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STEVE ANDERSON

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I wrote a $250,000 check for Instagram’s seed round. It’s the best quarter-million I’ll ever spend.

instagramreturnsRare interview, 2013

I stay solo because I want to make decisions in a day, not a week. At the seed stage, speed is everything.

investingsolo-gpInterview, 2017

Seed investing is the purest form of venture capital. No metrics to hide behind. Just people and potential.

investingpurityIndustry event, 2019

I don’t need a big fund or a big team. I need good judgment and founders who trust me to be their first believer.

founderssolo-gpLP presentation, 2016

Instagram started as a check-in app with a photo filter feature. The genius was in knowing which feature to keep.

instagrampivotsInterview, 2014