E18: Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList on How He Turned AngelList into a $4 Billion Dollar Company

Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss how he grew AngelList into a $4B dollar company. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans. (0:00) Episode Preview (0:59) Why Founders need to be resilient (2:49) Why it’s rational to double down on yourself (4:57) Founder vs Operator mentality (11:07)Why empathy can hold leaders back (13:21)Episode Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group (14:16)Do MBAs matter? (16:39)Avlok’s views on emerging managers (19:27)How AngelList services large funds (21:34)AngelList Data Room and why it’s been mass adopted by funds (22:48)How managers should utilize Treasuries (25:04)AngelList’s product philosophy (27:31)How CFOs balance CEOs (29:50)What we can learn from CashApp and Square (32:08)The importance of “disagree and commit” (34:41)The fallacy of the 10% turnover rule (36:24)AngelList’s wealth of data (38:35)“Power law is a hell of a thing” (41:44)Gauging investor skillset (44:09)“The primary place where Naval lives is in building great products” (48:48)AngelList’s plans to be the system of record for all private market transactions (50:51)How to reach Avlok