Listen "Albert Wenger"
Episode Synopsis
As the startup world continues to expand, with it the myriad opportunities and options for success do as well; and no one process suits everyone. As a partner at preeminent VC firm Union Square Ventures, Albert Wenger navigates that everyday, and as a failed entrepreneur, it’s something he’s experienced even more personally. A self-described technology optimist, takes us through the approach he and his partners take to investing and advising companies, how, as a company, they aim to be effective and not “right,” and why staying focused on a single (evolving) thesis has lead to their success.
What You’ll Learn:
Why as a founder one of the biggest mistakes you can make is hiring people like you.
How raising money is like singing in the shower (and why that matters).
How deferring funds early on is a better path to success.
What will upstage capital as the new most important commodity in business.
Why all software can and should be social at its core.
What You’ll Learn:
Why as a founder one of the biggest mistakes you can make is hiring people like you.
How raising money is like singing in the shower (and why that matters).
How deferring funds early on is a better path to success.
What will upstage capital as the new most important commodity in business.
Why all software can and should be social at its core.