Why This $1B VC Fund Doesn’t Have Investment Analysts - Avichal Garg, Electric Capital, Ep. 214

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many businesses have been disrupted by technology - Electric Capital thinks investing is no different</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Electric Capital, a crypto VC fund with more than $1 billion AUM, hires Software Engineers and Designers instead of Financiers to manage its fund. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Managing Partner Avichal from Electric Capital shares with us:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Thesis on Software Eating Money</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">DAOs as Internet-native corporations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Importance of UI/UX to onboard the next billion users</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Great Thinkers = Good Founders</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------------ Timestamps -------------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:00:00) – Introduction</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:02:32) – Avichal’s hop from Facebook to managing $1b fund</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:07:15) – Thesis on Software eating Money</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:13:05) – 3 things Electric’s Engineers do</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:16:26) – Why is Electric bullish on DAOs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:25:29) – Examples of good DAO governance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:31:30) – Good UI/UX to onboard next billion users</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:37:36) – Identifying unobvious but good investments</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:40:3