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Pete Flint
Experienced Entrepreneur and Investor
Pete Flint
Pete Flint is a British entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder and former CEO of Trulia. He is currently a General Partner at NFX, an early-stage venture capital firm in San Francisco.
Key Facts about Pete Flint:
- Co-founder and former CEO of Trulia, an online real estate marketplace that he led from inception to a $3.5 billion merger with Zillow in 201524
- General Partner at NFX, a seed-stage venture capital firm in San Francisco34
- Member of the Stanford GSB Management Board at Stanford University Graduate School of Business13
- Founding Board Member of New Story Charity, a non-profit focused on eliminating homelessness1
- Formerly part of the founding team at lastminute.com, a leading European online travel site acquired for over $1 billion in 200524
- Holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Masters in Physics with Highest Honors from University of Oxford24
- Named Northern California EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 and awarded an OBE for services to entrepreneurship in 20212
Flint has been an active angel investor and advisor to consumer internet and network effect businesses since 2012. He joined NFX as a General Partner in 2016 to invest in and advise early-stage startups, with a focus on those with strong network effects and defensibility.34
Highlights
Simple concept, clear vision, and flawless execution is a recipe for a great startup.
It's the same in VC. Great investors do simple things well, and don't overcomplicate.
Great, honest take from my colleague @omri_drory on the VC ecosystem: https://t.co/5Xho3rfAXx
The SaaS ecosystem is unbundling.
Niche platforms with great UX, industry insights, and reliable databases can now capture market share from broad incumbents.
It's the "verticalization of everything." Here's what we mean: https://t.co/ANcM5hzalH
