My firstminute with Kevin Hartz (Eventbrite, Xoom)

My firstminute is a series of informal talks with global leaders sharing stories about the earliest days of their career, how they overcame some of their toughest challenges, and how they now enjoy supporting the next generation. On Wednesday 27th May 2020, we hosted Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder & Chairman at Eventbrite. During the session, Kevin and Spencer Crawley, Co-founder and General Partner at firstminute capital, discussed the high and low points Kevin experienced with founding and growing Eventbrite and Xoom. They also covered his transition into the world of investing, the key criteria that he looks for as part of his investment process, and the advice he is currently employing with his own team and portfolio companies. Some of Kevin's early/seed investments include: Airbnb (Seed, Series A), Uber (Series B), Pinterest (Seed, Series A), and PayPal (Seed).