Episode #72, Krishna Srinivas, cofounder, LiveOak Venture Partners

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Episode #72, Krishna Srinivas, cofounder, LiveOak Venture Partners on Fireside with a VC

Ahead of SXSW very happy to share our podcast with one of Austin’s VC OGs discussing:

Ten lessons on entrepreneurship from summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro with his wife and kids
100% all-in on Texas, early stage, tech and tech-enabled services, Seed to Series A entry point
Close to $500m AUM at LiveOak
The evolution of the Austin, Texas VC startup scene
What sectors and topics founders were working on and how this evolved to today
Who were the VC funds in the 90s, early 2000s when there were literally fewer than 5 active VCs, then 15 VCs with representatives from NEA, Polaris and other big funds and then the collapse back to 5 to 8 active funds and the rise to today with Austin being a leading city with one of the highest concentrations of VC funds per capita
The perfect storm of conditions for Austin to become a #2 market after California with huge tech talent and still total lack of local VC capital
Lessons from the 2000 dot-com crash relevant to today’s 2023 market, how the current batch of startups will move forward from early to growth stage

YouTube: https://youtu.be/1zRJeFouxPA

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