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The Art of Being A Founder with Henry Ward

Jul 24, 2021
Henry Ward, CEO and co-founder of Carta, discusses the challenges of being a founder, the growth of his fintech startup, addressing employee equity loss, private equity and startup equity as new forms of wealth creation, prioritizing urgent tasks, being a CEO, remote work, and building an efficient business.
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Quick takeaways

  • Investment in alternative assets will continue to rise due to the difficulty of capturing alpha in public markets.
  • SPACs may face difficulties in the future as companies ill-prepared for being public enter the market through backdoor entry.

Deep dives

The Trend of Investing in Alternative Assets

Henry predicts that there will be a continued flood of investment in alternative assets such as venture capital and private equity, driven by the search for alpha in a market where capturing alpha in public markets has become increasingly difficult.

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