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The Talent Agent Model | Entrepreneurs First

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Two years ago, I joined Entrepreneurs First to help establish our presence in the United States. As a Talent Investor, my role is to identify and attract exceptional founders, support them through our program, and ultimately decide which teams we’ll invest in. Talent investing is a unique role and EF is a unique company, which often makes it difficult to explain what I do to family and friends. Recently, it became clearer to me: I’m an agent and a manager for North America’s best future founders. I believe in someone before anyone else does, and do whatever it takes to help them become a superstar. This philosophy seems to be shared by some other VCs – which would explain why Mike Ovitz – the legendary talent investor and founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) – is on the advisory board of a16z and a close advisor to Josh Kushner (Thrive). Over the past few months, I’ve gone deep into the world of talent agencies—studying how they were built, how they operate, and what is special abo

The Talent Agent Model | Entrepreneurs First a new model for talent investing Two years ago, I joined Entrepreneurs First to help establish our presence in the United States. As a Talent Investor, my role is to identify and attract exceptional founders, support them through our program, and ultimately decide which teams we’ll invest in. Talent investing is a unique role and EF is a unique company, which often makes it difficult to explain what I do to family and friends. Recently, it became clearer to me: I’m an agent and a manager for North America’s best future founders. I believe in someone

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