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This comments section feels like an Amazon review page of a product that launched a month ago with 1000 5 star "received product with discount here is my unbiased opinion" reviews.
What would be your Ideal investment and are you investing in Food Tech startups?
-Announced in public and on VC website.
-Who you are
-What you look for
-What you offer ($ size and intangibles from partners)
-What track record/prior vintages look like
-How to reach you
Too many VC funds are too opaque or they ask founders to go hunt down a random mutual connection, bother that 3rd person and then circle back to get introduced to the VC.
I like Initialized approach here and wish you a lot of success.
P.S. If nitpicking the website isn't exactly the most impressive looking. Doesn't bother me one bit. KISS. Hope founders look past that too.
Also, if warm intros are the most effective lead source for deals but most of the YC network is non-black how does that at all address the huge diversity issue thats happening in Silicon Valley that everyone swears they are attempting to fix.
Does Initialized remotely care about this? If so, what are the numbers you can show to prove it?
Garry, Alexis, and Initialized have been extremely helpful and hard-working investors in my company for ~5 years. I love that they're founders themselves, which means they know what it takes and they work really hard to help their portfolio companies. These are the investors you want on your side, particularly when you run into road bumps. I highly recommend them as investors, and I'm happy to answer any questions (m…
Seeing that minority black founders/teams only represent on average 3% of YC batches and you're current portfolio represents almost 2/3 YC, how would you suggest a founder who just so happens to be black navigate success or an opportunity with Initialized? Also, if warm intros are the most effective lead source for deals but most of the YC network is non-black how does that at all address the huge diversity issue tha…
This comments section feels like an Amazon review page of a product that launched a month ago with 1000 5 star "received product with discount here is my unbiased opinion" reviews.
The effect is amplified because many of the people Garry has helped are part of this community. That includes me personally, not to mention various things he's done for HN itself over the years.
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Upvoting this because of the Katamari Damacy shout out! Unrelated, but did you ever play Nobi Nobi Boy from the same creator?
Yes, a long time ago — I forgot what it was called but thanks for the reminder! My 15 mo old at home will love it!