🎧 New First Cheque Episode 🎧 

First Cheque exists to share some of the most interesting and informative early-stage investing conversations in Australia, and around the world.

This week, First Cheque features a not-to-be-missed interview with an investor who has +460 early-stage investments in their portfolio, and Earning Ears is packed with tips to get the most out of LinkedIn.

📚 Meet Marvin Liao 📚

An investor looking for those founders with a sense of “je ne sais quoi”

"Your job as an investor is to try to be very calm." - Marvin Liao, Partner at Diaspora VC

On the latest episode of the First Cheque podcast, co-hosts Cheryl Mack from Aussie Angels and Maxine Minter from Co Ventures interview Marvin Liao from Diaspora VC and discuss investing through long-term financial cycles - no matter what the market sentiment is.

Marvin is an ex-big tech/media exec and has invested over USD$50M while being in Silicon Valley for over two decades.

After spending a decade building international teams at Yahoo, Marvin moved on to advising startups, accelerators and investment teams around the world including as a Partner at 500 Startups. In 2021, Marvin co-founded and is now Partner at Diaspora VC focused on backing European founders building tech companies in the US.

With a wealth of experience directly supporting startups and scale-ups, Marvin advocates a founder-first investment philosophy, prioritising the drive, capacity to learn, and responsiveness of founders over all else.

Listen to the new episode and learn more about Marvin on the First Cheque podcast.

🌱 Inspired by First Cheque: Risk-Taking & Development 🌱

Have you applied life lessons from First Cheque? Read how a First Cheque listener applied podcast lessons to parenting strategies.

On the Substack Sunny & Bold, Jenna Polson shares insights from being a “parent first and a venture enthusiast second” - and finding parallels between supporting young kids and supporting young companies.

Jenna explores supportive risk taking, emotional safety, how early experiences can influence a lifetime, and other practical lessons from previous First Cheque podcast guests Daniel Gavel from Black Sheep Capital & Jessy Wu from AfterWork Ventures.

Read Sunny & Bold Substack here 

📣 Earning Eyes & Earning Ears 📣

On Earning Ears, Adam Spencer interviews community leaders about how they attract people into their ecosystem, engage audiences in a meaningful way, and keep their attention.

_{Catch up on the previous Earning Ears interviews:}

• 🚀 EP5: Michael Batko from Startmate on how feedback loops are crucial for growth. Listen to Batko

• 🎯 EP4: Bree Fedele from Airtree on content marketing that converts with your audience. Listen to Bree

• 🧡 EP3: Paz Pisarski from The Community Collective on how to build strong communities. Listen to Paz

• 📧 EP2: Gemma Clancy & Will Richards from Overnight Success on growing a newsletter subscriber list with thousands of engaged readers. Listen to Gemma & Will

• 🤖 EP1: Yaniv Bernstein at The Startup Podcast on how to create value through podcasting, community and business. Listen to Yaniv

🌐 FinTechFun 🌐

The tech visionary and powerhouse behind Sub11, Chris Titley hosts FinTechFun’s insightful interviews with founders and executive leaders in finance. Each episode a deep-dive into the Aussie FinTech scene, the FinTechFun podcast explores finance topics from lending to AI and crypto - all with a sprinkle of fun.

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