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20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
FromThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
FromThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alan Chiu is a Partner at XSeed Capital, with a strong background in enterprise software and data storage. Alan is currently Vice President for Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, an alumni association that seeks to strengthen Stanford’s startup community by fostering relationships among entrepreneurs and alumni investors. Prior to XSeed, Alan was previously Director of Product Management at Bycast (acquired by NetApp), and was engineering manager at Creo, which was acquired by Kodak for $1B in cash.
In todays amazing discussion with Alan we discover:
What the checklist is for Alan when investing in startups?
Why Stanford is the amazing place it is for startups?
What is the most important value add that VCs can bring to a startup?
When is the right time to pivot and how important is a product roadmap?
As always you can follow Harry, Alan and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here!
In todays amazing discussion with Alan we discover:
What the checklist is for Alan when investing in startups?
Why Stanford is the amazing place it is for startups?
What is the most important value add that VCs can bring to a startup?
When is the right time to pivot and how important is a product roadmap?
As always you can follow Harry, Alan and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here!
Released:
Jun 18, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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