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Full $FB earnings breakdown, NFT company violates music IP + Behind Genius' Paige Finn: Angel S6 E4 | E1377

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

In the opening news segment, Molly and Jason break down the numbers behind Facebook's colossal drop in market cap (2:42). Then, they cover a company that seems to be violating music copyrights to sell NFTS (38:14). Then, Paige Finn of Behind Genius joins for Episode 4 of Season 6 of Angel (49:45). Paige became interested in venture capital during college, but within a year and a half of graduating in 2020 she already has a fund!  In this episode you will learn: 1. How she secured her first allocation before having a fund 2. The steps she took to set up an SPV while being a non-accredited investor 3. How she raised a $1.6m fund 4. Behind Genius' investing thesis and strategy 5. The books that have most influenced her work and writing style 6. Why she wrote a picture book (for adults) called "Seed to Harvest: A Simple Explanation of Venture Capital" 00:00 Jason & Molly introduce the show 02:42 Facebook's painful $220B market cap drawdown 07:32 Is blaming Apple 10:29 LinkedIn - Post your first job for free at https://linkedIn.com/twist 11:37 "This is one of the most hardcore hits I've ever seen in business" 14:11 Would Zuckerberg leaving hurt the company even more? 17:33 Do rebrand's ever really work? 20:08 Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist 21:29 Could Facebook have been a successful hardware operator? 25:03 Breaking down the numbers around Meta's future business 30:32 Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist 31:51 Is there a solution for Zuckerberg? 36:28 How Jason's divorced friends use Instagram 38:12 NFT site "Hitpiece" accused of trying to sell songs without consulting original artists 49:44 Interview - Paige Finn of Behind Genius 52:02 How Paige learned about VC in 2018 55:28 Behind Genius' investing thesis and strategy 1:00:05 How Paige set up an SPV while being a non-accredited investor 1:10:11 How her book "Seed to Harvest: A Simple Explanation of Venture Capital" helped her gain credibility 1:13:51 Paige's most influential books 1:23:09 Paige's day to day life as an investor 1:33:55 Plugs from the TWIST team Check out Behind Genius Ventures: https://www.behindgeniusventures.com FOLLOW Packy: https://twitter.com/paigefinnn FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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