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EP 74: Laela Sturdy (Head of CapitalG) on Why Alphabet Invests in Startups

EP 74: Laela Sturdy (Head of CapitalG) on Why Alphabet Invests in Startups

FromThe Logan Bartlett Show


EP 74: Laela Sturdy (Head of CapitalG) on Why Alphabet Invests in Startups

FromThe Logan Bartlett Show

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(0:00) Intro(1:44) What is CapitalG?(5:31) Why does Google invest in startups?(12:31) Laela's role as Managing Partner(14:16) Making investment decisions at CapitalG(17:50) Top lessons from investing(21:26) Getting lucky early in your career(24:55) Consumer vs enterprise investing(31:06) What the best investments have in common(36:48) Avoiding false precision in investing(45:36) Making concentrated bets(47:31) How to develop talent(51:09) Advice for young people in venture(1:04:24) Thoughts on the artificial intelligence industry(1:07:37) Immigrating from Jamaica Mixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyProduced: Rashad AssirExecutive Producer: Josh MachizMusic: Griff Lawson ? Listen to the showApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-cartoon-avatars/id1606770839Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg ? Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials? Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow? Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow? Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the ShowLogan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each week, Logan Bartlett, partially known for his work as a partner at Redpoint Ventures, but maybe even better known for his and his cartoon avatar’s posting on Twitter sits down with giants of the tech industry to give you the inside scoop you won’t hear anywhere else. They’re covering the biggest stories in tech, but the side nobody talks about. From the memes and Twitter beefs to the idiot billionaires, and basically, all the things real people in the tech world actually talk about, but secretly in their group chats! Subscribe now because you won’t want to miss an episode!