Wannabe Angels
Episodes
Bloomberg Beta's Roy Bahat on Early-Stage Strategy, AI, and the Open Angels Program [Ep 44]
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry sits down with Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta, a venture capital firm that was the first to focus on the future of work and ...
Carta's Peter Walker on VC Metrics, Angel Investing, and Fund Performance [Ep 43]
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Harry and Colin sit down with Peter Walker, Head of the Insights Team at Carta. Peter focuses on uncovering key narratives acros...
Empowering Creators: Megan Lightcap on the Future of VC Investments in Creators [Ep 42]
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Carta for sponsoring today’s episode! If you’re looking for a simple and highly-professionalized solution to form and administrate an...
Bruce Hamilton on Letting Everybody Invest in Pop Culture [Ep 41]
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Carta for sponsoring today’s episode! If you’re looking for a simple and highly-professionalized solution to form and administrate an...
This satire newsletter writer has helped startups raise over $100 million [Ep 40]
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Sydecar for sponsoring today’s episode! Read more about the SPV product that both Harry and Colin use for their investments below.In th...
SPV Strategies and Insights Webinar Recording: Harry, Colin, & Riley Rodgers [Ep 39]
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry, Colin, and Riley Rodgers have a detailed discussion moderated by Halle Kaplan-Allen from Sydecar. They explore the complexitie...
Venture Insights with Jonathan Hung: Angel Investments & Media Power [Ep 38]
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Sydecar for sponsoring today’s episode! Read more about the SPV product that both Harry and Colin use for their investments below.In th...
Chris Nakutis-Taylor: Mastering Marketplaces with Nomad Ventures [Ep 37]
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Sydecar for sponsoring today’s episode! Read more about the SPV product that both Harry and Colin use for their investments below.In th...
Rob Lusk: Syndicating Deals with Sydecar [Ep 36]
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Sydecar for sponsoring today’s episode! Read more about the SPV product that both Harry and Colin use for their investments below.In th...
Investing in Weird Startups with Morgan Barrett [Ep 35]
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Sydecar for sponsoring today’s episode! Read more about the SPV product that both Harry and Colin use for their investments below.In th...
Community and Capital: Investing Insights with Ben Lang [Ep 34]
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Sydecar for sponsoring today’s episode! Read more about the SPV product that both Harry and Colin use for their investments below.In th...
Investing in SMBs with Paul Strachman from SPAR Ventures [Ep 33]
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Harry speaks with Paul Strachman. Paul is an early-stage technology investor based in NY. After 8 years as General Partner at differen...
Why Alex Roy Would Invest in Waymo Today [Ep 32]
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Harry and Colin talk with Alex Roy. Alex is the founder of Johnson & Roy Advisors, the Autonocast, The Drive & The Human Driving Assoc...
How Alex Cohen Balances Angel Investing, Shit Posting, and Product Lead [Ep 31]
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wannabe Angels Breakfast Tacos Meetup Info - Sept 26 from 9:00 AM-11:00 AMhttps://lu.ma/3k4jtfq2In this episode, Harry and Colin speak with Alex Cohen...
TikTok and Angel Investing with Maggie Sellers [Ep 30]
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wannabe Angels Breakfast Tacos Meetup Info - Sept 26 from 9:00 AM-11:00 AMhttps://lu.ma/3k4jtfq2In this episode, Harry and Colin speak with Maggie Sel...
The Art of SPVs with Alex Pattis [Ep 29]
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wannabe Angels Breakfast Tacos Meetup Info - Sept 26 from 9:00 AM-11:00 AMhttps://lu.ma/3k4jtfq2In this episode, Colin speaks with Alex Pattis. Alex...
Mastering Startup Growth and Sales: Insights from Expert Dojo's Brandon Gerson [Ep 28]
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry speaks with Brandon Gerson. Brandon Gerson is an entrepreneur, sales person, venture partner, and angel investor. Throughout ...
The PR Behind Angel Investing with Trace Cohen [Ep 27]
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin interviews Trace Cohen, a serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience. He founded Brandyourself during college, launched mo...
Is Nick Huber the Most Hated Investor on Twitter? [Ep 26]
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harry just made his second investment from his fund - check it out here. And without further ado, let's get into today's episode!In this episode, Coli...
Importance of Investing in Diverse Founders with Marcia Dawood [Ep 25]
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry talk with Marcia Dawood. Marcia is an investor in many early-stage private companies and funds. In addition to he...
Colin Gardiner on His Experience at Outdoorsy [Ep 24]
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry talks to Colin about his time at Outdoorsy. Outdoorsy is a RV sharing platform where owners can list ...
Investing in Highly Regulated Industries with Stevie Cline [Ep 23]
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Colin and Harry talk with Stevie Cline. Stevie is an experienced executive in regulatory and compliance, operations, business developm...
25 Years of Angel Investing with Martin Tobias [Ep 22]
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry speaks with Martin Tobias. Martin Tobias is an experienced entrepreneur and investor known for his involvement in various suc...
Investing in the Future: Learn, Earn and Own with Katelyn Donnelly [Ep 21]
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry and Colin talk with Katelyn Donnelly. Katelyn is the Managing Director of Avalanche VC, an early-stage venture firm investing...
Investing in Exceptional Founders: Mac Conwell's Approach at Rare Breed [Ep 20]
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
McKeever "Mac" Conwell II is the managing partner at RareBreed Ventures. Mac's background includes a former role as a software engineer and working as...
Rolling Funds and Relentless Founders: Andrew Gluck’s Approach to Investing [Ep 19
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Colin and Harry talk with Andrew Gluck. He is the Founder & Solo GP of irrvrnt. He spent over a decade in digital marketing, includi...
Educating Angel Investors with Sam Huleatt [Ep 18]
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry talk to Sam Huleatt. Sam is a seasoned professional in the startup and venture capital scene who is taking some tim...
Unleashing the Power of 'Go to Market' with Kyle Richless [Ep 17]
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry talk with Kyle Richless. Kyle is a hands-on, GTM advisor/investor, with a particular focus towards optimizing the com...
Investing in Network Effects with Sameer Singh [Ep 16]
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry talk to Sammer Singh. Sameer is an early-stage investor focused on network effects. "Creator" of Breadcrumb.vc and ...
Amber Illig’s Journey from Angel Investor to General Partner [Ep. 15]
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry talk with Amber Illig. Amber Illig is an angel investor turned solo General Partner at The Council Fund, where she ...
Angel Investing in Vertical SaaS with Nick Tippmann [Ep.14]
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin is joined by Nick Tippmann. Nick Tippmann is a successful angel investor focusing on early-stage B2B Vertical SaaS companies. ...
Syndicating Deals with Colin and a New Mini Fund for Harry [Ep. 13]
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry, and Colin fly solo, and they discuss their updates in angel investing. Harry discusses his new fund, and Col...
Angel Investing in Devtools with swyx [ep. 12]
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry are joined by swyx aka Shawn Wang. Shawn is a well-known angel investor actively involved in the developer relations ...
Why I Won’t Be Angel Investing Anymore - Dennis Hegstad [Ep. 11]
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry and Colin are joined by Dennis Hegstad. Dennis is an angel investor and the founder of Vigilance. The company protects direct-...
Navigating the Evolving Angel Investing Landscape - Gale Wilkinson [Ep10]
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gale Wilkinson joins Harry and Colin to discuss her journey into angel investing and what she does to make it open to everyone. Gale is VITALIZE's f...
Kirk Ouimet Interview After Party [Ep9]
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Harry and Colin discuss their interview from episode 8 with Kirk Ouimet. The original episode can her found here.Where to Liste...
Outsized IRR with Kirk Ouimet
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry and Colin talk to Kirk Ouimet. Kirk Ouimet is a successful entrepreneur, inventor, and investor who founded Scan, a computer vi...
Running the Angel Squad with Brian Nichols
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brian is the co-founder and lead for the Lyft syndicate UpLyft, which has 3,500+ members, and a Co-Founder of Hustle Fund's Angel Squad. Across all of...
Balancing Being a Founder and Angel Investor with Andrew Arruda [Ep6]
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry and Colin speak with Andrew Arruda. Andrew is a serial entrepreneur and active angel investor. Andrew is the CEO/Co-founder of ...
9 years of Angel Investing with Scott Paul [Ep5]
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry and Colin talk with Scott Paul. Scott is a long time angel investor based in Utah and focused in Utah, he is well known startup...
Should You Angel Invest With Conviction Or Do You Follow The Lead? [Ep4]
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin and Harry discuss what they have recently been up to in the world of angel investing, a recent twitter thread, and what types o...
Jack Greco Interview After Party [Ep3]
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this quick episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry and Colin discuss the interview with Jack Greco from Episode 2. What went right, what went wrong and ho...
Lessons Learned From 100+ Angel Investments - Jack Greco
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry and Colin are joined by guest Jack Greco. Jack is from Buffalo, New York, and co-founded one of the area’s ...
What’s an Angel Investor? [Ep1]
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry and Colin discuss the meaning of Angel investing, their goals with this podcast, and how they got started. They also discuss to...