Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya on Angel Investing and The Future of Venture

Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath), CEO of Social Capital, and Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman), partner at Greylock, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha at a special Village Global event. Angel Island brought together 100+ angel investors for talks from world-class investors, discussions, and opportunities to make new connections. In this session they discussed: - What is broken about venture and how to fix it. - Why Reid is backing new experiments in venture. - Their thoughts on the solo GP phenomenon. - How to think about risk when evaluating an investment. - Whether they're long or short Silicon Valley. - Why SPACs are here to stay. - How to think about diversification in an angel portfolio. - The state of pricing across different rounds. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.  Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup