Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors with over $300 million in exits and 200 angel investments including the likes of Alibaba, LendingClub and BrightRoll. Fabrice is currently investing in startups and building companies through FJ Labs, which he cofounded with business partner Jose Marin. Fabrice is also co-founder and executive chairman of Beepi, a next generation used car marketplace which recently raised $60 million in series B funding. Prior to FJ Labs and Beepi, Fabrice was co-founder and co-CEO of OLX, one of the largest websites in the world with over 200 million unique visitors per month. Submit Your Startup To Fabrice In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Fabrice make his entry into the world of investing? 2.) How important is it for investors to have entrepreneurial experience? 3.) What are the most common problems Fabrice's portfolio companies face? 4.) What is Fabrice's selection criteria for startups when investing and what determines the valuation of a startup? 5.) How does Fabrice respond to the allegation that he is a clone collector? 6.) With Fabrice's $1m syndicate, does he believe syndicates have the potential to replace VC?   Items Mentioned In Today's Show: Fabrice's Fave Book: What If by Randall Munroe, Think Like A Freak by Stephen Dubner Fabrice's Fave Newsletter: TechCrunch Fabric's Most Recent Investment: Flexport As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Fabrice on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito session, you can follow Harry on Instagram here!  

Eric ver Ploeg has sat on both sides of the table as an entrepreneur and a VC. Eric started his career as an entrepreneur with the founding of Adknowledge, the 1st internet ad serving company, which was sold for $193m. He then went on to Angara, a Kleiner Perkins backed startup which led to his move into venture with VantagePoint, where he led VantagePoint's investment activities in the mobile arena, leading over $160m in investments. Eric is also a fantastic writer and his articles can be found on Medium here! In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Eric made the move from Angara, Kleiner Perkins company, to his role in venture? 2.) How being a founder affected how Eric interacted and invested in startups? 3.) How can founders learn the skills of interacting with their investors and board? 4.) What makes the hot companies, hot and the others struggle? 5.) Does Eric agree with startups raising a 'warchest' of funds if they can? How can startups determine what is the right amount to raise? 6.) Why are SF angels so much more successful than other investors? What do they have that other do not? Items Mentioned In Today's Show: Eric's Fave Book: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Crossing The Chasm by Geoffrey Moore Eric's Fave Newsletter or Blog: Tomasz Tunguz Research and analysis provided by CB Insights As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Eric on Twitter here? To see a more colourful side to Harry's personality and a few mojito sessions, you can follow Harry on Instagram here!