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20261 event
  1. as of May 2026Capability
    Helps people without tracking whether they are portfolio companies or keeping count of favors
    “All he does, all day long, is help people.” 14:04
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20241 event
  1. as of Mar 2024Capability
    Introduced the speakers to prospective customers
    “he'd sent introductions to all of the companies to help us make sales” 9:13
    Unverified1 source· Talk
201810 events
  1. as of Mar 2018Capability
    Advocates transparency in startup financing, including clear conversion information
    “If you're getting converted, you should be told your conversion price and how it was calculated.” 27:54
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. as of Mar 2018Metric
    Three crooked founders among 750 investments
    “Out of 750 investments, we have three founders who were literally crooked.” 10:02
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  3. as of Mar 2018Metric
    40 to 60 percent of invested companies will go out of business
    “40 to 60 percent of every company you invest in is going to go out of business.” 8:41
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  4. as of Mar 2018Capability
    Recommends investing about $25,000 in each of five or ten companies
    “I would invest a little money, like $25,000 each, in five or ten companies.” 16:51
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  5. as of Mar 2018Capability
    Prioritizes founder character and determination in investment decisions
    “We invest in the founder first, the idea second.” 5:31
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  6. as of Mar 2018Investment
    Ron Conway invested in Brightmail
    “There was also an anti-spam company called Brightmail.” 5:02
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  7. as of Mar 2018Investment
    Ron Conway invested in PayPal
    “Ask Jeeves and PayPal were two of our first companies that we invested in.” 5:02
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  8. as of Mar 2018Investment
    Ron Conway invested in Jeeves
    “Ask Jeeves and PayPal were two of our first companies that we invested in.” 5:02
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  9. as of Mar 2018Career
    Ron Conway previously at National Semiconductor
    first job
    “My first job was at National Semiconductor.” 2:03
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  10. as of Mar 2018Founded
    Ron Conway founded Altos Computer
    co-founder
    “I was a founder at Altos Computer.” 2:03
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20133 events
  1. reported 2013-10Investment
    Ron Conway invested in Plaxo
    “we were the first investors in Plaxo” 4:37
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. reported 2013-10Investment
    Ron Conway invested in X
    75K
    “whatever you do next, I'm investing 75K in that” 1:15
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  3. reported 2013-10Investment
    Ron Conway invested in Odeo
    “I invested in Odeo” 0:24
    Unverified1 source· Talk
19981 event
  1. 1998Investment
    Ron Conway invested in Google
    “We invested in Google” 0:24
    Unverified1 source· Talk
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