Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

That's what this podcast is all about.

Today's guest is my friend Jeff Yang,

the founding partner and managing director of Red Point Ventures. He's the legendary venture capitalists

who's back companies like Stripe, Netflix, Sonos, and Draft Kings, just to name a few. I got to say,

Jeff really knows how to spot what ideas are going to catch on.

And in this conversation, we go into detail about what he looks for in a new idea and the big

trends he's excited about. But Jeff doesn't just assess the ideas. He assesses the people behind him. He has to decide whether an entrepreneur

has what it takes to turn that idea into a thriving company. So he's become an expert at knowing

exactly what trades great entrepreneurs have, and he's gotten really good at assessing whether or not

someone has them. Now, if that's a skill

that every leader needs, let's face it, we all have the potential to make a poor decision

when we choose a person or we choose a partner. And the consequences of that can be pretty darn

painful. But Jeff has proof positive that amazing things happen when

we get it right. So if you want to know how to assess people, then you'll love this conversation

with my good friend and soon to be yours, Jeff Yang.

You know, Jeff, you and I recently played in a golf tournament, and you were paired with

NBA coach of the world champion Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr. How'd that relationship

come about? I'd like to say it was because of us, but like all great relationships, it was because of our wives.

Our wives were best friends in college, and they brought us together, and we started hanging out,

and our families started hanging out, and our kids grew up together, and he's been a very close friend for a very long time.

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