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  1. “Aero beacons wirelessly connect to blanket your home in fast reliable Wi Fi, so despite the increased number of devices with Christmas coming, you'll still be able to get powerful mesh Wi-Fi in every nook and cranny of your home, yes, backyard included, and no more Dead Spot slow spots drop-offs or buffering right out of the box, and ERA is only available in the US and Canada, and you can check it out at Eero.com. As always, I so appreciate your support and I cannot wait to bring you Wednesday's episode with part two Jake Flomenberg partner at Excel.”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “What a very special guest Rich Horse to have on the show, and again, a huge thanks to him for giving up the time to appear on the show. And if you'd like to see more from Rich, you can find him on Twitter at R1. Likewise, you can follow us behind the scenes at the 20-minute VC on Snapchat on at h stebbings with 2Bs. It'd be fantastic to see you there. Likewise, you can now download the 20-minute VC app on the App Store by simply searching for 20 VC. But before we leave you today, the heart of any good company is its people. That's why Namely brings employees together on the HR platform that everyone loves to use. It's as intuitive as social media, but powerful enough to support the complexity of today's workforce, namely as the all-in-one platform that helps companies manage HR, payroll, benefits, and more, their mission to help mid-sized companies build a better workplace. See how namely can transform your workplace at www.namely.com today. And speaking of transforming a space, that's exactly what Ero can do. Ero is the world's best reviewed Wi-Fi. A system of Ero and”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  3. “Rich, as I said, I heard so many great things from both Brian and Jake and also Jason Lemkin. So thank you so much for joining me today, Rich.”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  4. “And when you do identify that company, I'd love to kind of transition into the next stage in the funnel, so to speak, and going one layer deeper. So in terms of... And then let's finish today on your most recent publicly announced investment. And why did you say yes?”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  5. “I'm intrigued. How do you think about a GP at Excel? How do you think about effectiveness of GP time when building those relationships and what makes one highly worthy of that time and another not so worthy?”

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  6. “You mentioned that transition from kind of pure location to mindset and some of the companies that you've backed also. You led the deal in Atlassian, a company at the time in Australia. Talk to me. How does Excel source those truly great entrepreneurs who are miles away from the valley in many cases? And how do they really find those great deals?”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  7. “So in terms of starting on the sourcing of great deals, you've spoken before about the globalization of VC. What do you really mean by this and how are we seeing a fundamental shift in mindset, do you think?”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  8. “But I want to start today and go through the life cycle of a deal, so starting with sourcing and finding the incredible entrepreneurs in Excel's portfolio, then discuss some of the investing mindsets and mechanics, and then talk about post-investment, how you think about scaling and being an effective board member. How does that sound?”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  9. “I'd love to start this day with a little on you and how you made your foray into the world of early stage investing. So what was your entry point, Rich?”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  10. “Rich in such a pleasure to have you on the show today, having heard so many great things from both Brian and Jake. So thank you so much for joining me today.”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  11. “Wirelessly connects to blanket your home in fast reliable Wi-Fi, so despite the increased number of devices with Christmas coming, you'll still be able to get powerful mesh Wi-Fi in every nook and cranny of your home, yes, backyard included, and no more Dead Sports slow sports drop-offs or buffering right out of the box, and Eros only available in the US and Canada, and you can check it out at Eero.com. But enough from me, so without further ado, I'm thrilled to hand over to Rich Wong, general partner at Excel.”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  12. “Was the first outside board member and lead investor, and prior to joining Excel, which served as SVP of products for mobile pioneer, open wave systems, and CMO of COVAD communications. I'd also want to say huge thank you to Rich's colleague, Brian O'Malley, for the intro to Rich today, and to Manu Kumar at K&I Adventures for providing such fantastic questions. We really do appreciate that. But before we dive into the show today, The Heart of Any Good Company is its people. That's why Namely brings employees together on the HR platform that everyone loves to use. This is intuitive as social media, but powerful enough to support the complexity of today's workforce, namely as the all-in-one platform that helps companies manage HR, payroll, benefits, and more, their mission to help mid-sized companies build a better workplace, see how namely can transform your workplace at www.namely.com today. And speaking of transforming a space, that's exactly what Eero can do. ERA is the world's best reviewed Wi-Fi, a system of Ero and Ero beacons.”

    2017-12-04 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: Accel GP, Rich Wong on When Is The Right Time To Scale A Startup, Optimising Initial vs Follow-On Investment Decision-Making & The Globalisation of VC In Recent Years · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  13. “Welcome back to the 20 minute VC with me, Harry Stebbings at H. Stebbings with two B's on Snapchat. I always love to see you there. And you can download our app on the App Store by searching for 20 VC. That's 20 VC. And with the app, you can easily tag episodes and go back to them at later dates, easily find and buy resources mentioned in the show, and most importantly for me to continue improving the content, you can rate episodes and provide feedback. However, to this week on the show, and I'm thrilled to feature one of the top performing funds of the last decade with investments in the likes of Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Atlassian, Deliveroo, and many more incredible companies. Have you guessed it? Well, I'm thrilled to be featuring Excel this week, and joining me in the hot seat from Excel, we have Rich Wong, General Partner and the man behind investments in the likes of Rovio, which IPO'd earlier this year, Swift Key, which was acquired by Microsoft, AdMob, Mopub, and many more incredible companies. Rich also sits on the boards of the lights of Cheka, Osmo, Rovio and Atlassian, where fun fact”

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