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The mission driven show - Building the companies of the future#8 From BlackRock to Impact VC - with Henry Wigan"Why are we here?!"
Can asking this question actually make you get up one day, quit your high-paying job at BlackRock and start an impact VC?
Well, it did for Henry...
Driven by purpose, Henry has built Mustard Seed VC.
With 21 investments already, it's one of the only VCs in Europe that issues an annual impact report.
In this talk, Henry walks us through his deepest moments of crisis and how they marked the birth of Mustard Seed VC.
On that journey, we touch on huge topics such as: faith, creation, education for...2021-01-101h 13The mission driven show - Building the companies of the future#7 - How to unf*ck the world with Nathan KinchWhat's the big deal with the way companies are built these days?
Social Dilemma (Netflix documentary) calls out the burning issues in our society.
However, the general notion of the speakers on it is "we didn't know what we were building".
REALLY?
Nathan calls bullshit! Who is Nathan?
A very active impact Angel investor (20-25 companies a year), a founder & CEO of multiple businesses, a former athlete, and a thought leader.
Nathan has an idea for a cure: Trustworthiness.
In...2021-01-031h 23The mission driven show - Building the companies of the future#6 - A new breed of VC; Potential Climate Ventures with Peet DennyBy 2024 Potential Climate Ventures will have one of the most diverse, rich, and interesting
climate tech portfolios in the world!
We managed to get Peet Denny, the founding partner, to seat down with us just before he embarks on his quest to invest in 120 companies (pre-seed / seed) in 3 years!!
What unfolded was a profound conversation about why did he start this fund?
Also.....Why does he invest in a way that no other VCs dares to follow?
Peet takes you on a journey from his pe...2020-12-311h 06The mission driven show - Building the companies of the future#5 Forget VC checklists -> Look for trends & founder values with May Al-KarooniMay Al-Karooni has started Globechain, which is a reuse marketplace connecting corporates to charities and people (B2B) with the goal to reduce global waste and develop a new mindset for businesses - "commercial with a conscience".
They have 10K members, they recently raised a seed round of close to $1M.
But what were the choices, the frameworks and the breakthroughs that have led to these outcomes?
We took a deep dive into the VC / Entrepreneur relationship to unpack how it works, what should you do as an investor/entrepreneur starting out.
T...2020-12-2855 minThe mission driven show - Building the companies of the futureThe Mission Driven Show Ep. 4 - Profit & Purpose in: startups, angel investments and in life - with Diana KriegerThe traditional fund-raising path -> fast track and transactional:
Founder: "I need money to grow fast"
VC: "I have to find unicorns so I can have great ROI"
The slow meaningful way -> collaboration:
"Let's build a relationship first...
Check if we share the same values, if we are passionate to work together...
See where we can help each other grow as people (& business)..
And learn how big and relevant is the problem"
Join our talk to learn how purpose-driven investors and founders are changing the world and our culture:
How me...2020-12-1947 min
The mission driven show - Building the companies of the futureThe Mission Driven Show Ep. 3 - The brain, education, and self-awareness of mission-driven founders with Alex DunsdonWho are the people that change the world? What support do they need to get into "beast mode" and actually get out there to make a huge impact?
In this episode, Elad chatted with the fascinating Alex Dunsdon - a serial entrepreneur & a VC with dozens of successful early-stage investments.
Alex also has incredible corporate world experience; about 8 years ago Alex has founded SaatchInvest - which is the VC arm of Saatchi & Saatchi (one of the leading ad agencies in the world).
In this talk we go from an article titled "M...2020-12-0948 minThe mission driven show - Building the companies of the futureThe Mission Driven Show Ep 2 - The biggest lever in businessMission-Driven companies are going to rule the future of businessIn today's show we are going to talk about:Why should we invest in mission-driven companies?What does it mean to be a mission-driven company?What is the difference between mission statements vs. mission-driven? Why mission-driven companies are going to attract more talent and resources?Finally, why mission-driven companies are the best way to connect to the market?______BlackRock - Larry Fink CEO & Chairman - Annual letter to CEOs 2018:"We also see many governments failing to...2020-11-1800 minThe mission driven show - Building the companies of the futureThe Mission Driven Show Episode 1 - The problems that translate into trillion dollar businessFirst things first - the biggest problem in the world today is the climate crisis. 30 years ago there was almost zero awareness of that, but now the impact of this crisis is dictating how we live our lives... What's also interesting is that in the last 10 years, there is a direct correlation between tackling this issue and building a mega-successful company! Looking at Tesla, Oatly and Blackstone - a pattern emerges. So we must stop & ask what the future really holds for building a super successful...2020-11-0700 min