Sophia Amoruso on branding, raising a fund, portfolio construction & more | E1684 This Week in Startups

Sophia Amoruso, Founder and GP at Trust Fund, joins Jason to discuss her angel investments (1:23), raising a fund publicly (5:54), and the creative process (12:14). Then, they discuss portfolio construction and putting past identities to bed (27:04).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:23) Previous angel investing experience

(5:54) Why Sophia is raising a public fund

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(12:14) Branding and the creative process

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(22:25) What stage of investing is Sophia going after

(27:04) Portfolio construction

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(38:44) Pro rata rights

(46:56) Putting past identities to bed

(1:01:18) Fund cycles

(1:05:17) Investing in founders or investing in ideas & more



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