Demystifying Investing with Nik Talreja of Sydecar, an Onramp to Fluid Capital Allocation in Venture | Startup Investing

<p>Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212">@justingordon212</a>) talks with Nik Talreja (<a href="https://twitter.com/niktalreja">@niktalreja</a>), Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.sydecar.io/">Sydecar</a>, a platform making smart software and providing superior service to support a new generation of investors and enablers. Sydecar was founded upon the radical idea that anybody should be able to fund entrepreneurs who are changing the world. The opportunity in venture capital is greater than ever. But for aspiring investors, getting started can be intimidating, expensive, and time-consuming. Sydecar makes private investing dead simple so you can focus on what matters most: building relationships and sourcing investment opportunities.</p><p>A “recovering” corporate attorney, Nik Taljreja is passionate about automating away inefficiency, and is on a mission to create new standards for how we all interact with private markets by enabling the next generation of alternative asset investing.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.sydecar.io/">Sydecar.io</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/niktalreja/">linkedin.com/in/niktalreja/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/niktalreja">@niktalreja</a></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul> <li>How Sydecar serves as an onramp to fluid capital allocation in venture</li> <li>Why Nik is passionate about Sydecar eliminating the inefficiencies of breaking into venture</li> <li>The end to end experience of putting together an SPV through Sydecar</li> <li>Building credibility and trust with their customers and demystifying the legal element of investing</li> <li>Who they’re attracting to the Sydecar platform and the impacts of diverse customer interest</li> <li>The need for standardization in deal flow, capital allocation, and reporting</li> <li>Going from lawyer to founder and how Nik has approached team building for Sydecar</li> <li>How and why they’ve leveraged recruiters in their hiring process</li> <li>How fundraising varied