Sramana Mitra: What happens to the rest of the companies that don’t get the follow-on? Elizabeth Yin: They continue just like everybody else. We help our companies regardless of how much we are investing. The natural question in people’s mind is, “If you don’t follow on, does that mean it’s a bad company?” The answer
Sramana Mitra: When you are writing a $25,000 check for these companies, is that a convertible note or an equity investment? What terms do you apply? Elizabeth Yin: If we are the first ones to the table, we will do that on a safe. If we are not the first ones on the table and
Sramana Mitra: You are saying that you focus on customer acquisition more than technology. You are worried about how quickly a company can get into revenue and what its customer acquisition strategy is. Can you elaborate on that? What are some nuggets that you are learning from the market of effective customer acquisition strategy?
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund was recorded in October 2020. Elizabeth Yin is General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed investment firm.
Elizabeth Yin is General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed investment firm.