51 min
91: Why India is the next big thing & Building a Unique Venture Fund, Sahil Lavingia | 1947 VC 1947 Rise
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- Entrepreneurship
Sahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer.
Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks.
00:00 - Top moments
00:42 - intro
01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital?
05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital?
08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good?
14:15- Any investors in particular who have really helped you become a better investor?
19:27 - Have you seen a pattern across your successful investments?
24:03- What was your reason of visiting India and how was the trip like?
29:18- You recently tweeted saying, you know, "if you want to be a billionaire, move to India" Where did that come from?
40:05- I'm a founder looking to, you know, reach out to Sahil and kind of get a sense, would I be even fit to Sahil? What would that scenario look like?
44:06 - What's been making you smile lately, Sahil?
45:06 - What's your typical day like?
48:16- Is there a hack you can't live without?
50:58- Thank you
🔗 CONNECT WITH Sahil Lavingia
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahillavingia/
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shl?lang=en
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/
🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...
Sahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer.
Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks.
00:00 - Top moments
00:42 - intro
01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital?
05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital?
08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good?
14:15- Any investors in particular who have really helped you become a better investor?
19:27 - Have you seen a pattern across your successful investments?
24:03- What was your reason of visiting India and how was the trip like?
29:18- You recently tweeted saying, you know, "if you want to be a billionaire, move to India" Where did that come from?
40:05- I'm a founder looking to, you know, reach out to Sahil and kind of get a sense, would I be even fit to Sahil? What would that scenario look like?
44:06 - What's been making you smile lately, Sahil?
45:06 - What's your typical day like?
48:16- Is there a hack you can't live without?
50:58- Thank you
🔗 CONNECT WITH Sahil Lavingia
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahillavingia/
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shl?lang=en
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/
🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...
51 min