Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.
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episode 61: Just be yourself
Ben Metcalfe is the founder of Monochrome Capital - a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage software and AI-driven startups. Ben, a passionate technology geek, shares lessons from his unconventional but insightful career journey - from building websites in the mid-90s as a teenager, getting his first job as a software engineer at 18 without a college degree, and co-founding world-famous companies like WP Engine. Ben believes in enabling founders to fulfill their dreams regardless of their background, demographic, or location.
Highlights
[01:31] Self-taught BBC software engineer lands and shines in Silicon Valley
[6:47] Silicon Valley is still the heartbeat of technology, but opportunities to change the world through entrepreneurship are everywhere across the world.
[13:26] Thoughtfulness and genuine passion for solving the problem wins over investors who want to make long-term commitments to your company.
[17:52] There’s no standard checklist for the personality traits or qualities of a potentially successful founder.
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