The Sachin and Adam Show

The Rising Tide of Australian Tech with Venture Capitalist Sam Wong

Oct 18, 2021

49:03

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Being a Partner and Investor in Companies

01:33

Investing Lessons: Falling in Love with Potential vs. Reality

01:06

Introduction

4min

How to Be a Successful Venture Capitalist

4min

The Ethics of VCs

4min

How to Find the Best Founders

5min

Pattern Recognition: A Dangerous Investment

4min

How to Invest in a Different Way

2min

The Importance of Losses in Venture Capital

2min

The Importance of Listening

3min

The Impact of Social Media on the Future

3min

10.

The Future of Markets

4min

11.

The Value of Thinking About Trends and Thematics

3min

12.

How to Get Excited About Tech and Startups Early in Your Career

2min

13.

The Importance of Listening to People

2min

14.

How to Talk to People Outside of the VC World

5min

15.

The Importance of Being Present With Your 18 to 25 Year Old

3min

This week we talked to Sam Wong who is a partner at Blackbird Ventures, one of Australia’s most successful venture capital firms.

In today’s episode we talked about investing ethically, how she makes investment decisions, the trends in startups she finds most exciting and advice for young people who are interested in technology.

Before entering VC, Sam was a lawyer for Minter Ellison, worked in product and strategy at SurfStitch and co-founded a company called CapacityHQ.

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