011 - Maya Bakhai
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15-Minute Founder Presented by doola:
Join us for an insightful conversation with Maya Bakhai, the founder and sole general partner at Spice Capital, an early-stage fund investing in capital, crypto, and community. Backed by notable figures like Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, and Alexis Ohanian, Spice Capital has made impactful investments in companies like Dirt, Immortal Game, and Flowcarbon. Bakhai previously led investments at Kevin Durant's 35 Ventures, where she backed companies including Hugging Face, Mercury, OpenSea and Whoop.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:11 Investing in Crocs
04:25 Angel Investing
07:48 Starting a Fund
12:55 Hot Take on Founders
17:22 Hot Take on Investors
20:58 Money, Power, Pleasure, Fame
23:02 Biggest Lesson Growing Up
25:39 A Typical Day
29:30 The Vision for Spice
32:23 Advice for Early Stage Founders
34:49 How to Get in Touch
35:18 Current Verticals
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