Ep137 – Matt Allen (CEO – Tractor Ventures) on believers, secondaries & confidence capital

The Startup Playbook PodcastInsights and lessons from the world's best entrepreneurs and investors Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram Ep137 – Matt Allen (CEO – Tractor Ventures) on believers, secondaries & confidence capital January 28, 2021 rohitbhargava Podcast I’m delighted to be kicking off 2021 by bringing back one of our most popular guests to date, Matt Allen for Ep137 of The Startup Playbook Podcast. Matt Allen is one of Australia’s most active and successful angel investors, being amongst the first checks in leading Australian startups such as Buildkite and Practice Ignition, both of which have featured on this podcast previously! He is now the CEO of Tractor Ventures, which is a revenue based investment fund, providing alternative sources and options to founders looking to access capital to unlock growth or create their own safety net through secondary offerings. We dived in deep on this interview and covered a range of topics including: His approach to building a portfolioWhen founders should consider “hitting save” by offering secondariesWhy selling equity can be extremely costly for foundersHow to balance having too much or too little egoWhy founders need confidence capital& much more! Full interview below! Show notes: How to attract technical co-founders with Matt Allen (Startup Playbook Ep028)Niki ScevakGlenn GillenSilver bullets and culture with Glenn Gillen (Startup Playbook Ep047)Noelle Smit (Co-founder @ Teamgage)Scott Thomas (Co-founder @ Creatively Squared)Keith Pitt (Co-founder @ Buildkite)Lachlan Donald (Co-founder @ Buildkite)Equity over ego with Lachlan Donald (Startup Playbook Ep127)BuildkiteTiming, feedback and bootstrapping with DHH (Startup Playbook Ep119)Tractor VenturesMatt Allen (Twitter) Special Thanks: Special thanks to Noelle Smit, Scott Thomas and Keith Pitt for their help with research for this interview! ? Feedback/connect/say hello: [email protected]@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits: Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels: Don’t have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Spotify, Soundcloud & Stitcher Audio Player. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/startupplaybook/Ep137_-_Matt_Allen_CEO_-_Tractor_Ventures_on_believers_secondaries__confidence_capital.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea::-moz-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea:-ms-input-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } Copyright © 2015 - Live Composer The post Ep137 – Matt Allen (CEO – Tractor Ventures) on believers, secondaries & confidence capital appeared first on Startup Playbook.