ANGEL: Threshold VC’s Emily Melton on market distortion, healthcare investing & culture | E1693

This Week in Startups - A podcast by Jason Calacanis

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Emily Melton joins Molly to discuss her early days in venture and what she learned while working at DFJ (1:30). Then, they talk about the barriers that healthcare imposes on entrepreneurship (17:22), building a diverse culture within venture capital (29:53), market distortions, and how to optimize for a down market (38:42). (0:00) Molly kicks off the show (1:30) Getting started in Venture Capital (8:12) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free (9:38) Learnings from working at DFJ (17:22) Healthcare being a barrier to entrepreneurship (20:11) Prenuvo - Get $300 off at http://prenuvo.com/twist (21:41) Threshold Ventures’ fund mechanics (26:15) Investing in Tia: Healthcare solutions for woman (29:53) Building culture (37:45) Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months at https://pilot.com/twist (38:42) Optimizing for a down market (52:13) What’s next? FOLLOW Emily: https://twitter.com/emelton FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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