108: Why Early-Stage Investing is the Hardest and the Most Rewarding Game, Ft. Elizabeth Yin | 1947 Rise

Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that focuses on investing in "hilariously early" startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 startups. 00:00 - Top moments 01:12 - Intro 02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story of Hustle Fund 04:17 - Inspiration behind Hustle Fund 05:36 - The thesis behind Hustle Fund. 07:48 - Story behind, funding, Hustle Fund 10:01 - Portfolio construction & its evolution. 12:45 - Biggest learnings In terms of portfolio construction. 14:31 - Elizabeth's biggest learnings. 16:28 - Choosing between Sourcing, Picking, Winning and Helping. 19:19 - Brand building for Hustle Fund 20:58 - Hardest thing while building Hustle Fund. 22:22 - Venture capital's future. 24:43 - Biggest myths and lies in the world of venture capital. 26:45 - Elizabeth's advise to emerging fund managers? 28:18 - Elizabeth's obsession outside of work 29:48 - Elizabeth's typical day. 30:59 - If Elizabeth had unlimited resources, what would she work on? 32:27 - Friend's opinion about Elizabeth. 🔗 CONNECT WITH Elizabeth Yin 👥 Linkedin -   / elizabethyin   🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/dunkhippo33 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter -   / shivassangwan   🐦 Twitter -   / 1947rise   👥 Linkedin -   / shiva-sin.  .