Digg’s Kevin Rose: will he get back in the game?
Tue Dec 10, 2013 14:06 Share
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Can one guy be both a wunderkind and an elder statesman? If anyone in the world of tech fits the bill, it’s Kevin Rose. He made national headlines in 2006 as his site Digg soared in popularity and investors gave it a $60m valuation. He left Digg to found more companies: Milk, Revision3, and Pownce. Now at 36, he helps other entrepreneurs secure funding and develop their ideas – as a VC at Google Ventures, and eventually, through his extremely popular syndicate on AngelList. As of early December, he had 658 backers, to the tune of $2.8m per deal. When he sat down with Jason in November at Launch Hackathon, he described why he ‘loves and hates’ being a VC, and whether he’s ever getting back into the ring as a founder, and tips for pitching your product to investors. Plus, the Bitcoins he sold when they hit $300.
