Josh Kopelman - The Past, Present, And Future Of Seed Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.170] | Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy | Podwise
This Invest Like the Best podcast episode features an interview with Josh Kopelman, founder of First Round Capital, focusing on early-stage venture capital investing. The conversation covers Kopelman's entrepreneurial background, his firm's investment strategy (emphasizing founder personality over initial ideas), and the current investment climate. Kopelman highlights the importance of founders understanding their unknowns and the overused nature of the term "platform" in describing early-stage companies. He also discusses First Round's unique approach of building a platform to connect its portfolio companies, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among them. Listeners gain insights into early-stage investing principles and the characteristics of successful founders and venture capitalists.
