Investments as Products, Asking Better Questions, and Improving as an Investor with Phin Barnes
b'Phin Barnes (@phineasb), venture capitalist, most recently at First Round, joins Erik on this episode which was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event.
They discuss:
- Why he thinks of an investment as a product.
- Advice for founders working with investors.
- The reasons he has changed his mind after a meeting with an entrepreneur.
- How to ask better questions.
- Why he loves \\u201cseeing something in someone they don\\u2019t see in themselves\\u201d and amplifying their success.
- Why making more smaller investments is the best way to get better as an investor.
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