Why is Dave McClure throwing balls at founders’ heads?

Dave McClure, 500 Startups, Funding

The first question I asked Dave McClure was about why he throws balls at entrepreneurs. The initial 33 words of his answer might make you wish you had someone in your life who threw balls at you.

The rest of the interview will inspire you to stop holding back.

Dave is the founder of 500 Startups, a Silicon Valley seed fund & accelerator that has backed startups from over 40 countries around the world. The companies they’ve helped grow include many Mixergy’s interviewees like Twilio, SendGrid, Udemy, Wildfire and AngelList.

Dave McClure

500 Startups

Dave McClure is the founder of 500 Startups, a Silicon Valley seed fund & accelerator that has backed startups from over 40 countries around the world.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart.

And you know, a few weeks ago, somebody broke into my office, actually got past security on the first floor, which sometimes doesn’t let me up unless I have proper ID, got past the security door up here on the twelfth floor, broke into the office, broke into my drawer right here, stole my passport, some stock certificates and my Social Security number. Yeah. I see Dave has got his mouth agape.

Dave: That sucks.

Andrew: It really does. I thought the office was the most secure thing. Then I started investigating different ways to protect myself and to see if my Social Security number was used and my reputation that I worked so hard on was being ripped apart.

And of all the different products that I tried, Credit Karma, this brand new startup is the one that had the most intuitive software, the easiest to use, and...

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