Zak Slayback invests at 1517 Fund, backing founders without undergraduate degrees, young entrepreneurs, and deep-tech scientists. He was on the founding team at Praxis and wrote How to Get Ahead, a guide to building a career and professional network.

Unclaimed profile

Zak Slayback invests at 1517 Fund, backing founders without undergraduate degrees, young entrepreneurs, and deep-tech scientists. He was on the founding team at Praxis and wrote How to Get Ahead, a guide to building a career and professional network.

Career

Partner at 1517 Fund until Present

Investing Announcements

zakslayback.substack.com

Talent Identification, Venture Capital & Optimism

How early venture investing becomes a search for overlooked talent, and why exceptional outcomes require optimism about founders.

Open ↗
zakslayback.com

Don’t Keep Selling to Early Stage Startups

Lessons from his consulting work on choosing clients, assessing their ability to pay, and setting clear project scope.

Open ↗

Zak's Collections

Zak's Lists

In these lists

Cosigns Given