Jonathan is a General Partner at Indicator Ventures, however, Jonathan has not always been an early stage investor! After graduating from Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business, Jonathan was the Director of Marketing at Sheets Brand Energy and Sleep Strips, helping launch their national advertising campaign in over 50,000 retail locations. He parlayed his experience into founding Socialosity, a digital marketing agency connecting brands with top-tier celebrities and influencers (LeBron James, Serena Williams, Pitbull, Chris Paul, etc.) through social media. Most recently, he was Co-founder of Kodiak Samurai, a NYC-based social media agency catering to complex global brand clients including Amazon’s Audible.com, Rolling Stone Magazine and Polaroid, among others.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
1.) How Jon made his way into the world of early stage investing?
2.) What does the Jonathan make of the evolution of social with the rise of the mobile? What does Jonathan think will be the platform for social in the future?  
3.) How can angels use social media to assert their presence and thought leadership in an industry?
4.) How can angels bridge the divide of being a thought leader in one industry without losing the deal flow from another?
5.) How can angels build better relationships with current portfolio company founders through different social platforms? Does taking the conversation off email make the relationship deeper?
6.) Tell us about a war story, can you give us a little detail on an investment that went awry, what went wrong and how you changed your style as a result 

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How Angels Can Use Social Media To Increase Deal Flow With Jonathan Struhl @ Indicator Ventures

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