Mac Conwell ("Mac the VC") is the Founder and Managing Partner of RareBreed Ventures. Mac is a former software engineer and a two-time founder. One of Mac's companies failed, the other went on to a successful exit. He then broke into the world of investing by working for the State of Maryland, before raising a fund of his own in a short amount of time. From homeless to VC, "hacker turned hustler", RareBreed has seen tremendous success in a short amount of time.

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00:00 Intros
02:32 Psychology from homeless to VC
07:58 How Mac got into VC
13:14 Raising a fund off Twitter
19:07 Overlooked & underserved founders
23:35 Diligence / what Mac looks for
30:41 Biases in Silicon Valley
34:58 Mac's advice for Cyrus and Iman
41:30 Mistakes to avoid after raising a fund
43:15 Technical skills vs selling skills for founders
46:30 Mac's mentors
49:23 Mac's personal values & principles

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