#126 Engaging w/ Big Corporates, The Rise of CVC, Advice to Aspiring VCs, Knowing Your Moat, & More w/ Grant Allen (SE Ventures)

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In this episode Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) & Somil Aggarwal (@somil_agg) speak with Grant Allen, General Partner at SE Ventures. They are a uniquely positioned Corporate VC that has autonomy from Schneider Electric as a whole, but can also leverage on Schneider's network to help their portfolio companies to succeed.

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Topics:
**1:32: Intro & Career
**5:16: Relationship w/ SE
**9:09: How SE Ventures Started
**11:43: SE Thesis: Double Bottom Line
**19:46: Why the Check Size
**23:36: Milestones to Get a Check
**26:39: How To Manage Collaboration
**33:35: Areas He's Bullish On
**37:34: Building Incentive-Free Biz Models
**42:03: Advice to Founders
**44:31: How to Scale
**47:51: How to Vet Big Incumbents
**51:44: Advice to VC Aspirants
**56:11: How to Develop a Thesis
**59:15: If He Started a Biz Today He Would…

Links:
**Connect with Grant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantallen/
**SE Ventures: https://www.seventures.com/home.jsp
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**HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner, @somil_agg

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