A Different Approach to Venture Capital with Ali Moiz

Horacio sat down with Ali Moiz, Co-founder and CEO of Stonks. Stonks is an online platform that allows founders to pitch their companies to hundreds of accredited investors and venture capital funds at the same time. Or as they put it: Imagine if Twitch, AngelList, and Shark Tank had a baby.Ali previously co-founded StreamLabs which was a free software tool allowing livestreamers to overlay features on their content and procure donations and payments. StreamLabs was acquired by Logitech for a reported $120 million.Discussion topics include:Defining venture capital and angel investorsGoing against your instincts as an investor to stay patientBeing forced to hold onto an investment for 7 - 10 years as a venture capitalistHis journey as a young entrepreneur to selling StreamLabs to LogitechHitting roadblocks for several years at StreamLabs before finding successThe corporate culture of Stonks to connect founders with investorsHigh signal investors and thought leaders that garner followersDemocratizing access to venture capital through StonksUsing the StreamLabs model as a vertical for venture capitalDemoDays at Stonks with hundreds of investors watching a handful of founders pitch their companiesGetting feedback to founders through the livestream processExamples of founders that have found success on the Stonks platformStartup investing as an under-allocated asset class---Follow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta:https://instagram.com/alts_co- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmgk4gzQ56QvpyegBJJVQA?sub_confirmation=1