Uber founder Travis Kalanick: “Every angel deal that gets done is a momentum play”
Excerpt from a YouTube interview in which Travis Kalanick argues that angel investments are fundamentally 'momentum plays.' He outlines a repeatable 'art of the deal'—steps to build awareness, nudge angels to 'tip over,' and convert early interest into funding, and he references a blog post titled 'Seed Raising Skills' for more detail.
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