494 Investing in Pipe & Shef with Craft Ventures, Michael Tam

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Tam is a partner at Craft Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund known for the development of B2B Saas startups.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Based in Los Angeles, Michael sits on the boards of Bbot, Dray Alliance, Route, Trellis, and Vendr. He also works closely with notable investment companies such as Pipe, Salted, Shef, and Sync, amongst others. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining Craft, Michael was an investor at Crosscut, where he led investments at the seed stage. As an operator, Michael managed Uber's business in Southern California markets and launched L., a direct to consumer brand acquired by Procter & Gamble. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael also serves on the investment committee of the USC Marshall Fund, which invests in startups in the Southern California tech ecosystem.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Michael and Aaron discuss how to break into venture capital, his investments in Shef & Pipe, and much more.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.</span></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Michael Tam’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reach out to someone you’re afraid to. Send a cold email w/ intention.</span></p> <p> </p> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Michael Tam</span></h1> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtam/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/MichaelDTam"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.craftventures.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Craft Ventures Website</span></a></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Michael@craftventures.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check o