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StoneAlgoโ€™s Devin Jones on โ€œZillow for diamondsโ€ + Mar Hershenson on the art of picking | E1766

(0:00) Cold intros DO work!
(1:30) Jason explains what LAUNCH looks for in startup investments
(4:38) Jason intros StoneAlgo CEO Devin Jones, who breaks down his startup: โ€œZillow for Diamondsโ€
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(15:58) Bootstrapping StoneAlgo as a side project, never underestimating categories, understanding the diamond market
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(27:37) Capital efficiency, frugality, how Devin scored an investment off of a cold email
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(38:19) Pear VCโ€™s Mar Hershenson gives a talk on โ€œThe Art of Pickingโ€ live from LAUNCH Angel Summit

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How To Succeed In Anything Automatically

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The Poverty Programming Trap
https://youtu.be/pJJLTg8Ru74

Why God's People Are Broke! Wake Up Peopleโ€ฆ
https://youtube.com/live/yhLIFlNeMbI

Itโ€™s Time To Put Your Faith To Work
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Donโ€™t Let Your Distractions Destroy Your Destiny!
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A Simple Formula To Make MILLIONS
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Ever wonder why we end up rushing at the last minute?

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B.O.S.S Moves
https://www.bossmovesbook.com/

From The Trash Man to The Cash Man
https://www.trashmantocashman.com/

๐Œ๐˜ ๐…๐€๐•๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐Š๐’
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๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ๐ฌ
The Poverty Programming Trap
https://youtu.be/pJJLTg8Ru74

Why God's People Are Broke! Wake Up Peopleโ€ฆ
https://youtube.com/live/yhLIFlNeMbI

Itโ€™s Time To Put Your Faith To Work
https://youtu.be/4LKZk1VAqio

Donโ€™t Let Your Distractions Destroy Your Destiny!
https://youtube.com/live/yEr29316lws

A Simple Formula To Make MILLIONS
https://youtu.be/nLlf6hg4H0Q


When youโ€™re pre-product market fit, sales is a job for the founders.


The $97 Billion VC Panel | E1987

(0:00) David Weisburd intros Dana Johns, Tom Loverro, and Jason Calacanis
(2:37) Secondary pricing signaling a potential VC recovery
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(11:02) Timeframes, returns for secondary funds, and founders' secondary sales
(15:32) Increasing liquidity in private markets
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(23:44) VC leverage against startups is near an all time high
(29:34) Venture capital strategies, succession planning, and valuation in the Goldilocks zone
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(38:03) Cybersecurity investments, IPO window, and M&A market dynamics
(51:28) Lightning round on latest investments

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https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-funding-venture-wiz-ai-cyera

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Sell the Destination, Not the Journey!

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B.O.S.S Moves
https://www.bossmovesbook.com/

From The Trash Man to The Cash Man
https://www.trashmantocashman.com/

๐Œ๐˜ ๐…๐€๐•๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐Š๐’
https://amzn.to/43l41mq

๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ๐ฌ
The Poverty Programming Trap
https://youtu.be/pJJLTg8Ru74

Why God's People Are Broke! Wake Up Peopleโ€ฆ
https://youtube.com/live/yhLIFlNeMbI

Itโ€™s Time To Put Your Faith To Work
https://youtu.be/4LKZk1VAqio

Donโ€™t Let Your Distractions Destroy Your Destiny!
https://youtube.com/live/yEr29316lws

A Simple Formula To Make MILLIONS
https://youtu.be/nLlf6hg4H0Q