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Social Leverage Letter | Issue #18

Social Leverage Letter | Issue #18

Remembering Startups Lost, Looking Ahead to Public and Private Markets in 2022

Pete Weishaupt
January 02, 2022

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UPFRONT

We're ready for 2022, and looking forward to another amazing year. Social Leverage is now four people full time as Don Nitti joined us as a Venture Partner in the first half of 2021. We plan to add two or three more people to our team in 2022. We will continue making seed stage style investments in Fintech, Consumer, and Enterprise SaaS. Stay tuned here on our weekly letter and follow us on Twitter.

READING

A Year-End Note From Social Leverage’s Managing Partners — Social Leverage

2021 has been a busy, productive, and exciting year at Social Leverage. Against the backdrop of the second full year of a Global Pandemic, our portfolio continues to make impressive strides. Social Leverage is now four people full time with Don Nitti joining us as a Venture Partner in the first hal

https://www.socialleverage.com/blog/2021/12/22/social-leverage-year-end

Survivorship bias can often leave us with rose-colored glasses. Sometimes it's good, even healthy, to learn from those startups that didn't make it.

Remembering the startups we lost in 2021 – TechCrunch

When we penned the intro for this piece last year, little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. Amid another holiday season marred by a new variant, seemingly the more things change — well, you get the picture. Surpris…

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/27/remembering-the-startups-we-lost-in-2021

LISTENING

Our founder and managing partner, Howard Lindzon, takes a look at where we've been in 2021, and what we can expect in the new year.

Panic With Friends: The Year Ahead in Public and Private Markets (EP.182)

Listen to this episode from Panic with Friends - Howard Lindzon on Spotify. It's our last Panic of 2021. Knut and I take a look at what’s coming in 2022. But you can’t look ahead without taking a look back, so we discuss what we’ve learned from traders and investors and operators over the past year; and some themes like Miami, NFTs, TANG, Crypto, tiny bubbles, and speculation is entertainment. Looking ahead at the new version of the web, web3 or whatever you want to call it, it’s more than just ‘decentralization’ and the blockchain. We’ll need great companies that will be defined by skilled operators. Hosts - Howard Lindzon, Managing Partner at Social Leverage, and Host of Panic With Friends Podcast. Knut Jensen, Sidekick and Producer of Panic With Friends Podcast howardlindzon.com, socialleverage.com Twitter: @howardlindzon, @SocialLeverage, @knutjensen linkedin.com/in/howardlindzon linkedin.com/in/knutejensen linkedin.com/company/socialleverage #fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WUq1VZuCdHcjO8eoFdHvc?si=o1zpVfg-Q8O2VgcxG7XtUQ

WATCHING

Jerry teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: Seinfeld. We can learn a lot from the discipline, determination, and hard work Jerry puts into everything he does.

JOB BOARD

We're Hiring an Operations Manager — Social Leverage

Operations Manager - Scottsdale, AZ $70k – $80k • No equity Arizona’s largest and most exciting venture Fund is hiring! Based in Scottsdale, Social Leverage is seeking an “operations manager” to liaise and assist with fund management and service providers to our family of funds. This is an excit

https://www.socialleverage.com/blog/2021/12/8/were-hiring-an-operations-manager

Our portfolio companies are seeking great candidates to fill roles in engineering, product management, design, sales, marketing, HR, and more. Browse ALL available opportunities here.

Check out all of our portfolio companies at Social Leverage.

Affiliate Disclosure: Social Leverage Group, LLC ("SLG"), Social Leverage Capital Fund I, LP ("SLC"), Social Leverage Capital Fund II, LP ("SLCII"), Social Leverage Capital Fund III, LP ("SLCIII") and Social Leverage Capital Fund IV, LP ("SLCIV") are all distinct entities from Social Leverage, LLC ("SL"). Social Leverage is not a registered investment advisor. SLC, SLCII, SLCIII, SLCIV, SLG and SL have used the logo and branding of Social Leverage with the permission of Social Leverage Group, LLC.