Founder-turned-VC: What Thomas Panton did next

Thomas Panton is a serial entrepreneur and now Venture Fellow at Endgame Capital, investing in early-stage 'climate-change-denier-proof' tech startups.

In this interview, Steph and Thomas discuss:

- What happened with the eco marketplace he co-founded, Canopey
- The key lessons from Canopey's post-mortem - and how he's applying them to his new stealth startup
- Co-founder alignment - red flags / green flags - and the best way to test them
- How being a serial entrepreneur has helped him be a better investor now
- What Endgame Capital looks for in their investment deals
- How to help remove some of the unconscious bias in VC
- What makes a 1% founder

(Psst! Here's the Matt Lerner interview mentioned in the conversation: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6i0oJnpsNDgW0JF8ZkKu3R?si=652d59ea50d14c30 )

Fundraising? Head to Endgame Capital's website, here: https://www.endgamecapital.vc/ or drop Thomas a message here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaspanton/

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