Requests For Startups: Hard Tech with Trae Vassallo and Lee Edwards
July 16, 2019 09:00
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Erik is joined on this episode by Trae Vassallo (@trae) of Defy and Lee
Edwards (@terronk) of Root Ventures. They talk about: \- How their backgrounds
and unique experiences have informed their perspectives on investing \-
Whether venture capital should go back to funding technical risk \- Their
advice for funds and how Trae has seen investing strategies come and go over
time \- Why there are big opportunities in areas VCs don’t know much about,
like logistics, warehousing, or agriculture \- Why Trae doesn’t differentiate
between consumer and enterprise businesses \- Their requests for startups in
the space Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us
on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc
or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought
to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg
and is produced by Brett Bolkowy. Read more
Edwards (@terronk) of Root Ventures. They talk about: \- How their backgrounds
and unique experiences have informed their perspectives on investing \-
Whether venture capital should go back to funding technical risk \- Their
advice for funds and how Trae has seen investing strategies come and go over
time \- Why there are big opportunities in areas VCs don’t know much about,
like logistics, warehousing, or agriculture \- Why Trae doesn’t differentiate
between consumer and enterprise businesses \- Their requests for startups in
the space Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us
on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc
or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought
to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg
and is produced by Brett Bolkowy. Read more
Erik is joined on this episode by Trae Vassallo (@trae) of Defy and Lee
Edwards (@terronk) of Root Ventures. They talk about: \- How their backgrounds
and unique experiences have informed their perspectives on investing \-
Whether venture capital should go back to funding technical risk \- Their
advice for funds and how Trae has seen investing strategies come and go over
time \- Why there are big opportunities in areas VCs don’t know much about,
like logistics, warehousing, or agriculture \- Why Trae doesn’t differentiate
between consumer and enterprise businesses \- Their requests for startups in
the space Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us
on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc
or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought
to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg
and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
Edwards (@terronk) of Root Ventures. They talk about: \- How their backgrounds
and unique experiences have informed their perspectives on investing \-
Whether venture capital should go back to funding technical risk \- Their
advice for funds and how Trae has seen investing strategies come and go over
time \- Why there are big opportunities in areas VCs don’t know much about,
like logistics, warehousing, or agriculture \- Why Trae doesn’t differentiate
between consumer and enterprise businesses \- Their requests for startups in
the space Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us
on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc
or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought
to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg
and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
