Transcript
Introduction
Patrick
My guest today is Matt Clifford. He's the cofounder of Entrepreneur First, the world's leading talent investor. Entrepreneur First invests pre-company by helping the best people in cities around the world find a cofounder, develop an idea, and start a company. So far, they've helped 1,000 people start 200 companies worth a combined $1.5 billion. This conversation covers their entire ecosystem and holds lessons for anyone building a business. I especially loved Matt's ideas on the history of ambition. Please enjoy our conversation.
Entrepreneur First
Patrick
Matt, this is going to be really fun, a completely unique conversation relative to a lot of the ones that I've had. Since you're doing something so unusual, maybe you could just start by explaining what it is that you do and then we've got seven or eight topic areas to cover.