David Olivencia
Co-Founder & CEO, Angeles Investors · General Partner, Angeles Ventures · Author, NetWORKing Excellence
Conversations
The two percent problem nobody wants to say out loud
Inside the number every Latino VC conversation ends up citing — and the mechanics behind it. On misread risk, missing networks, and why the pre-seed gap is the one that matters.
Transcript →In their words
You gotta pick a thesis you believe in, that you can defend, that you're gonna pitch investors on — where they'll believe in you and why they should give their hard-earned money to you versus all the other alternatives.C·004
Corridor Context
Angeles Investors is one of the largest and fastest-growing Latino angel investing groups in America — roughly 700 members, 30 sponsors, and a portfolio of about 30 companies. Angeles Ventures, the associated fund, is backed by Bank of America, the State of Illinois, and roughly 90 other limited partners.
The arc they moved through
A warm, rapid-fire start. Pride, personality, and the one word in each guest's language that English can't touch.
Where they come from, and how it shaped the way they build, invest, and lead. Terroir over resume.
The real work. The honest business, the hard decisions, the bet they're actually making. Host as peer, not fan.
The jam session. Escalating questions, playful to profound, and one answer the guest can save "pa' la sobremesa."
The same closing question, every guest, forever: who held the door open for you, and whose name goes on the door you're holding open?