Elad Gil
Entrepreneur & Startup Helper
Description
Entrepreneur, operating executive, and investor or advisor to private companies such as AirBnB, Airtable, Anduril, Anchorage, Coinbase, dbt Labs, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, OpenSea, PagerDuty, Pinterest, Retool, Rippling, Samsara, Square, Stripe, TripActions. Co-Founder and Chairman at Color Genomics. Was CEO of Color from 2013 to fall 2016. Previously, was the VP of Corporate Strategy at Twitter, as well as ran various product teams (Geo, Search).
Suggested Questions
- Can you share any specific examples or case studies of successful initiatives that have brought people together around pragmatic solutions in a divided country?
- How do you envision the use of blockchain technology in creating a non-transferable proof of work experience and accomplishments?
- How do you think the services provided by venture firms, such as recruiting and customer introductions, impact early-stage companies?
- How do you think the startup ecosystem has changed due to the influx of people starting companies for status or easy money?
- Why do you prioritize market over the founder and product when evaluating startups?
- What are the potential drivers of acceleration for crypto adoption going into 2024?
- What are some of the generational changes in social networks that you've observed?
- What general advice would you give to entrepreneurs who are strong generalists without an unfair advantage in any specific domain but want to build a massive company?
- How do management fees impact the total return a VC needs to make from an investment?
- Why wouldn't a venture capitalist want to invest $1 million for 20% of a company and exit with a $10 million return at a $50 million exit?