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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Joanne Wilson - Angel Investing and Trend Spotting - [Invest Like the Best, EP.65]
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My guest today is Joanne Wilson, a New York City based angel investor, writer, podcaster, trend spotter, and self-described “woman around town.” Joanne has had a multifaceted and winding career, and began angel investing a decade ago when she put money into NYC-based media company Curbed media which we discuss in detail. Since then, she’s invested in more than 90 companies and been pitched by countless more. She is an instantly likeable person, you can literally tell in 10 seconds you are going to have a great conversation, so it’s no surprise that part of what makes her unique among angels is a very close relationship with many of the founders she backs.
We cover a lot of ground. We talk about the personality traits of entrepreneurs, Joanne’s evolving investment style, her focus on female founders, fashion, business models, restaurants and a lot more. Please my conversation with the Gotham Gal, Joanne Wilson.
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Show Notes
(First Question) – How does Joanne orient herself towards what’s new, in the context of food in New York city
– Can that mindset of forward thinking be cultivated
– Latest thing that got Joanne excited before everyone else
– Why the new frontier is going niche and local
– Joanne’s first investment
– Why do VC’s typically stay away from media
– How Joanne got into her first investment as a customer
– What is the skillset of making money that Joanne as
– Can you sense if a founder has that innate ability to just make money
– Are there common traits in founders
– Joanne’s progression into angel investing after her first investment
– Red flags when looking at investments
– Impression on growth without goals
– Trends among Joanne’s investments
– How much knowledge is transferrable between different industries that Joanne invests in
– The dichotomy and unique challenges between raising capital with female founders vs male founders
– How does Joanne balance her time and stay engaged with all of her investments
– Time when Joanne has helped a founder side step a pothole
– Most memorable first impression Joanne experienced
– How often does someone not have the right idea but is still worth investing in
– Why Joanne won’t start a fund
– Data on female founders returns and time
– Criteria for identifying emerging trends, especially in the more creative/artistic fields
– The changing costs of launching a brand, in the contest of fashion
– What has Joanne most excited right now
– Interesting facts about the fashion business
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Joanne
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Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub
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