Chat with Evan Langsam, Associate at SeedInvest

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Chat with Evan Langsam, Associate at SeedInvest

Jul 2, 2021 • 64 mins

Joel Palathinkal and Evan Langsam explore Evan's career journey and the venture debt landscape. They discuss his educational background, internships, and insights into different venture debt types. The conversation covers interest rates, lender incentives, and technological impacts on the industry. Evan shares strategies for deal sourcing, transitioning to venture capital, and overcoming VC interview challenges. They compare venture debt and equity investing, identify ideal stages for venture debt, and discuss SeedInvest's growth in equity crowdfunding. Evan emphasizes relationship-building and mentorship in venture capital, concluding with future insights.

Evan is focused on growth-stage investing at SeedInvest. He is always looking to partner with motivated founders and high-growth companies in the following sectors:

Healthtech

∙ Robotics

∙ SaaS

∙ Virtual Reality / Gaming

∙ Agtech

∙ Consumer

∙ Proptech

∙ Cleantech

∙ Fintech

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Speakers

Sutton Capital Holdings Corporation

Host • 37%

Evan Langsam

Guest • 60%

Chapters

0:00	Introduction and career journey of Evan Langsam
1:31	The venture debt landscape and its mechanisms
5:14	Evan's education and internships in securities and real estate
7:54	Understanding venture debt types and use cases
10:21	Dynamics of interest rates and lender incentives
12:06	Technological impacts on venture debt industry
14:03	Liquidation preferences and deal sourcing strategies
16:32	Transitioning from venture debt to venture capital
18:04	Overcoming challenges in VC job interviews
21:35	Preparing for venture capital interviews
23:46	Comparing venture debt and equity investing
25:15	Identifying ideal stages for venture debt
27:16	Perfecting your venture capital application
28:45	Inside the venture capital decision-making process
34:48	Deep tech investments and the role of founders
40:50	Preparing for a career in venture capital
47:02	SeedInvest's growth and role in equity crowdfunding
57:19	The future of equity crowdfunding
58:32	Strategies for deal sourcing at SeedInvest
1:00:01	Open Q&A session on venture capital insights
1:01:39	Evan's mentorship lessons and relationship-building in VC
1:03:13	Concluding the episode with final thoughts

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