#002: Adrian Stone - The Not-So-Small-Time VC

Adrian Stone ( @SmallTimeVC ) is an angel investor & entrepreneur, who’s done immense work in the Melbourne Startup scene. A self-declared small time VC, he’s well known for running one of Australia’s earliest accelerators ( AngelCube ), and voicing an array of opinions over Twitter. Adrian now spends most of his time on unique investments & finance, slowly working on a great little publication called Seven.

This guy is a lot of fun to talk to, always dropping something interesting when it comes to general entrepreneurship, and grinding it out in the business world.

We covered a wide-ranging array of topics including:

• His first job at Tandy and becoming an entrepreneur & investor

• On indirectly instilling an entrepreneurial spirit as a father

• On indirectly or directly learning from his parents, that he still carries today

• Thoughts on the future of electric and autonomous cars

• How he picks his angel investments

• Advice for those wanting to get into angel investing

• Lessons learnt being in venture capital

• Recommended/go-to books for gifting

• Something he believes in, that others may not

• How he defines success and finding direction in career choice, without worrying about money

Enjoy the episode,

Jordan Michaelides

Show Notes

• Bio from first job at Tandy to becoming an entrepreneur & investor {04:52}

• How to work an earnout {17:34}

• How Y Combinator inspired Angelcube, and the link to Inspire 9 {27:04}

• On indirectly instilling an entrepreneurial spirit as a father {37:50}

• On indirectly or directly learning from his parents, that he still carries today {43:27}

• Commentary on events like Brexit and President Trump {50:34}

• On the value of a Tesla as a luxury car {01:00:28}

• Thoughts on the future of electric and autonomous cars {01:06:38}

• How he picks his angel investments {01:18:22}

• Advice for those wanting to get into angel investing and his background on Investors Org {01:22:28}

• Lessons learnt being in venture capital {01:28:43}

• Recommended/go-to books for gifting  {01:31:10}

• Morning rituals {01:36:07}

• Amazing purchases under $200 {01:40:32}

• Something he believes in, that others may not {01:42:04}

• How he defines success and finding direction in career choice, without worrying about money {01:45:07}

    
Adrian Stone ( @SmallTimeVC  ) is an angel investor & entrepreneur, who’s done immense work in the Melbourne Startup scene. A self-declared small time VC, he’s well known for running one of Australia’s earliest accelerators ( AngelCube  ), and voicing an array of opinions over Twitter. Adrian now spends most of his time on unique investments & finance, slowly working on a great little publication called  Seven.      This guy is a lot of fun to talk to, always dropping something interesting when it comes to general entrepreneurship, and grinding it out in the business world.     We covered a wide-ranging array of topics including:
His first job at Tandy and becoming an entrepreneur & investor
On indirectly instilling an entrepreneurial spirit as a father
On indirectly or directly learning from his parents, that he still carries today
Thoughts on the future of electric and autonomous cars 
How he picks his angel investments 
Advice for those wanting to get into angel investing
Lessons learnt being in venture capital
Recommended/go-to books for gifting
Something he believes in, that others may not
How he defines success and finding direction in career choice, without worrying about money

Enjoy the episode,

Jordan Michaelides

Show Notes

• Bio from first job at Tandy to becoming an entrepreneur & investor {04:52}
• How to work an earnout {17:34}
• How Y Combinator inspired Angelcube, and the link to Inspire 9 {27:04}
• On indirectly instilling an entrepreneurial spirit as a father {37:50}
• On indirectly or directly learning from his parents, that he still carries today {43:27}
• Commentary on events like Brexit and President Trump {50:34}
• On the value of a Tesla as a luxury car {01:00:28}
• Thoughts on the future of electric and autonomous cars {01:06:38}
• How he picks his angel investments {01:18:22}
• Advice for those wanting to get into angel investing and his background on Investors Org {01:22:28}
• Lessons learnt being in venture capital {01:28:43}
• Recommended/go-to books for gifting  {01:31:10}
• Morning rituals {01:36:07}
• Amazing purchases under $200 {01:40:32}
• Something he believes in, that others may not {01:42:04}
• How he defines success and finding direction in career choice, without worrying about money {01:45:07}