About this episode

Cyan Banister discusses her investment journey and strategies in venture capital.

Cyan Banister put her entire IronPort exit into SpaceX when the rockets were still blowing up on the launchpad. She never sold. It became the best investment of her life. She is Co-Founder and General Partner at Long Journey Ventures, spent 4 years as a partner at Founders Fund, and with her husband Scott Banister has built one of the most successful angel portfolios in the world across 20+ years of investing together: SpaceX. Anduril. Uber. PayPal. Affirm. Flexport. Postmates. Niantic. Opendoor. Carta. Together AI. Diamond Foundry. Crusoe. Flock Safety. Substrate. Brave. Depop. Calm. Fivetran. Zappos. Cyan joins Sourcery at Long Journey's HQ to break down how she actually sources deals, why she refuses to chase hot rounds, and what she is buying next in nanotech and biotech. She found Niantic in a customer support inbox at Hint Water. She found Uber by asking taxi drivers what their day was actually like. Her point is that the alpha is in paying attention, and that the best investments arrive as a feeling before they arrive as a thesis. Cyan Banister: https://x.com/cyantist Molly O’Shea: https://x.com/MollySOShea Sourcery: ⁠ https://x.com/sourceryy 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊…

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