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Pareto is back in SF this week (Aug 4-9)!
We’re investing $100–200k in ambitious early founders and hosting a few events to connect some of the most cracked builders in the city.
If you’re working on something new or want to be DM me or reach out at anika@pareto20.com
🎧🍌 Edward Lando is the most active angel investor in the world according to Crunchbase.
Ed is the Co-founder of Pareto Holdings, where he’s been an early investor in over 25 unicorns and started and incubated over 10 companies.
We get into how Ed first got started angel investing, how he built up deal flow, why he’s historically kept a low profile, and why he hasn’t raised outside capital.
We also talk concentration vs diversification, why there’s many ways to build successful companies, advice on hiring your first employees, and his playbook for incubating companies at Pareto, which is where he focuses most of his time.
Link to full episode in the comments!
🎧🍌 Edward Lando is the most active angel investor in the world according to Crunchbase.
Ed is the Co-founder of Pareto Holdings, where he’s been an early investor in over 25 unicorns and started and incubated over 10 companies.
We get into how Ed first got started angel investing, how he built up deal flow, why he’s historically kept a low profile, and why he hasn’t raised outside capital.
We also talk concentration vs diversification, why there’s many ways to build successful companies, advice on hiring your first employees, and his playbook for incubating companies at Pareto, which is where he focuses most of his time.
Link to full episode in the comments!
From first message to $100k-$200k wire: 72 hours.
Not because we're reckless. Because when we see what we're looking for, we move.
What we saw: One founder spent 2 years obsessing over their space before thinking about raising. Another built because they couldn't not build. A third knew things about their market we couldn't learn in 100 meetings.
We don't need perfect decks. We don't need complete teams. We don't need revenue.
We need conviction. We need deep understanding. We need obsession.
We can move this fast because we're lean and invest our own capital. No committees. No partners meetings. Just conviction-based decisions.
Sounds like you? Hit me up.