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Building trust and respect with young founders with Sameet Mehta of Granite Hill Capital Partners

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In this podcast episode, Sameet Mehta shares his journey into venture capital, his investment misses with Zoom and Dropbox, and the importance of cautious hiring for startups. He also discusses the decision-making process at his fund, Granite Hill, and the significance of creating a safe environment for open discussion. Sameet emphasizes the role of early-stage investors in a company's growth and shares his insights on the trend of hedge funds investing in emerging countries and also talks about his involvement with Thread Optics, a cybersecurity company, and much more!

Timestamps

The world of venture capital (00:00:41)

Corporate venture vs. decision-making at own firm (00:03:17)

Changes in venture capital over the last two decades (00:05:21)

The benefits of going public for consumer companies (00:09:50)

Missed investment opportunity in Zoom (00:11:06)

Advice on hiring for early-stage startups (00:15:09)

Creating an environment of safety (00:18:46)

Building trust with younger founders (00:20:09)

Hiring mistakes founders make (00:23:29)

The trajectory of the industry (00:28:09)

The role of investors in early-stage companies (00:28:52)

Thread Optics and Cybersecurity (00:32:04)

Sameet’s Links

Granite Hill - http://www.granitehill.net

ThreadOptix - https://www.threatoptix.ai

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameet-s-mehta-09520/

My Links

Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

YouTube: youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

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In this podcast episode, Sameet Mehta shares his journey into venture capital, his investment misses with Zoom and Dropbox, and the importance of cautious hiring for startups. He also discusses the decision-making process at his fund, Granite Hill, and the significance of creating a safe environment for open discussion. Sameet emphasizes the role of early-stage investors in a company's growth and shares his insights on the trend of hedge funds investing in emerging countries and also talks about his involvement with Thread Optics, a cybersecurity company, and much more!

Timestamps

The world of venture capital (00:00:41)

Corporate venture vs. decision-making at own firm (00:03:17)

Changes in venture capital over the last two decades (00:05:21)

The benefits of going public for consumer companies (00:09:50)

Missed investment opportunity in Zoom (00:11:06)

Advice on hiring for early-stage startups (00:15:09)

Creating an environment of safety (00:18:46)

Building trust with younger founders (00:20:09)

Hiring mistakes founders make (00:23:29)

The trajectory of the industry (00:28:09)

The role of investors in early-stage companies (00:28:52)

Thread Optics and Cybersecurity (00:32:04)

Sameet’s Links

Granite Hill - http://www.granitehill.net

ThreadOptix - https://www.threatoptix.ai

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameet-s-mehta-09520/

My Links

Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

YouTube: youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

  continue reading

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