“Your Network is Your Net Worth”: venture capitalist Adam Choe on how to bootstrap your startup, leveraging 'student' status, and getting funded.

Welcome to "Fueling Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs: A LaunchX Podcast" where we explore what it means to balance ambition with purpose – because true success isn’t just about the money or the views—it’s about the impact we make and the lives we touch along the way. 

I’m your host Rachel, a fellow gen-z serial entrepreneur and today we are talking to Adam Choe. Adam is a partner at Tundra Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in preseed founders with unique insights into untapped markets. He is an entrepreneur, former managing director of a startup accelerator, an investor, and all-around over achiever with so much experience in how to succeed in the startup world through meaningful connections. 

He also happens to be a judge for our recent AwardX competition, where we are looking for teenagers at all-stages of startup-development to win cash prizes and coaching. If you are listening before November 1st, 2024, make sure to apply. Learn more at award.launchx.com.

Today we talk about how to get support for your startup, how to approach people, and the importance of your network.

Find Adam and Tundra Ventures here:

www.linkedin.com/in/adamchoe 

@choeyoutheway on Instagram and Twitter

www.tundravc.com

Find me! (Rachel):

www.linkedin.com/in/rachelkzhang/

www.instagram.com/rachelkzhang