Online Communities, Hardware, and Investing Frameworks with Nabeel Hyatt

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 1 p.m.

b'Nabeel Hyatt (@nabeel), investor at Spark Capital, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event. They discuss:

- His path to becoming an investor.

- Why he likens being a VC to being a middle manager at a large conglomerate company.

- How he thinks about frameworks for investing.

- How to quickly get up to speed on spaces that are new to you as an investor.

- Why there are so few hardware companies at scale and why he\\u2019s investing in the space.

- Why he\\u2019s long on online communities.

- Why gaming pioneers so many new business models.

- Thoughts on his anti-portfolio.

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