Austin Ju @ New Stack on The Importance of Networking, Growth Marketing, and the State of Venture Capital Podcasts
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“I really do think at the end of the day, anyone could be a great picker and of course that is what's needed in this role. But access is really everything and access to deal flow really comes through networks.”
Austin Ju is a Deal Lead at New Stack Ventures, a Venture Capital firm based in Chicago that leads rounds at the pre-seed through seed stage and “Invests in the Exceptions.'' Prior to New Stack, Austin spent 2 years at CoEfficient Labs where he helped early-stage startups nail their customer acquisition and top-line growth metrics through paid acquisition and product optimization.
Austin spoke with Matt about how he got into Venture Capital, The Full Ratchet, the state of VC podcasts, and how he transitioned from marketing to investing. They discuss New Stack’s investment thesis, investing through the pandemic, their due diligence process, and one of their most recent successful investments, Tovala.
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You can connect with Austin via email at austin@newstack.vc and New Stack Ventures on Twitter, Linkedin, The Full Ratchet Podcast, and their website.
The podcast and show recommendations from Austin: How I Built This, The a16z Podcast, The Consumer VC, and Halt and Catch Fire.
Manifold Group is a venture holding company based in Chicago with offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, and soon Atlantic Canada. Early-stage private investments represent an extraordinary investment opportunity, but existing investment models in the space leave much to be desired. Manifold is a new model for growth in the new economy, designed to create and capture value at the early stage through synergies across its venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and advisory firm. Learn more about Manifold at https://www.manifold.group.
