Why’s It Called Vol. 1 Ventures?
When I talk about Vol. 1 Ventures with folks one question I get a lot is how we came up with the name. It’s a fun story that I wanted to share with you all (if you’re interested in learning more about being an LP, feel free to email me at [email protected].) When I decided…
Read MoreAn AI Word Processor Wrote This Newsletter
If this newsletter seems better than usual, it’s because I’m using a new word processor—Lex, which has AI baked into it to help writers. Lex uses GPT-3, which is a deep learning language model that can take text and continue to build upon it. Lex was built by Nathan Baschez and Dan Shipper, our friends…
Read MoreEveryone Has A Different Path To Angel Investing
Last week, we had our first private event for Vol. 1 Ventures, focused on operator-investors who have split time between building companies and angel investing on the side. We were lucky to have some amazing panelists, and the event was moderated by my wife Stevie Kar (who’s a prolific angel investor herself but hates talking…
Read MoreSEC Is Investigating Bored Apes, Apple To Add High Yield Savings
SEC’s Investing Yuga Labs, The Startup Behind Bored Apes NFT’s Are NFT’s securities? That’s the big question that the SEC is trying to answer in their rumored investigation of Yuga Labs, the company behind Bored Apes. It’s something that a lot of crypto insiders have been wondering aloud amongst themselves for the past few months—between…
Read MoreHow To Network: Tips On Professional Connections
New York Tech Week. Miami Tech Week. LA Tech Week. SF Tech Week. Tulum Tech Week (this one doesn’t exist but my buddy Daniel Mason and I thought about starting it as a prank.) It feels like every other week there’s a tech event. There are now rumors that “SF is back,” according to the…
Read MoreFTT Q&A with Monet CEO Andres Londoño
Hey everyone! Ulises here; I’m an analyst for Vol. 1 Ventures, where I’ve been working on analyzing the Latin America tech ecosystem, including companies in the fintech and crypto space in the region. Andres Londoño is a Colombian economist with experience in finances and fiscal policy, co-founder and CFO of Monet, a Colombian digital platform that…
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