Faith Driven Investor

Episode 5 - The Investor as a Servant Leader with Frank Chen of Andreessen Horowitz

Sep 17, 2019

Frank Chen, expert in venture capital and artificial intelligence, discusses the investor's role as a servant leader. They explore the integration of AI into software and revolutionizing venture capital. The impact of AI on the future of work is discussed, along with the importance of being a servant leader in venture capitalism. The limitations of technology and the importance of listening are also explored.

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Quick takeaways

Investors should see themselves as servant leaders, coming alongside entrepreneurs with support and understanding.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve decision-making and automate routine tasks, but it cannot solve humanity's ultimate problems alone.

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The Role of Investor as Servant Leader

The podcast episode discusses the importance of investors seeing themselves as servant leaders to entrepreneurs. The speaker emphasizes the need for investors to come alongside entrepreneurs, understanding their hearts, journeys, and providing support with introductions, capital, advice, and perspective. The focus is on being a servant leader rather than a distant guru on top of the mountains.

Introduction

3min

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Entrepreneurship

16min

Revolutionizing Venture Capital and the Power of Artificial Intelligence

4min

The Future of Work: Automation and Advancements in AI

9min

Understanding the Role of Fruit of the Spirit in Jobs and Being a Servant Leader in Venture Capitalism

2min

Techno optimism, the limitations of technology, and the importance of listening

6min

Our friend Frank Chen stopped by the Faith Driven Investor podcast to talk about how he’s helping entrepreneurs change the World at the Silicon Valley Venture powerhouse of Andreessen Horowitz. As Frank describes it they are “helping entrepreneurs build software companies that are eating the world.” (he’ll give you a little more info about what that means in our interview).

Frank Chen is a self proclaimed former product and user experience design junkie with specialties in venture capital, artificial intelligence/machine learning, fund raising, product planning, product launches, product development process, enterprise software, UX design, Web hosting, and managed services. With a breadth of expertise like that, you can see why we were excited to have him on the show.

In addition to all of that, Frank also shared a vision for what it could look like when investors view themselves as servant leaders. So often, we think of the relationship between entrepreneur and investor as a constant power struggle, but Frank upended that idea and offered a much more redemptive approach that we thought was so helpful.

It was a fun, enlightening and engaging conversation, which we hope you enjoy. As always, thanks for listening.

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Marc Andreessen on Why Software is Eating the World

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