#86 Kent Goldman

Kent Goldman #86 Founder and general partner, Upside Partnership Kent Goldman says that as a seed investor, he always wants to be a founder’s confidant in times of crisis. And that by having a frank and honest relationship, he often is. “When they are thinking through an opportunity or challenge, we will be their first call,” he said. Goldman, formerly in corporate development at Yahoo and an investor at First Round Capital, looks for founders from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints then follows this rule: “Do more listening than speaking,” he said. His investments span enterprise software, consumer tech, financial tech, health software, and Web3. His investments last year included Newness, a beauty live streaming platform; Quilt, a female-focused audio social platform; and Rewatch, a video channel for teams. He was also an investor at HotelTonight, which Airbnb acquired for $400 million in 2019. Source: businessInsider