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ATP Stories: Allison Baum – Partner at Fresco VC
Category: Business
Duration: 00:54:41
Publish Date: 2018-03-05 23:50:44
Description:

Podcast highlights:

  • 17:10 What is "founder-market fit" and why is it more important than "product-market fit"?
  • 26:00 It's easy to talk about Asia without committing. If you want to expand into Asia, you should stop talking and start showing up
  • 43:00 What's the difference between flailing startups and failing startups and why is understanding this different important to advisors and investors?

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Introduction to Allison Baum Managing Partner of Fresco Capital - ATP Stories
  • 04:55 Allison's career: New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, General Assembly and Goldman Sachs
  • 09:20 Taking General Assembly global
  • 13:30 Building the GA education business from Hong Kong
  • 17:10 What is "founder-market fit" and why is it more important than "product-market fit"?
  • 21:55 How does Allison help companies enter Asia and what advice does she offer to entrepreneurs looking at the market from the outside?
  • 26:00 If you want to expand into Asia, stop talking and start showing up
  • 27:30 How has edtech evolved in Asia?
  • 29:00 Building a fund platform for Education, The future of work and Healthcare
  • 30:50 The fundraising journey
  • 33:30 Why do you need to optimize the VC fund for your goals rather than simply size? The biggest fund isn't necessarily the most successful fund
  • 36:30 What's the danger in a fund focusing on just one ecosystem?
  • 40:30 How do relationships between investors and founders evolve over time? What personal challenges do these present to fund managers?
  • 43:00 Is there a difference between flailing and failing startups?
  • 46:35 The structure of Allison's team at Fresco VC
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