I am legitimately afraid for founders who show up to meetings/ pitches unprepared.<p>Kobe Bryant was an idol of mine growing up, and the stories of his obsessive preparation and competitiveness are simply incredible. He is an extremely smart, driven person. I can envision him being ruthless.<p>Link to a random Olympics all night training session story: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-woke-up-at-4-am-to-practice-before-olympics-2013-3" rel="nofollow">http://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-woke-up-at-4-am-t...</a>
As a big Kobe fan, I'm excited to see what his career will be like post career. I hope he takes a hands-on approach with this venture rather than just have his money managed. There's a lot he can bring from playing competitive basketball to the startup world.
$100M for a seed fund, right? Can't imagine $100M being a serious play for anything other than a seed fund. I think he'd make a good board member, not so much as an early stage investor.
bryant|stibel has actually been investing for a couple years out of a smaller fund in LA but they've been fairly low key about it. this seems to be the big coming out party, with a much larger fund to play with now that kobe is "retired". =)