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Trace Cohen

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The VITALIZE Podcast: Venture Capital | Startups | Angel Investing

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Jennifer Smith

Austen Allred

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Wes Kao

Jim Watson

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Shaun Brown

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Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Trace Cohen (@Trace_Cohen), Managing Director of New York Venture Partners, where he manages over 50 direct early stage startup investments. NYVP is a Family Office that invests in early stage startups that provides an ecosystem of financing, mentorship and strategic marketing. Trace has sourced/met thousands of founders, conducted due diligence, leading to multiple strategic investments every month, while also helping to manage over 50 current investments. He also runs the Active Investors Community with hundreds of investors around the world providing deal flow, speakers and networking opportunities through his newsletter, Slack channel and Upstream app.He was the President and Co-Founder of Launch.it, a new self-publishing platform for PR professionals, agencies and brands to launch and socialize everything new. Prior to that Trace was an SVP at iFluencePR where he “created understanding for a complex world.” He specializes in strategic PR for tech companies looking to develop their communications, branding and outreach strategies to connect with their communities and customers with transparency. Trace is a graduate of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. He is one of the original Co-Founders and former CMO of Brand-Yourself.com, which helped students and young professionals manage their reputation and personal brands online. Website: New York Venture PartnersLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tracecohenTwitter: @Trace_CohenTrace's Email: t@nyvp.comShow Notes: Investing as a family business for Trace Studying entrepreneurship before it was cool Starting his first company, Brand Yourself, from his college dorm room Joining his father as a full time professional angel investor Trace’s distinction between angel investor and professional angel investor Trace’s process for investing at New York Venture Partners  Their “do diligence” process Where they get their deal flow and how they manage and prioritize it Investors as “marriage counselors/therapists” Being in the businesses of saying ‘no’ and exits Some of Trace’s best investments, like Fi and Uizard  Evaluating founders based on their attitude around what’s possible Where they invest geographically and how that has shifted in the last 5 years Making memes and having one go viral Trace’s newsletter The Active Investor List  More about the show:The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 300+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us:Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.The Vitalize Team:Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVCCaroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/

Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@justingordon212</a>) talks with Trace Cohen (<a href="https://twitter.com/Trace_Cohen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Trace_Cohen</a>), Managing Director of <a href="http://www.nyvp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Venture Partners</a>, where he manages over 50 direct early stage startup investments. NYVP is a Family Office that invests in early stage startups that provides an ecosystem of financing, mentorship and strategic marketing. Trace has sourced/met thousands of founders, conducted due diligence, leading to multiple strategic investments every month, while also helping to manage over 50 current investments. He also runs the Active Investors Community with hundreds of investors around the world providing deal flow, speakers and networking opportunities through his newsletter, Slack channel and Upstream app.He was the President and Co-Founder of <a href="http://Launch.it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Launch.it</a>, a new self-publishing platform for PR professionals, agencies and brands to launch and socialize everything new. Prior to that Trace was an SVP at iFluencePR where he “created understanding for a complex world.” He specializes in strategic PR for tech companies looking to develop their communications, branding and outreach strategies to connect with their communities and customers with transparency. Trace is a graduate of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. He is one of the original Co-Founders and former CMO of <a href="http://Brand-Yourself.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brand-Yourself.com</a>, which helped students and young professionals manage their reputation and personal brands online. Website: <a href="http://www.nyvp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Venture Partners</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracecohen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/tracecohen</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Trace_Cohen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Trace_Cohen</a>Trace's Email: t@nyvp.comShow Notes:<ul> <li>Investing as a family business for Trace</li> <li>Studying entrepreneurship before it was cool</li> <li>Starting his first company, Brand Yourself, from his college dorm room</li> <li>Joining his father as a full time professional angel investor</li> <li>Trace’s distinction between angel investor and professional angel investor</li> <li>Trace’s process for investing at <a href="http://www.nyvp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Venture Partners</a> </li> <li>Their “do diligence” process</li> <li>Where they get their deal flow and how they manage and prioritize it</li> <li>Investors as “marriage counselors/therapists”</li> <li>Being in the businesses of saying ‘no’ and exits</li> <li>Some of Trace’s best investments, like <a href="https://tryfi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fi</a> and <a href="https://uizard.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uizard</a> </li> <li>Evaluating founders based on their attitude around what’s possible</li> <li>Where they invest geographically and how that has shifted in the last 5 years</li> <li>Making memes and having one go viral</li> <li>Trace’s newsletter <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tugiIXvkprHMrtLX15GC5ZryXX2g0y3RQzmP7B2KCFw/edit#gid=577007066" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Active Investor List</a> </li> </ul> More about the show:The Vitalize Podcast, a show by <a href="https://vitalize.vc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vitalize Venture Capital</a> (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 300+ member <a href="https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">angel community</a> open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justin Gordon</a>, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital.  More about us:Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.The Vitalize Team: Gale - <a href="https://twitter.com/galeforceVC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/galeforceVC</a> Caroline - <a href="https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_</a> Justin - <a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/justingordon212</a>Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: <a href="https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/</a>

Startup Investing: Trace Cohen of New York Venture Partners on How to Manage Deal Flow, Evaluate Startups, and Partner with Great Founders

Carl Neustaedter

This week on The Voice, our host Tina Barton speaks with Kelly Kubrick, Carl Neustaedter and Trace Cohen. Before speaking at the upcoming Digital Strategy Conference in Ottawa, the three guests share their experiences with the changing landscape of digital strategy and discuss producing content, targeting audiences and shifting tactics.

This week on The Voice, our host Tina Barton speaks with Kelly Kubrick, Carl Neustaedter and Trace Cohen. Before speaking at the upcoming Digital Strategy Conference in Ottawa, the three guests share their experiences with the changing landscape of digital strategy and discuss producing content, targeting audiences and shifting tactics.

The Voice Episode 82: Delving into Digital Strategy with Kelly Kubrick, Carl Neustaedter and Trace Cohen