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The Diligent Observer Podcast
Helping angel investors see what most miss.
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Podcasting since 2024 • 66 episodes
The Diligent Observer Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 57: "Old Money To New Money" | Lagos Angel Network Executive Director Dr. Solomon King on Mobilizing Legacy Nigerian Wealth into Venture, Building Angel Culture from Scratch, and Correcting African Founders' Biggest Misconceptions
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:“Old money” sitting on the sidelines – Solomon aims to convert Nigeria's legacy industrialists into venture investors. It made me wonder how much capital is waitin...
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Episode 56: "Hard Tech Is Hard, But So Is Software” | Industrial Sustainability VC Anthony Del Porto on Finding Step-Change Value in Hard Tech, Why the Valley of Death Is Shrinking, and Where he’s Seeing Alpha in 2026
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:Green premium is a deal killer – Anthony won't touch deals where eco-friendliness costs more (end state). If the sustainable solution isn't also the economically s...
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Episode 55: "We Need to Disrupt Ourselves" | SWAN Impact Network Executive Director Suresh Sundarababu on Breaking the Angel Group Mold, Building Great Founder Support Ecosystems, and Takeaways from The 2026 World Economic Forum
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: The “angel investor” imposter syndrome – Suresh’s admission of feeling “unworthy” of the title despite being accredited made me reconsider how ...
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Replay: The 3 T’s of Early Stage Investing | Larry Warnock, Partner Emeritus at Ring Ventures (Episode 16)
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: Execution defines greatness - Larry's conviction that the "best tech doesn't always win" challenges a LOT of assumptions we commonly hold – for ...
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Episode 54: Women at the Table | Golden Seeds' Loretta McCarthy & Angela Allen on Building America's Largest Women-Focused Angel Network, The 3% to 30% Transformation, and Why Angel Education is so Critical
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:The math of representation – Loretta shared that having just one woman in a VC decision room doubles or triples funding odds for women-led companies.Th...
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