Faith Driven Investor

Episode 146 - What to Do When It’s Time to Move On From a Venture with Mike Asem

Mar 20, 2023

Mike Asem, an experienced venture capitalist, joins the hosts to discuss knowing when to let go of a venture and protecting your identity in failure. They also explore the origin of M25 and how faith informs their work. Other topics include preferences, sports, making wine, and advice for young investors in tough seasons. The speaker also reflects on scripture and pursuing God's will.

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Quick takeaways

M25 invests in the Midwest due to their understanding of the culture and network, recognizing an underserved opportunity for investment.

M25 incorporates faith by not investing in anything destructive and prioritizing mentorship for wisdom and accountability.

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The focus on M25 investing in the Midwest

M25 invests in the Midwest because they have an unfair advantage there, understanding the culture and network. They believe there is an underserved opportunity in the region and want to be good stewards of capital for their LPs.

Introduction

3min

Knowing When to Let Go

28min

Exploring the Origin of M25 and How Faith Informs Their Work

5min

Preferences, Sports, and the Midwest: A Venture Capitalist's Perspective

2min

Making Wine and Advice for Young Investors in Tough Seasons

2min

Learning From Scripture and Pursuing God's Will

3min

We all want our careers to be an endless upward trend, but that’s not always the case.

Mike Asem, who took a less-than-traditional road to investing, has experienced the wonderful highs and the challenging lows that come with being a venture capitalist.

While the founding partner of M25–a midwest-focused early stage investment group–has plenty of success stories to share, he’s also graciously agreed to join us to talk about some of the less glamorous aspects of stewarding capital.

Throughout the episode, he and our hosts, John Coleman and Luke Roush, open up about difficult questions like “how do you know when to let a venture go?” And “how do you protect your identity when you feel like a failure?”

Tune in to hear how we can wrestle through tough realities while maintaining hope in something bigger than our circumstances.

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Faith Driven Investor

Episode 146 - What to Do When It’s Time to Move On From a Venture with Mike Asem

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The focus on M25 investing in the Midwest

The importance of faith in their work

The impact of downturns and advice for young investors

The origin of the name M25

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts