“You've got to seek advice, but in the end, you've got to synthesize it. You've got to decide what’s wrong or right, to go big or go home…”.
— Greg Sands
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Today’s guest is Greg Sands, Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures, a boutique, early-stage VC firm. Before starting Costanoa Ventures, Greg worked at Sutter Hill Ventures as their Managing Director. To date, Greg has over 20 years of experience in VC. Before becoming a professional investor, Greg also worked at multiple technology companies, Netscape included.
Interesting fact: Greg was the first product manager at Netscape and coined the name for the company! In this video interview, Greg shares his decades-worth of learnings and discoveries in tech. This interview is perfect for you if:
You are a founder looking to scale your company.
You are looking to launch your career in venture capital.
You love hearing stories about bold people building great things in the world.
Greg is a clear and engaging communicatory— you’ll enjoy this! :)
Key Themes
Starting a VC firm without any fundraising experience whatsoever.
A robust process for robust venture investing.
The secret career pathway you can take if you want to break into venture capital.
Designing a process to maximize talent chemistry.
The two things anyone who is building anything ought to know.
How to continue to invest in a fully (mostly) remote format.
What the human skeletal system teaches us about startup decision-making.