Zibo Gao (Founding Partner @ Intonation Ventures)

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This week we had on Zibo Gao (@gao_zibo) at Intonation Ventures.

Intonation Ventures is an early-stage consumer fund based in NYC and Beijing that invests in products that bring people joy. Zibo is the founding partner of the fund, and within his role, he focuses on companies within gaming, sports, and wellness.

In this talk, we discuss:

• Challenges for junior VCs and emerging fund managers

• Investing in products that provide an emotion

• Some nuances of investing in China

• Thoughts around hype-building strategies

Check out the full episode below:

⏩ The 9 Habits of Ultra-Fast Iterations

👉 35 principles learned

👥 75 Discord communities for entrepreneurs to join

❓ Great resource to help you ask better questions

🎨 Ultimate guide to the creator economy

🎮 One of Packy McCormick’s best: The Great Online Game

🔮 Lessons after collecting 30k startup data points

🧠 Some of the best marketing mental models

• Next Ventures is looking for an investment analyst in SF / remote.

• Frontline is looking for an analyst in London.

• Unshackled Ventures is looking for a Head of Community in SF / remote.

• Ethos is looking for an associate in SF.

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