How will the future unfold? What is the impact of technology on business & society? As technology reorders the world in which live, who will be the winners and who will be the losers? Join Azeem Azhar, curator of the Exponential View newsletter, in deep conversation with the world's leading thinkers and practitioners exploring these and other important questions. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review.
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episode 11: Making Venture Capital Work for Entrepreneurs
Leila Rastegar Zegna, co-founder and general partner of Kindred Capital, joins Azeem Azhar for a deep dive into venture capital: how it really works, what’s broken, and how to fix it. They also explore a new model for venture capital, where founders become partners in the fund. This new approach aims to align incentives for both entrepreneurs and investors, in order to build a healthier innovation community.
They also discuss:
- Why venture capital is a “people business,” not a finance business.
- Why obsessiveness is a more important than expertise for founders.
- Why not all startups should seek funding.
Further resources:
- “How Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism” (The New Yorker, 2020)
- “What Is Equitable Venture?” (Kindred Capital, 2017)
- “Silicon Valley Needs a Shakedown with Chamath Palihapitiya” (Exponential View podcast, 2020)
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