MI Rewind: Venture Capital Investing w/ Kevin Siskar

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Siskar talks about venture capital investing, the types of companies emerging in the venture capital space, how you can shift yourself to have a growth mindset, and more! Kevin Siskar is the Vice President of Portfolio & Selection at 43North, where he has built a portfolio of over 150 early-stage technology startup companies. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - What types of companies 43North looks to invest in. 07:29 - What types of industries are currently most exciting from Kevin’s point of view? 11:16 - How studying human behavior can help you as an investor. 23:02 - The differences between working at a large corporation and working at a smaller company. 44:53 - How luck has played into the companies that Kevin has worked with. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Visit Kevin’s blog. Visit 43North’s and Finta’s websites. Related Episode: Listen to MI071: How To Become A Successful Entrepreneur w/ Sean Castrina, or watch the video. Related Episode: Listen to MI117: Impact Investing and Partnerships w/ Zachary Conway & Adrian Grenier, or watch the video. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Kevin: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Clay: Twitter HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.2	On today's show, we've started to reshare some older episodes that are my favorite for a few
0:07.5	reasons.
0:08.6	One, we get a bunch of new listeners each week, so the new listeners may not have heard this
0:13.3	episode before.
0:14.6	Two, even if you've been listening for a while, you may have missed this episode when it
0:19.3	originally came out.
0:22.4	Or three, even if you've heard it before, it can be a great episode to learn from again. If you've already heard
0:27.0	this episode or you're not interested in hearing it, feel free to just skip it. There's no harm in
0:31.4	that, and you could pick up with our new episodes next week. All right, guys, that's all I had
0:36.0	for you for this new intro. Everything going
0:38.9	forward is going to be from the original show. Hope you guys enjoy it. On today's episode,
0:47.3	I sit down to chat with Kevin Sisgar. Kevin is a vice president of portfolio and selection at 43 North,
0:53.7	where he has built a portfolio
0:55.1	of over 150 early stage technology startup companies. In addition to his role at 43 North,
1:01.2	Kevin is also the CEO and co-founder of Fenta, a secure cloud-based fundraising center for startups.
1:08.0	Kevin is an ambitious investor who aimed to apply his vision for a futuristic
1:12.2	tomorrow with his extensive background experience in fundraising in venture capital. During the episode,
1:18.3	Kevin and I chat about venture capital investing, the types of companies emerging in the
1:22.6	venture capital space, how studying human behavior can help you as an investor, the differences between working
1:29.0	at a large corporation versus smaller company, how you can shift yourself to have a growth mindset,
1:34.9	how luck has played into the companies Kevin has worked with, and a whole lot more.
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