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Joe Montana the Successful Investor

25 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Tim Draper. This content was uploaded by Tim Draper. This is a YouTube video titled "Joe Montana the Successful Investor" (created 2023-04-25T13:00:18+00:00). The excerpt is an interview/intro segment in which a host introduces Joe Montana and his fund-of-funds HRJ (with Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton/Draper University connections). Another speaker describes the fund's seed-stage focus and what they look for in entrepreneurs (founders and market size). Metadata includes a thumbnail URL and the YOUTUBE content type.

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We have with us the one, the only, Joe Montana, who is one of our absolute heroes here in the Bay Area. That wasn't enough. He went and he started a fund of funds, HRJ, with Ronnie Lott, who's been on our show, and Harris Barton, who's taught at Draper University. What are you going to be looking for in an entrepreneur?
We're a seed stage or earlier fund. You know, in the beginning when you're so early like us, you know, you're looking for a few things. One are the founders. You know, you're betting on people. The old thing is you can't have a billion You can't have a billion-dollar company if you don't have a billion-dollar market.