Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures) \\ From Entrepreneur to Venture Capitalist

In today’s episode, Natty Zola, who is a TechStars founder travel startup EverLater. He's the former managing director of TechStars Boulder and now is an investor and partner at Matchstick Ventures.Here’s a closer look at the episode:From Colorado to Maryland for a bad track teamLeaving Finance to develop EverlaterHow travel inspired EverlaterThe early help with Everlater and the “give first” mindset of ColoradoAccess to capital in the early daysGetting acquired by MapQuestJoining TechStars as the managing directorHow Natty’s entrepreneur journey helped him succeed at TechStarsWhat Natty loves most about being an investorThe decision to leave TechStars and become a full time investorThe Matchstick investment strategyImportance of collaborative investingThe things Natty looks for in an investmentImportance of diversity in foundersHow companies can be attractive for Series A and coastal capitalNatty’s advice during these economic timesResources:Natty’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nattyzola/ Natty’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/NattyZ Matchstick website: https://www.matchstick.vc/ Matchstick LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/matchstickventures/