MergeLane invests in venture capital funds led by at least one female partner. We invested in the Hustle Fund, which invests in fast-executing pre-seed startups. We chose the Hustle Fund over hundreds of other seed funds, so, obviously, I think they are amazing. The content they have been putting out lately is especially amazing.
I have learned a lot by following them. Here are five things I think every startup and VC can learn by paying attention to what they are up to:
A few ways to follow the Hustle Fund:
Hustle Fund Newsletter
YouTube Channel
Twitter
Elizabeth Yin’s Blog
First Pitches Podcast with Eric Bahn
Guest Appearances from Elizabeth Yin on Gimlet’s the Pitch Podcast
Enjoy!
I tried for many years to maintain a jam-packed schedule with zero margin for error, but life never seems to fit into perfectly scheduled boxes. After a straw-that-broke-the-camel’s-back moment, I’m learning to live off of the brink of disaster.
Read more ➞I've spent more time than necessary on our fund administration and reporting, in part because of some of the easily avoidable administrative mistakes I’ve made over my 10-year journey as a startup investor.
Read more ➞Over these past two months and throughout all of 2020, I've learned something that I want to record to make sure that I remember: My anxiety about the potential outcomes is almost always worse than the actual outcome.
Read more ➞In this second episode of a new series to feature startups sourced from our Fund81 VC forum members’ portfolios, I interviewed Alaffia Technology Solutions nominated by the Hustle Fund.
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