1 hr 33 min
Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary | Cinematographer Turned Investor, Time as a Resource, Ramp, Pave and Investing in Talent Unlimited Partners
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Today's Unlimited Partner is Kyle Harrison, General Partner at Contrary, a venture fund that "identifies and invests in the world’s top talent. Backed by iconic founders from Tesla, Airbnb, Facebook, and more" in early stage rounds. Kyle joined to lead their Breakout Fund. He's also a writer with his blog Investing 101 2.0 where he tackles investing from different angles.
Topics include:
Time as a resource, measuring your performance (The Natural Selection of Time) by Kyle Harrison
Rome Research note taking app
Kyle's career as an Investor at TCV, Coatue, Index, Contrary
His videographer's background in college
The West Wing clip ("I want to be the guy. You want to be the guy, 'the guy' counts on...")
Contrary's Talent Vortex - Fred Wilson's quote, "Talent is the only thing that matters"
The Founder's Book
Ramp
How Contrary works, Kyle's role in the later phase startups
Investing in Pave, "How do you sign up to provide value besides just writing that cheque?"
Marc Andreessen quote, "You commoditise one layer to create value at the next."
The latest technology landscape, growth rates slowing in the near term
"What's In a Valuation?" article (Investing 101 2.0) by Kyle Harrison
"A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind." by Napoleon
Farewell Transmission by Magnolia Electric, "The real truth about it is no one gets it right, the real truth about it is we're all supposed to try"
Optimism is better than pessimism
Kyle's song is Farther Along by Josh Garrels "So cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine, we'll understand this, all by and by"
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
Tegus Acquires Canalyst Link
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Today's Unlimited Partner is Kyle Harrison, General Partner at Contrary, a venture fund that "identifies and invests in the world’s top talent. Backed by iconic founders from Tesla, Airbnb, Facebook, and more" in early stage rounds. Kyle joined to lead their Breakout Fund. He's also a writer with his blog Investing 101 2.0 where he tackles investing from different angles.
Topics include:
Time as a resource, measuring your performance (The Natural Selection of Time) by Kyle Harrison
Rome Research note taking app
Kyle's career as an Investor at TCV, Coatue, Index, Contrary
His videographer's background in college
The West Wing clip ("I want to be the guy. You want to be the guy, 'the guy' counts on...")
Contrary's Talent Vortex - Fred Wilson's quote, "Talent is the only thing that matters"
The Founder's Book
Ramp
How Contrary works, Kyle's role in the later phase startups
Investing in Pave, "How do you sign up to provide value besides just writing that cheque?"
Marc Andreessen quote, "You commoditise one layer to create value at the next."
The latest technology landscape, growth rates slowing in the near term
"What's In a Valuation?" article (Investing 101 2.0) by Kyle Harrison
"A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind." by Napoleon
Farewell Transmission by Magnolia Electric, "The real truth about it is no one gets it right, the real truth about it is we're all supposed to try"
Optimism is better than pessimism
Kyle's song is Farther Along by Josh Garrels "So cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine, we'll understand this, all by and by"
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
Tegus Acquires Canalyst Link
Follow us on social media:
Like and subscribe and all that stuff...stay in touch as we will have exciting updates and content soon...
@uppodpod Twitter
@uppodpod Instagram
UP YouTube Channel
up-pod.com
Email us:
show@up-pod.com,
1 hr 33 min