{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/604ae8fb17ac2d24703741ad/604ae90446f4f67d027c5202?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Garry Tan on lessons from past startup failures, power of community funnels, Alexis Ohanian's departure & more | Angel S5 E8","description":"<p>Check out Initialized: <a href= \"https://initialized.com\">https://initialized.com</a></p> <p>FOLLOW Garry: <a href= \"https://twitter.com/garrytan\">https://twitter.com/garrytan</a>  FOLLOW Jason: <a href= \"https://linktr.ee/calacanis\">https://linktr.ee/calacanis</a></p> <p>Show notes: 1:08 Jason intros Garry Tan & they talk about Garry's Posterous regrets & lessons from failure, going from seed-stage to growth-stage founder 8:33 Garry on life as an investor, Paul Graham's original YC content/community funnel 11:04 LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job free at <a href= \"https://www.linkedin.com/angel\">https://www.linkedin.com/angel</a>  12:39 Garry's YouTube experience, investing in Clubhouse & the social audio space & Jason's Clubhouse beef 20:27 Twitter spaces coexisting with Clubhouse, Twitter's recent product groove, Initialized's investment in Clubhouse 28:05 Assure - Get 20% off your first SPV at <a href= \"http://assure.co/angel\">http://assure.co/angel</a> 29:40 How accelerators get great value, Capital-as-a-Service, equity participation as newer generations' north star 36:37 Sweet spot age for founders, ISAs & community-driven learning 39:13 Odoo - Get your first app free & $1000 off your first implementation pack at <a href= \"https://odoo.com/twist\">https://odoo.com/twist</a> 40:44 VCs moving downstream & missing the early-stage orchard, potential new models to provide value, avoiding sharp elbows as a seed investor 48:58 Garry explains Alexis Ohanian leaving Initialized & their continued bond as friends 53:55 Unicorn patterns, understanding important consumer metrics</p>","author_name":"Jason Calacanis"}