Garry Tan on future of Silicon Valley and San Francisco, investing and YouTube

Garry is a designer, engineer, and founder turned early stage investor, co-founding Initialized Capital in 2012. The firm has invested at the earliest stages of companies like Coinbase, Flexport, Instacart, and Cruise. Prior to Initialized, Garry spent nearly 5 years as a partner at Y Combinator, advising and funding more than 1,000 companies and founders. He was co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous (acquired by Twitter in 2012) and previously worked at Palantir as a founding member of the engineering team. He also designed Palantir’s logo. Garry Tan's venture capital fund Initialized Capital: https://initialized.com/ Garry Tan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/GarryTan Garry Tan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/garrytan Garry Tan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garrytan/ Footage used in this video: - insane new electric car, it's not a Tesla: https://bit.ly/3nvpd5o - My $200 million startup mistake: Peter Thiel asked and I said no: https://bit.ly/3dcUiGg - Applying to Y Combinator? 3 tips from a former YC partner (Giveaway-I'll review your app!): https://bit.ly/2I8jMsN Time codes: 0:00 Who Garry Tan is 1:07 Is he planning to leave San Francisco 1:30 Why Garry created a YouTube channel 4:25 How to invest as an LP 6:59 Why every startup is a 10-year overnight success 7:27 Does Garry invest in stocks 8:44 Will the tech industry grow as fast in the next 10 years 10:10 How to choose the right business idea 12:14 Do startups in entertainment field have a chance to thrive 15:28 The importance of networking in getting acquisitions 19:00 The reason why people hate tech giants 20:22 Is it easier for founders to raise money in Silicon Valley nowadays 22:06 When life will get back to normal 22:39 What's going to happen with Silicon Valley 25:27 Why we are committed to San Francisco I post daily stories about my life and business routine on my Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/linguamarina/ ⭐ ENROLL IN MY YOUTUBE COURSE - https://bit.ly/3317IOY ⭐ DOWNLOAD MY ENGLISH WORKBOOK - https://www.english.online/ ???? INVESTMENT APPS & BOOKS: - Savings Calculator - https://www.saving.org/regular-saving... - Get $50 when you join Personal Capital - https://share.personalcapital.com/x/K... - Get two FREE stocks on Webull - https://act.webull.com/i/ov8wp37ijU84... - Claim your FREE stock on Robinhood - https://join.robinhood.com/marinam241 - Listen to Tony Robbins's audiobook "MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom" - https://geni.us/QSXr ???? FILMING EQUIPMENT - Gear for making my 'talking head' videos - https://kit.co/linguamarina/gear-for-youtube - Gear for vlogging - https://kit.co/linguamarina/current-vlogging-setup ????PROMOS $20 TO SPEND ON UBER - http://ubr.to/2k1B89L I use affiliate links whenever possible (if you purchase items listed above using my affiliate links, I will get a bonus) #Interview #GarryTan #SiliconValley