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From the real-world impact of AI and the rise of operator-investors, to the growing influence of women and underestimated founders in the funding landscape. Sarah breaks down what’s happening beyond Silicon Valley, explore how capital and media now move together, and spotlight the billion-dollar ideas driving the next wave of innovation.
- Billion Dollar Moves Episodes, Personal Growth, Startups, Venture Capital
Leaving a $250 Million Fund: Ollen Douglass Speaks Out about being a Black Man in Venture Capital, the Power of Diversity to Drive Returns
Ollen Douglass is a name that many have come to recognize in the venture industry, in particular for building the first venture fund for the Motley Fool; a popular news and media platform providing investing insights and financial advice to millions of people for over 25 years. But his story takes an unexpected twist as he walks away from a $250 million outfit he helped start. His abrupt departure left industry insiders hungry for answers. And today, he's here to reveal in his own words what happened and why; and importantly we’ll chat about his mission to challenge the status quo as a Black man in this industry.
- Billion Dollar Moves Episodes, Personal Growth, Startups, Venture Capital
Why Early Specialization doesn’t Guarantee Career Success with David Epstein, Global Bestselling Author, Range
"But I'm way too late to be successful"
For as long as we can remember, we've been told that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start.
But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. I chat with two-time Best-Selling Author, David Epstein about the power of Range; and how being multi-faceted is a plus; and how you too, can benefit from it in your life on #BillionDollarMoves.
- Billion Dollar Moves Episodes, Personal Growth, Startups
Getting Users Hooked & Regaining Control of Your Attention with Nir Eyal
You're holding yourself back and don't even know it.
A ping on your phone takes you out of a conversation with a friend. At the office, a colleague interrupts your work on a project. At home, screens intrude on time with your partner.
Your goals don’t get done and it feels like someone (or something) is constantly pulling you away from what you really want to do.
Why does it seem we’re no longer in control of our attention or our lives?
How different would your life be if you were “indistractable”?
In today's conversation, I sit down with WSJ Best-Selling Author, investor & legend Nir Eyal who shatters the narrative that the problem is our gadgets, but a symptom of a deeper dysfunction, as he examines in his book 'Indistractable'.
- Billion Dollar Moves Episodes, Personal Growth
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY WITH FIRST FEMALE NFL COACH, DR. JEN WELTER
Southeast Asia's ride hailing giant, Grab is set to go public through the world's largest SPAC merger, valuing the company at close to $40Bn. Fresh off the announcement, in this episode, we talk about the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, with over 650 million internet users, more than America and Europe combined. Southeast Asia is arguably the most exciting region in the world right now to create disruptive tech companies with more dry powder, higher valuations, the rise of unicorns and imminent exits fueled further by large corporates.