ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701

Molly is joined by Laurie Yoler as they dive into her early experiences in VC before discussing how she became the first investor in Tesla (1:45). Next, Laurie talks about her time at Qualcomm and Playground then they wrap with a discussion about AI and how Laurie’s investments were impacted by the pandemic (30:31). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (1:45) Arriving in Venture (7:36) Laurie’s first investments (13:39) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free. (14:49) Investing in Tesla (21:21) Prenuvo - Get $300 off at http://prenuvo.com/twist (22:51) Raising money for a car company (26:22) Finding strategic partners (30:31) Laurie’s time at Qualcomm and autonomous vehicles (37:11) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (38:42) Joining Playground (41:29) Leaf Logistics (45:44) Benefitting from the pandemic (48:54) Investing in AI FOLLOW Laurie: https://twitter.com/laurieyoler FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190