E18: Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList on How He Turned AngelList into a $4 Billion Dollar Company

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E18: Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList on How He Turned AngelList into a $4 Billion Dollar Company

E18 • Nov 7, 2023 • 52 mins

Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss how he grew AngelList into a $4B dollar company.

Key Points

Resiliency and ambition are critical traits for successful founders who aim to create world-changing companies.
Emerging managers are vital to the startup ecosystem, especially during down markets, as they provide essential early-stage capital.
AngelList's product philosophy revolves around building significantly better solutions from a blank slate, rather than slightly improving existing ones.

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Speakers

Avlok Kohli

Guest • 85%

David Weisburd

Host • 14%

Erik Torenberg

Host • 1%

Chapters

0:00	Introduction of Avlok Kohli and discussion on entrepreneurial traits
1:39	Traits sought in founders and rationality of rejecting acquisition offers
4:08	Elon Musk's approach to maximizing impact and founder vs operator mentality
10:33	Balancing empathy and decisiveness in leadership
13:21	Sponsor: Badaav Insurance Group
14:11	Views on MBAs and the importance of emerging managers in the market
19:18	Adapting AngelList's GP product for larger funds and institutional LPs
21:22	The most popular AngelList products for GPs and optimal asset allocation
24:48	Balancing product philosophies and handling product failures at AngelList
31:07	Decision making in leadership, with examples from Square and Elon Musk
34:04	Building a business culture, managing turnover, and proprietary data insights
38:22	Learnings from AngelList's dataset for deal selection
41:37	Metrics for evaluating skill in generating alpha and AngelList's fund of funds strategy
43:38	Naval Ravikant's business strategy, superpower, and product-driven approach
46:41	Customer-driven product development vs. internal innovation at AngelList
48:39	Future vision, product roadmap, and upcoming initiatives for AngelList
50:47	Avlok Kohli on customer feedback and engagement
51:31	Closing remarks by David Weisburd and outro

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