Jonathan Nelson on building communities of "faith", finding black swans and the future of VC for non Silicon Valley founders

Astella Around The World

Aug 24 2021 | 01:00:30

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Show Notes

In this episode, Jonathan Nelson, Founder of Hack Fund and Hackers/Founders, the largest group of tech founders with 200,000 members worldwide, shares with us how growing up with missionary parents and spending the first part of his career as a trauma emergency room nurse helped him build his own "killer app" as a serial entrepreneur, software engineer and a VC. He also shares with us his view on the need for diversity and on the future of non Silicon Valley founders via IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

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