Tali Vogelstein (Founding Investor @ Avid Ventures)

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This week, we had on Tali Vogelstein (@talivog) from Avid Ventures.

Avid just closed on one of the largest first-time funds ever raised, and the firm is looking to win allocation into the best deals by taking a more collaborative approach. Within her role, Tali focuses on investing across consumer internet, fintech, and software businesses across the US, Europe, and Israel.

In this talk, we discuss:

• Sweat equity and earning the right to follow on investments

• Building an LP base that is a source of value to portfolio companies

• Catalysts that have propelled Israel into an innovation hub

Check out the full episode below:

➡️ Lessons from this episode can be found here ⬅️

🔥 Lessons from auditing 500+ websites on building better landing pages

🔎 How people find products

❓ How to ask useful questions

👤 Audience-First Products

🛠 How Airbnb builds products

🍽 Consumer Social is Eating the World

🤫 The dirty little secret of the passion economy

Earlier this week, we launched the Confluence.VC Job Board to create a better way for you and your portfolio companies to attract top talent.

• Compound is looking for an investor in NYC

• Boldstart Ventures is looking for an associate in NYC

• B Capital Group is looking for a healthcare associate in SF

• Flyover Capital is looking a venture associate in Kansas

• Ensemble VC is looking for an associate in Austin

• Acumen is looking for a portfolio associate in SF

• M13 is looking for an investment associate in LA

• Endeavor is looking for an investment associate in NYC

• First Round is looking for a chief of staff in SF

• Section 32 is looking for a principal in SF

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