Today’s conversation is with Tyler Tringas, the Founder of the Calm Company Fund, which takes a different approach to investing in startups.
While the traditional model has taken the boom or bust approach to Venture, the Calm Fund seeks to invest in lower-growth, sustainable, cash-flowing companies.
Since 2014, Tyler has been sharing his perspectives on entrepreneurship, while living in remote locations such as Thailand.
Expect to learn about how serendipity, interest, and motivation are all related, micro-Saas (a term Tyler coined himself), and much more.
Enjoy!
Timestamps:
(0:59): Who is Tyler Tringas, and what are calm companies?
(8:01): Tyler’s thoughts on Peter Thiel’s idea that “competition is for losers.”
(15:22): Identifying an opportunity, learning to code, and quitting his job.
(18:04): Understanding and mitigating risk.
(24:53): Living in a big city vs. decentralized networking.
(32:55): Coding is a valuable skill that is overrated, unless combined with something else.
(37:03): Is networking overrated?
(45:29): Leaning into your expertise vs. trying something new.
(49:02): What is micro-SaaS?
(52:10): What did Tyler’s first startup failure teach him?
A sustainable approach to Venture investing with Tyler Tringas