Video interview from Silicon Valley. “Igor Shoifot Anatomy” - a provocative interview with the famous inhabitant of Silicon Valley

Igor Shoifot is the founder, co-founder, chairman, CEO and COO of several successful startups (Epsylon Games, Fotki.com, vInternship, and more than a dozen), an investor, a representative of TMT Investments in America (with an office in San Francisco), a professor at Berkeley University (one of the most prestigious public universities in the United States) and the University of San Francisco, chairman of the board of directors of the largest Ukrainian incubator Happy Farm . Igor and TMT Investments specialize in investments (from $ 250,000 to $ 5 million) in advanced start-ups, as well as help start-ups from the CIS and Russia to enter international markets. If you came from Russia or the CIS and came to the Valley to look for investments, or have been to any startup parties, then you probably already know Igor.

The interview turned out to be quite provocative and long, so they jokingly called him “Igor Shoifot's Anatomy” - like “everything you wanted, but you were afraid to ask Shoifot”. By the way, who does not know Igor, the previous introductory interview (not mine) on Habré was here , and here is an excellent tutorial from Igor on how to make a pitch presentation

Igor's full track record can be viewed on his LinkedIn page .
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The interview turned out to be quite long, but, as they say, you cannot throw out the words from the song. Below is a list of questions asked by Igor, you can squander on the interest:

• What are you doing now?
• What are the most promising areas for startups, and which are better not to go?
• You said that a startup can concentrate either on growth or on monetization. If a startup does not do this - is this a “red flag” for investors?
• At what stage is it worth raising investments?
• How to do fundraising? Where are investors looking for deals? AngelList ?
• What information about a startup investors pay attention in the first place?
• Are the recommendations and finding a startup in the valley important?
• What is the best for founders to share a company: equally or should the CEO have an advantage?
• What is worth paying attention to in therm-shits when making a deal with investors?
• You recently spoke at a viral marketing conference. Let's talk about how to make a product viral.
• Do I need to constantly try to invent all new viral marketing campaigns?
• What books for entrepreneurs advise?
• Tell us about the main, in your opinion, viral marketing tools.
• Let's talk about lifestyle. What can you advise startups based on personal experience?
• There is something else about startups, what do you think is important to say?

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