The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal
#153 Mark Suster: Battling ADHD, Selling to Salesforce, Good vs Bad Acquisitions, Venture Capital predictions for 2024!
Jan 23, 2024
Mark Suster shares insights on battling ADHD, selling to Salesforce, good vs bad acquisitions, and venture capital predictions for 2024. The podcast delves into his personal journey, entrepreneurship challenges, and evolving career from a financial analyst to a venture capitalist at Upfront Ventures. It also explores the importance of sales and programming skills in the tech industry, navigating success and failure, and venture capital trends in Los Angeles.
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- Mark Suster's upbringing, influenced by diverse cultural experiences, nurtured his entrepreneurial spirit and tech interest.
- Transitioning from corporate job to startup founder entails sacrificing financial security, emphasizing the risks and rewards involved.
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Mark's Background and Early Influences
Mark Suster, a globally recognized investor, traces his beginnings from Philadelphia, where his entrepreneurial spirit was nurtured by his mother, who transitioned from nursing to running a bakery and restaurant, exposing him to technology. His father, a pediatrician from Colombia, added diverse cultural influences to his upbringing. Mark reflected on learning programming from his high school Spanish teacher and the challenges of undiagnosed ADHD until later in life.
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