Angel Investing: Sequoia Scout Ellen DaSilva on Deal Sourcing Via Twitter and Leveraging Your Value Add Beyond Capital as an Investor

<p>Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212">@justingordon212</a>) talks with Ellen DaSilva (<a href="https://twitter.com/ellenjdasilva">@ellenjdasilva</a>), who is an active angel investor and scout with <a href="https://www.sequoiacap.com/">Sequoia Capital</a>, focusing on Seed and Series A consumer tech companies. Until recently, she was the Head of Business Development at <a href="https://www.forhims.com/">Hims &amp; Hers</a>. A graduate of Harvard Business School, Ellen has spent time working at Barclays Capital and Twitter. Ellen was also a Partner at <a href="https://www.roughdraft.vc/">Rough Draft Ventures</a> where she invested in student teams from the Boston area. She also co-authored the book “<a href="mailto:Justin%20Gordon%20(@justingordon212)%20talks%20with%20Ellen%20DaSilva%20(@ellenjdasilva),%20who%20is%20an%20active%20angel%20investor%20and%20scout%20with%20Sequoia%20Capital,%20focusing%20on%20Seed%20and%20Series%20A%20consumer%20tech%20companies.%20Until%20recently,%20she%20was%20the%20Head%20of%20Business%20Development%20at%20Hims%20&amp;%20Hers.%20A%20graduate%20of%20Harvard%20Business%20School,%20Ellen%20has%20spent%20time%20working%20at%20Barclays%20Capital%20and%20Twitter.%20Ellen%20was%20also%20a%20Partner%20at%20Rough%20Draft%20Ventures%20where%20she%20invested%20in%20student%20teams%20from%20the%20Boston%20area.%20She%20also%20co-authored%20the%20book%20%E2%80%9CPitching%20&amp;%20Closing:%20Everything%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20About%20Business%20Development,%20Partnerships,%20and%20Making%20Deals%20that%20Matter.%E2%80%9D">Pitching &amp; Closing: Everything You Need To Know About Business Development, Partnerships, and Making Deals that Matter</a>.”</p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenjdasilva">linkedin.com/in/ellenjdasilva</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ellenjdasilva">@ellenjdasilva</a></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul> <li>How Ellen began angel investing in 2015 </li> <li>How she was deal sourcing during business school</li> <l