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Nicholas Chirls

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Erik is joined by Nicholas Chirls (@nchirls), partner at Notation Capital, and Joe Lallouz (@JoeLallouz), entrepreneur, angel, and founder of Grand St. They explain how they got their start in the space and the genesis of their respective firms. They talk about generalized mining and how a firm might get into mining. They discuss the various crypto networks and talk about how the way an investment firm provides value to a crypto company has changed. Nicholas and Joe also talk about traditional VC firms and how theymight get into the mining space.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Erik is joined by Nicholas Chirls (@nchirls), partner at Notation Capital, and Joe Lallouz (@JoeLallouz), entrepreneur, angel, and founder of Grand St. They explain how they got their start in the space and the genesis of their respective firms. They talk about generalized mining and how a firm might get into mining. They discuss the various crypto networks and talk about how the way an investment firm provides value to a crypto company has changed. Nicholas and Joe also talk about traditional VC firms and how theymight get into the mining space. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Crypto Stories: A Primer on Generalized Mining with Nicholas Chirls and Joe Lallouz

Nicholas Chirls is the Founder and Partner @ Notation Capital, one of New York's genuine pre-seed funds investing in pre-growth startups with huge potential. Prior to Notation, Nichoas was Head of Investment at Betaworks, leading investments in companies such as Electric Objects, Estimote, URX, Namo Media (acquired by Twitter) and Grand St. (acquired by Etsy).   If you would like to email Nick, his email is nick@notationcapital.com In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Nick made his move into the venture industry? 2.) Who does Nick consider a mentor and thought leader in the VC industry? 3.) Why now is the best time to be a pre-seed fund in NYC? 4.) At the pre-seed stage what metrics does Notation focus on? 5.) How does Nicholas evaluate the valuation ecosystem? 6.) How does Nicholas handle deal sourcing? Where does he find startups to invest in? 7.) Does crowdfunding act as a competing finance method at the pre-seed stage?   Items Mentioned In Today's Episode: Nick's Fave Book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Nick's Fave Newsletter: Wait But Why Nick Most Recent Investment: Zipdrug: Your Prescriptions Delivered on Demand Best Meditation Apps: Headspace, Calm   As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC, Nick and Notation on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many mojito sessions, you can follow him on Instagram here!

<a href="https://angel.co/nchirls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Chirls</a> is the Founder and Partner @ <a href="https://angel.co/notation-capital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notation Capital</a>, one of New York's genuine pre-seed funds investing in pre-growth startups with huge potential. Prior to Notation, Nichoas was Head of Investment at <a href="https://angel.co/betaworks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betaworks</a>, leading investments in companies such as <a href="https://angel.co/electric-objects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electric Objects</a>, <a href="https://angel.co/urx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Estimote</a>, <a href="https://angel.co/urx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">URX</a>, <a href="https://angel.co/namo-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Namo Media</a> (acquired by Twitter) and <a href="https://angel.co/grand-st" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand St.</a> (acquired by Etsy). If you would like to email Nick, his email is nick@notationcapital.com In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Nick made his move into the venture industry? 2.) Who does Nick consider a mentor and thought leader in the VC industry? 3.) Why now is the best time to be a pre-seed fund in NYC? 4.) At the pre-seed stage what metrics does Notation focus on? 5.) How does Nicholas evaluate the valuation ecosystem? 6.) How does Nicholas handle deal sourcing? Where does he find startups to invest in? 7.) Does crowdfunding act as a competing finance method at the pre-seed stage? Items Mentioned In Today's Episode: Nick's Fave Book: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1609450787/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1609450787&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thtwmivc03-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante</a> Nick's Fave Newsletter: <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wait But Why</a> Nick Most Recent Investment: <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAAahUKEwj2qfmW1-7HAhWxCNsKHQtPDMo&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zipdrug.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDunja3HaMkLFAOPnLxHjbyDqXbw&amp;sig2=k7EexydW2kzMou_iguymLw&amp;bvm=bv.102022582,d.ZGU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zipdrug: Your Prescriptions Delivered on Demand</a> Best Meditation Apps: <a href="http://headspace.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Headspace</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;ved=0CCkQFjABahUKEwjA7Krk2e7HAhUrmtsKHXrgDls&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calm.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNH8EXPpYMTneBsGnFUkDY6-Q0Msnw&amp;sig2=ACftNerj35ZMBqTaJACapA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calm</a> As always you can follow <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCIQFjAAahUKEwiBwPiw1O7HAhUjI9sKHTP0DEM&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fharrystebbings%3Flang%3Den-gb&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6KlmFwsIYJkOKRioQuLqGOR0U0w&amp;sig2=MGlUgf6mNvg_lQYnux0kuQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;ved=0CCcQFjABahUKEwiQufu71O7HAhUPF9sKHdyvCoE&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftwentyminutevc%3Flang%3Den-gb&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcygppyqTNaiuOUOohQIk-Qg-1jQ&amp;sig2=k8tzMM8G8IBp_gVFwu-WOQ&amp;bvm=bv.102022582,d.ZGU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Twenty Minute VC</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAAahUKEwjC-sPF1O7HAhXRCNsKHaMTA8k&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnchirls&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWs_jQnotYuT8Wj1dLTMqzlyxFrg&amp;sig2=5iORKht1gMold2SMy9ewfQ&amp;bvm=bv.102022582,d.ZGU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick</a> and <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAAahUKEwi6hrbO1O7HAhUCjdsKHTqQA3A&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnotationcapital&amp;usg=AFQjCNGyReYZ-P0ideYKWra5AkArsLKuIQ&amp;sig2=KNC8WH-nf7e_ivo5Sq6ZOw&amp;bvm=bv.102022582,d.ZGU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notation</a> on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many mojito sessions, you can <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAAahUKEwjh-OzV1O7HAhVLLNsKHbbQAD8&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fhstebbings1996%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNHtFYDxBhu0dYWDcFHs06UosnBKzQ&amp;sig2=c0XTlFfM5YL9ZzckjfIjUg&amp;bvm=bv.102022582,d.ZGU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow him on Instagram here</a>!

20 VC 071: Pre-Seed Investing, Why Now Is The Best Time with Nicholas Chirls @ Notation Capital