People Fail More Often Than They Succeed/Sean Jacobsohn - Epic Fails, Venture Capital, Sports Fandom - Spark of Ages Ep. 3

Spark of Ages

Ever been captivated by the thrill of startups? Ever pondered how some companies catapult to success while others crash and burn? Meet Sean Jacobsohn, a partner at Norwest Venture Partners and former enterprise SaaS executive. Sean's an expert in the venture capital space, and he's not afraid of failure. In fact, he’s the curator of a failure museum!
Sean’s unique perspective on failure is an inspiration for innovation and creativity. He shares his journey transitioning from business development to venture capital investing– an intriguing story that encapsulates his formidable years as a super organizer, the exhilaration of his venture capitalist career, and his current role curating the failure museum. Diving into Sean's insights, we unearth how the failure of products such as Orbitz can be a springboard for success.
But there’s more to Sean than his profession. A hardcore sports enthusiast, Sean shares how his hobby of collecting sports memorabilia helped him pay his way through college and honed his selling skills. The importance of relationship building, fostering long-term connections, and how sporting events can be a platform for this, play a big part in Sean's narrative. His love for sports segwayed into his career path and he passionately talks about his days of selling baseball cards, interning at the MLB and presenting to HBS students. Sean’s story is not just about turning passion into profession, but also highlights how failures like Coca-Cola's New Coke can be powerful learning experiences. Spend some time with us and Sean, and you'll walk away with a newfound respect for failure and the wisdom it imparts.
Producer: Anand Shah & Sandeep Parikh
Technical Director & Sound Designer: Sandeep Parikh
Executive Producers: Sandeep Parikh & Anand Shah
Editor: Sean Meagher
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Chapters

1. People Fail More Often Than They Succeed/Sean Jacobsohn - Epic Fails, Venture Capital, Sports Fandom - Spark of Ages Ep. 3 (00:00:00)

2. Spark of Ages Podcast With Sean (00:00:14)

3. The Failure Museum (00:04:09)

4. Why are you so interested in Failure? (00:06:27)

5. Items you'll find at Failure.Museum (00:09:58)

6. Epic Fails in Business (00:13:56)

7. How did you become a VC? (00:17:56)

8. What does Go-To-Market mean to you? (00:21:18)

9. How do you find companies to invest in? (00:24:40)

10. Networking 101 - "Don't Be the Lunch Guy" (00:28:59)

11. What sparked you to be an entrepreneur? (00:34:25)

12. Collecting sports memorabilia got me into business (00:36:03)

13. What would you do in an alternate universe? (00:40:18)

14. Why not go into business of sports? (00:43:16)

15. Passion and Learning From Failure (00:44:32)