The Million-Dollar Tax Rule Most Founders Miss - Ankur Nagpal (USVC)

Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Teachable, the online education platform acquired in 2020, and the founder behind several companies focused on expanding access to entrepreneurship, financial education, and private market investing.

In this episode, Ankur explains how building Facebook apps in college led him into entrepreneurship, why he created Teachable to help creators own their audiences, and what he learned from selling a company during one of the biggest stock market crashes in financial history. He also shares how discovering little-known sections of the U.S. tax code completely changed his understanding of wealth creation and why many founders unknowingly leave millions of dollars on the table.

This conversation covers entrepreneurship, Teachable, startup investing, venture capital, private markets, accredited investor laws, tax code strategy, QSBS, Silicon Valley, financial education, founders, AI startups, compliance, and why access—not ability—may be the biggest barrier to building wealth.