Startup World

Update: Unfortunately, were going to have to postpone this call.
Well be in touch soon with the new dates.
In the meantime, we have plenty of exciting calls slated and cant wait to share them with you.
Stay tuned!Stuck at home?JK! I know you are! Youre not alone.FirstMark Capital partners Rick Heitzmann, Amish Jani, Matt Turck, Beth Ferreira, and Adam Nelson are also working from home.
But neither distance nor virus can truly keep us all apart.Thats why Im thrilled to announce that tomorrow at 12pm EDT/9am PDT, we will be joined by these wonderful FirstMark partners for a live Zoom chat.Well ask how theyre advising their portfolio companies during these challenging times, how COVID-19 has changed their investment thesis (if at all) and what trends are exciting to them.
More importantly, guests of the Zoom will also be able to ask questions and have them answered live on the call.FirstMark has an impressive portfolio that includes Shopify, Airbnb, InVision, Pinterest, DraftKings, Discord and many, many more.
The NYC-based firm is on its fourth early-stage fund and second growth-stage fund, with $480 million between the pair.
( A Technology News Room covered FirstMarks latest funds here.)Im amped to talk to Heitzmann, Jani, Turck, Ferreira and Nelson and hope youll join us.
Interested? Hit up this Zoom link at 12pm EDT/9am PDT to take part! (Please observe normal human manners: Wear clothes, dont screenshare, generally be polite.)Well publish a lightly edited audio recording and transcript to Extra Crunch on Thursday for folks who miss out! But for everyone who can make it, well see you tomorrow at noon Eastern.
West Coast folks can dial in over breakfast.





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