95 - From Product to Portfolio: Operator's Guide in Navigating Equity & Angel Investing with Mike Oliinyk, Montonio
Update: 2025-02-11
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Last weekend, we sat down with Mike to discuss his impressive product career (ex-Uber, Wise, Wolt) and talk about his experience in angel investing in early-stage startups.
Here's what we discussed:
- How Mike has chosen companies in his product career
- Picking a first product role today
- Job-hopping and when to leave a role quickly
- Did Mike expect Wise and Volt to grow so big?
- Wolt’s acquisition by DoorDash and post-merger changes
- Negotiating equity vs. salary in startup roles
- Growing a product career in a slowing market
- Why more operators become angel investors
- Mike’s worst investment and key lessons
- How Mike evaluates startups before investing
Follow Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeproduct/
Here's what we discussed:
- How Mike has chosen companies in his product career
- Picking a first product role today
- Job-hopping and when to leave a role quickly
- Did Mike expect Wise and Volt to grow so big?
- Wolt’s acquisition by DoorDash and post-merger changes
- Negotiating equity vs. salary in startup roles
- Growing a product career in a slowing market
- Why more operators become angel investors
- Mike’s worst investment and key lessons
- How Mike evaluates startups before investing
Follow Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeproduct/
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