contrarian thoughts on the future of Clubhouse

🔎 S-1 rundown on Coinbase

📈 12 principles on applying growth as a mindset

👥 7 P’s of building engaged communities

🛠 Visualize creator upside through the creator demand curve

💡 Visual thread on solving problems worth solving

🔟 10 reasons why now is the best time to start a startup

• Kickstart is looking for a senior investment team member in Salt Lake City or Denver.

• Revolution Growth is looking for an associate in DC.

• Frontier Growth is looking for an analyst in Charlotte.

• Madrona Venture Group is looking for an investor in Seattle.

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