Venture Capital and Investing in Companies as a Way of Increasing Productivity?

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I'm personally investing in companies that are mission driven and I believe will improve the human tradition. How do you think about which ones to bet on? Which ones are likely to be both profitable but simultaneously more likely than average to have a positive impact? Because I assume you're not just operating on an assumption that all companies have an equally positive impact. Right.

How can we better make decisions under uncertainty? What are some of the different ways of being uncertain? What are some powerful venture patterns? How can founders and venture capitalists reduce risk in their startups and portfolios? What is the nature of innovation? How can investing be used to do good in the world?

Miles Lasater has started 3 companies, 2 nonprofits, and 1 family with 4 kids. He has been a founder, VC, angel investor, business school professor, board member, donor, improv comedian, and dancer. He currently is Founding Partner of Purpose Built Ventures and serves on the board of tech nonprofit Curious Learning. Miles also hosts a podcast called Startups for Good (which you can also follow on Twitter at @startups4good). Find out more at mileslasater.com.

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