How Smart Investors
Screen Startup Founders
The judgment call no spreadsheet or AI agent can make for you —
and often the difference between a unicorn and a zero.
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What you'll come away with
- Green lights and red flags — what great founders have in common with serial killers
- The tells that separate a founder worth backing from one who's just good at pitching
- A preview of other topics in my 6-session live online course for new angel investors: Real Problems & Right Solutions — The Basic Math You Need To Know — SAFE Deals and Valuation Lies — Pivots For the Right/Wrong Reasons — The Massive Return Expectations — How You Can Drown in the Payout Waterfall
Who it's for
Everyday investors who think startup investing is reserved for the 1%. (It's not.) And would-be entrepreneurs who want to understand how the person across the table is deciding whether or not to invest. No finance background needed.
Your host
Rich Ingrassia started his career consulting to companies like AT&T, Disney and Sony, then spent more than 20 years as a Wall Street analyst covering entertainment companies such as Netflix, IMAX and WWE. In 2013 he helped launch one of the first equity crowdfunding platforms, working on early rounds for Acorns and others. In 2018 he co-founded Wheelhouse Digital Studios, a services-for-equity venture fund whose portfolio companies are together worth more than $10 billion today. A Notre Dame grad with a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern, he splits his time between Minnesota lakes country and South Carolina, where he teaches entrepreneurship at the College of Charleston. LinkedIn
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