Investor Spotlight with Madrona Managing Director Karan Mehandru

Founded & Funded

English - September 27, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Management Business Investing entrepreneur entrepreneurs founderjourney founders startup startups technology venturecapital Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Statsig Founder Vijaye Raji on Product Building, Launching a Startup, and AI

Next Episode: Troop Travel Founders on the Startup Journey and Relationships That Matter

Get to know Madrona Managing Director Karan Mehandru. Learn what drew him to venture capital and working with founders, what he looks for in founders, what he thinks founders should look for in VC partners, and what he enjoys doing outside the office.

(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:01:00) Madrona Managing Partner Karan Mehandru's background
(00:01:33) Why venture capital
(00:02:50) Founders: Become the best version of yourself
(00:04:58) Understand the person behind titles and roles
(00:05:44) What Karan looks for in founders
(00:06:52) Visionary founders
(00:07:34) The role of grit and intellectual honesty
(00:08:50) How Founders should select partners/investors
(00:11:36) Biggest changes Karan's seen over his career
(00:13:56) What has stayed the same
(00:14:52) Cats or dogs
(00:15:46) Karan's book recommendation
(00:17:07) What Karan does outside of the office