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In this episode, Nick talks about selling Heal, rising costs for chronic conditions, high performance in business, when to release a second product, mistakes while releasing a second product, when to stop working on a product, raising funds in the challenging market conditions, how to separate personal vs professional life, why are Indians so driven, and much more! This is a public episode. If you...

In this episode, Melissa talks about how to turn any video into a webinar, pricing strategy, first 100 customers, running remote teams, structure for new sales teams, onboarding of new sales reps, digital nomad places to travel, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com

In this episode, Aaron talks about PathSource, Crossing over from being an operator to being a VC, the origin of 1984 VC, Why doesn't 1984 Vc take board seats, how can VCs add value, what's important when investing in a market, assessing the market size, giving hard feedback to founders, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

In this episode, Aline talks about anonymous mock interviews, 2022 layoffs affecting engineers, companies not providing post-interview feedback, reviewing product strategy, the biggest mistake hiring managers to make, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com

In this episode, Patrick and Ben talk about the thesis of the fund, geographic focus, how can founders know whether a VC can add value, what should the founders ask their investors for help with, when are boards valuable, the right time to exit a position, private company valuations, growth stage checks in next 12 months, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this w...

In this episode, Evan talks about his experience as a Ph. D. student, Revela's Hair Revival Serum, the unit economics of building the product, the daily decision-making process, decentralization of talent, lessons on hiring people, the mindset of leaders, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partner...

In this episode, Moah talks about starting Boomerang, growing to a $10 million profit with only $400k funding, how to hire 10x hires, conducting performance reviews, what can a founder do to ensure that he does not burn out, building schools in Burma, how to be intellectually challenged, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

In this episode, Joe talks about his opportunity with Thomson Reuters, the core objective of the fund, the benefits of taking corporate VC money, the learning process for new and young VCs, the future for corporate VC, the attractiveness of acquihires, hiring Head of Corp Devs, assessing unit economics, burn multiple, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

In this episode, Masha talks about how she turned from an operator to an investor, the most critical element when investing in the market, assessing both market size and market growth, how founders can know whether a VC can add value, giving hard feedback to founders, board membership, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...

In this episode, Srinath talks about his experience working in early teams at Google and Facebook, what makes Mark Zukerberg special, how Regie is using NLP in their content platform for sales & marketing, email sequencing for sales teams, interview structure to hire sales teams, shorten the ramp time for new AEs, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with othe...

In this episode, Sarah talks about Under Canvas, the thesis of Engyma Ventures, her biggest investing misses, insecurities as an investor, changes in the venture landscape, the power of business to change the world, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com

In this episode, Sam talks about his experience building Pavilion, defining values, university offerings, imposter syndrome, landing big clients for startups, the book writing process, building up different sources of income, unlocking your highest potential, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit par...

In this episode, Joyce talks about her experience with Human interest and McKinsey, starting Alariss, fractional talent in the US, performance reviews, decision-making frameworks, raising funds in challenging market conditions, the biggest mistakes Joyce sees founders make when raising, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

In this episode, Matthew talks about why did he write Attention factory, how Shein got to $10 billion in revenues ranking above Amazon, Why was TikTok banned in India and why did trump want to split Tiktok from Bytedance, the rivalry between Tencent and ByteDance, growth hacks did Bytedance do in order to grow their market, expansion strategy in Japan, and much more! This is a public episode. If y...

In this episode, Selma talks about her experiences with Lebara and M-Pesa, the biggest lessons from investing in 100s of companies with Africinvest group, portfolio construction, outlook towards new opportunities, thesis on Southern Africa, biggest misses and hits, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis...

In this episode, Nick talks about how wine has historically outpaced the S&P 500, the revenue model, time allocation, his approach to hiring, his biggest strengths and weaknesses, mental health, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com

In this episode, Harini talks about how she considers herself an "intrapreneur", what qualities she looks for in a prospective CS hire, advice for new and growing businesses, what intersectionality means to Harini, decision-making processes, internal role migration, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

In this episode, Carter talks about the biggest challenges in venture firm building, investment decision-making in the partnership, how does iSelect fund connect investors to startups, when is the right time to pull back vs when to be aggressive in deployment, problems with mainstream investing, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

In this episode, Will talks about building Lavender, how should you write cold emails to get better responses, the right hook to get a better response, follow-up emails to be sent on each social media platform, how to personalize and understand more about prospects, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

In this episode, Leslie talks about how sales teams can get potential customers on a call in the first place, how sales teams can relay feedback to customer success and product, price discipline, building urgency to close deals, the biggest mistakes in on-boarding sales reps, how to launch with a fractional sales leader in North America, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like t...

In this episode, Mark talks about approaching portfolio construction, the right level of diversification, outcome scenario planning, decision-making framework, analyzing the market, learnings from failures, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com

In this episode, Shruti talks about her experience with Y-combinator, building a sales playbook, should a sales rep or a sales leader come in first, the hiring process for new hires, prep for on boarding the first sales hires, analyzing the sales calls, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergr...

In this episode, Joy talks about why banks haven't disrupted the fintech industry, whether will we see the verticalisation of banking and will every company become a payments company, how Mast had their first bank customer, the biggest hiring mistakes Joy has made, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis...

In this episode, Triin talks about her time spent with Founders factory and Startupbootcamp, Sie catalyst/ Founders program, building defensibility over time, market sizing, biggest hits and misses, portfolio construction, adding more women as founders and investors, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

In this episode, Enzo talks about how he built a tax app for side incomes and the self-employed, how he thinks about retaining high performance, approaching product reviews, biggest product mistakes, and much more This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com