In this Episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry and Colin are joined by guest Jack Greco. Jack is from Buffalo, New York, and co-founded one of the area’s most successful startups, ACV Auctions. He currently runs a Pre-seed/Seed venture fund focusing on B2B marketplaces. He also is a founding partner at Far Out Ventures. A former super angel with 120+ direct investments and 50+ LP positions under his belt, Greco now invests through Far Out Ventures, writes for the Buffalo Bridge, loves to plant trees and supports the early creation and growth of disruptive companies across the universe, with a strong focus on Marketplaces.
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Get to know Jack Greco
5:41 - Early days of Jack’s Angel Investing
9:23 - What excites Jack most about Angel Investing?
12:50 - Fastest one of his investments has gone out of business
14:43 - Expectations in Angel Investing
24:06 - How to get started with Angel Investing with a Smaller Balance Sheet
30:00 - What specific Funds would Jack recommend?
32:40 - Why Networking is very important in Angel Investing
35:21 - Trending Twitter Thread- Ileana González
42:37 - Colin’s One DM to a $25K check.
44:33 - Show Wrap Up
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About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.
Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/
Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner
About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!
Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/
Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy
Links to Additional Info
Website - https://www.farout.vc/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacklgreco/
https://origininvestments.com/
https://twitter.com/IleanaGonzxlez/status/1621245995693621250
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