Today we're excited to have a longtime friend of the Acquired family on ACQ2, Rob Meyerson. Rob was the President of Blue Origin for 15 years, and today is an investor and advisor to space industry startups. Ben recorded this interview live at the fantastic aerospace industry conference, ASCEND, where Rob is the Executive Producer. In this interview, we cover:
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VC Term Sheets
Reinventing Upfront and building LA (with Upfront partner Kevin Zhang)
The Art of SaaS Investing (with Jake Saper, Partner at Emergence Capital)
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Why aren't energy startups funded like software? (with Doug Rand)
Investment Theses
How VC Firms Really Work
2018 Holiday Special
The Art of Pitching
Growing Airbnb (with Dan Hill, CEO of Alma and former Head of Growth at Airbnb)
Product-market fit
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