What if everything you’ve been told about "success" is backwards? In this episode, Mark Suster shares a brutally honest guide to becoming successful for ambitious young people trying to break into startups, tech, and venture capital. Mark Suster, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures, breaks down how young people actually make money and build meaningful careers: by believing in something almost no one else sees yet, developing a unique knowledge edge, and becoming one of the few people founder...
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What if everything you’ve been told about "success" is backwards? In this episode, Mark Suster shares a brutally honest guide to becoming successful for ambitious young people trying to break into startups, tech, and venture capital. Mark Suster, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures, breaks down how young people actually make money and build meaningful careers: by believing in something almost no one else sees yet, developing a unique knowledge edge, and becoming one of the few people founder...
Why Most First-Time VCs Struggle (And How to Survive) with Rick Smith
Demo Day Podcast
1 hour 11 minutes
7 months ago
Why Most First-Time VCs Struggle (And How to Survive) with Rick Smith
Starting a venture capital fund sounds glamorous — but the reality? It’s a long, grueling, high-stakes journey. In this episode of the Demo Day Podcast, we sit down with Rick Smith, Co-Founder of Crosscut Ventures, to unpack why most first-time VCs fail, how to navigate the emerging manager landscape, and what it really takes to build a lasting VC career. Rick shares hard-won lessons from 25+ years in venture, including: - What makes or breaks a fund's first few years - How to raise capital ...
Demo Day Podcast
What if everything you’ve been told about "success" is backwards? In this episode, Mark Suster shares a brutally honest guide to becoming successful for ambitious young people trying to break into startups, tech, and venture capital. Mark Suster, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures, breaks down how young people actually make money and build meaningful careers: by believing in something almost no one else sees yet, developing a unique knowledge edge, and becoming one of the few people founder...
