In this episode, Colin and Harry are joined by Shawn Wang. Shawn is a well-known developer, product manager, and angel investor who is actively involved in the developer relations and developer tools community. He has made a name for himself as a blogger, speaker, and community organizer in the tech industry.

0:00 - Intro

3:03 - What are Dev tools?

7:20 - Why did Shawn get into Angel Investing?

8:04 - What is a Scout?

14:41 - Putting people on a path to being a Scout

22:00 - Where does most of Shawn’s deal flow come from?

24:23 - What are some areas that Shawn is excited about that are under the radar?

26:42 - Details on Shawn’s new Startup in the AI Space 33:46 -Twitter Thread - Should one stop angel investing and accumulate huge positions instead?

38:38 -Twitter Thread - Should K-1s from small checks be regretted?

Links to Additional Info:

Shawn Wang

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnswyxwang/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/swyx

Website - https://www.swyx.io/

Will Manidis Tweet - https://twitter.com/WillManidis/status/1643611361698541576?s=20

Katelyn Donnelly Tweet - https://twitter.com/krdonnelly/status/1641403145132847106?s=20

Other Ways to connect with Wannabe Angels

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd0VpLRUqEfQ5mk431z2Lg

Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wannabeangels -

Twitter - https://twitter.com/wannabe_Angels

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wannabe-angels/

About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.

Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy

Harry and Colin are joined by Gale Wilkinson. Gale is the founder and Managing Partner at VITALIZE, a seed fund and angel community investing in transformative WorkTech software. Previously, Wilkinson founded IrishAngels, one of the largest angel groups in the world. Gale has led $70M+ in early-stage deals across 125+ portfolio companies, and she has made 50 personal angel investments. Her experience prior to VC includes founding two HR tech startups, consulting for new product launches with Nielsen, and data strategy with Orbitz.

Links to Additional Info:Gale WilkinsonLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/galevc/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/galeforceVCVC) / Twitter

Websites - https://gale.vc/ https://www.vitalize.vc/ https://www.vitalize.vc/vitalize-angels/

Ed Suh Tweet - https://twitter.com/edsuh/status/1639134290922590209?s=20

David Belle Tweet - https://twitter.com/davidbelle_/status/1641063289944780808?s=20

Other Ways to connect with Wannabe Angels

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd0VpLRUqEfQ5mk431z2Lg

Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wannabeangels

Twitter - https://twitter.com/wannabe_Angels\

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wannabe-angels/

About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.

Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy

In this bonus episode, Harry and Colin discuss their interview from episode 8 with Kirk Ouimet.

Time stamps

0:00 - Intro

3:30 - Will Harry change the way he invests based on what he learned from Kirk?

4:39 - Thoughts on investing beyond your own network/area of expertise

7:09 - Colin’s story about investing in idea and not people

12:15 - Favorite Kirk Quotes

Links to Additional Info:

Episode 8 Links

Podcast - https://rss.com/podcasts/wannabeangels/

YouTube - https://youtu.be/DUg1t4j0mVc

Other Ways to connect with Wannabe Angels

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd0VpLRUqEfQ5mk431z2Lg

Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wannabeangels

Twitter - https://twitter.com/wannabe_Angels

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wannabe-angels/

About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process

.Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy