On this episode of The Casey Adams Show, Chad Byers, co-founder and general partner at Susa Ventures, shares his experience in venture capital. He explains the key to success in early stage investing, his experience of raising their first fund, and his thoughts on competition, and offers four key pieces of advice for first-time venture capitalists. Follow Chad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chadbyers [00:00:00] Startup journey to venture fund. [00:04:27] Early stage investing success [00:09:47] Find brilliant entrepreneurs, build network. [00:14:06] Venture capital highly vintage dependent. [00:18:43] SF Bay Area: Home of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. [00:23:48] Tech force for good: SF home base. [00:27:46] Competitive drive to improve daily. [00:32:49] Compete, test mental fortitude, social accountability. [00:37:11] Venture investing: harder, AI challenge, strategy advantage. [00:41:13] Build team, execute strategy, cultivate relationships. - Follow Casey on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casey Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CaseyAdams  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyadams YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyAdams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices