Mindsets of $1B Founders with Ankur Nagpal and Andrew Yeung

Founder advice tends to get cleaner every time it is retold. The real decisions were rarely that clean. They were made with incomplete information, uneven conviction, changing markets, and the possibility that the rule everyone repeated did not apply to the company in front of them. AngelList and Fibe are putting that tension at the center of a live conversation with Ankur Nagpal and Andrew Yeung.

Nagpal has seen company building from several seats. The official page traces Teachable from an idea to $60 million in annual recurring revenue and a $250 million sale, followed by another company built and sold and a move into venture investing through USVC. Yeung now convenes founders and operators through Fibe after product roles at Google and Meta. The useful part is not a victory-lap biography. It is the pattern recognition that changes when somebody has had to build, sell, and then evaluate other founders.

What the event is built around

• How outlier founders make decisions before the evidence is obvious
• Where lived founder judgment departs from widely repeated advice
• What changes when an operator becomes an investor
• The role of timing, conviction, and market selection in company formation
• A live virtual format with approval-required registration

Who should have it on the radar

This conversation is relevant for founders, early operators, angel investors, venture teams, and people preparing to start a company. It should be especially useful for anyone trying to distinguish durable founder judgment from the advice that becomes obvious only after an outcome is known.

What to watch

AngelList and Fibe are the named co-hosts. Ankur Nagpal and Andrew Yeung are the speakers, with Yeung also listed as a host. Watch for the moments when each speaker describes a decision that looked wrong in real time. Those are usually more revealing than the principles that sound inevitable after the company works.

Event details

• Date: 2026-09-01
• Time: 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
• Location: Online
• Type: Webinar
• Register: Official event page

Registration requirements, capacity, ticket prices, location details, and program information can change. Use the official registration page for the latest information from the organizer.