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Listen "Tahoe Minds Episode #08 - Matt Nordby: Former President of Playboy Enterprises, Managing Partner at Flume Ventures, and the importance of building authentic relationships"
Episode Synopsis
In episode #08 of Tahoe Minds, Matt Nordby, the former President of Playboy Enterprises and Managing Partner at Flume Ventures joins me to talk about his meandering career, starting as a young sales executive at Sun Microsystems, working for and exiting a $500M startup, becoming President of Playboy enterprises and much more.
We discuss the impact of Scott McNealy and Sun Microsystems, the benefits of naivety in a young career, working for a fortune 200 company versus a startup, his time at Playboy, and his investment thesis behind Flume Ventures, all revolving around authentic relationships.
The overarching theme of the episode is the importance of these relationships, and how Matt's success has stemmed from this mindset.
Timestamps:
00:00-Introduction
01:01-Working as a Young Executive at Sun Microsystems
04:32-Leaving Sun to work for a startup
10:24-Working at Playboy, International Licensing & Reinventing yourself
20:52-Moving to Buy-Side, PE & VC
27:15-Starting Flume Ventures and building a great team
34:11-Matt's Investment Strategy & Value Add
43:00-Authentic Relationships and giving back to Nevada
50:36-For the 20 year old's
We discuss the impact of Scott McNealy and Sun Microsystems, the benefits of naivety in a young career, working for a fortune 200 company versus a startup, his time at Playboy, and his investment thesis behind Flume Ventures, all revolving around authentic relationships.
The overarching theme of the episode is the importance of these relationships, and how Matt's success has stemmed from this mindset.
Timestamps:
00:00-Introduction
01:01-Working as a Young Executive at Sun Microsystems
04:32-Leaving Sun to work for a startup
10:24-Working at Playboy, International Licensing & Reinventing yourself
20:52-Moving to Buy-Side, PE & VC
27:15-Starting Flume Ventures and building a great team
34:11-Matt's Investment Strategy & Value Add
43:00-Authentic Relationships and giving back to Nevada
50:36-For the 20 year old's
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