Episode 1179

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: valuations, product roadmaps, Twitter's new features & more | E1179

Feb 27, 202146:55Watch on YouTube

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

0:53 Jason intros Zach Coelius for another Ask an Angel

1:23 Santosh asks about transitioning service-based revenue to recurring revenue

6:55 Leah asks about calculating early-stage valuations

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15:06 Jordan asks about what growth & usage numbers investors look for when investing in founders that are not 'ideal' looking?

19:03 George asks if you should bootstrap if possible

22:24 Enrique asks what their process is like from first meeting to investment

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27:22 Keerthan asks if he can count a successful Kickstarter campaign as a product validation test

29:01 Ownnit asks about product roadmap

32:18 Jake asks about building a network when moving to a tech hub

36:56 Terry asks about the single most detrimental thing to startup success

40:46 Matt asks about the best way to start getting his own deal flow as an angel investor

43:45 Bob asks about Clubhouse vs. Twitter spaces & if Twitter will kill Substack with Super Follows