Allison Xu: Investing Benchmarks and Streamlining Workflows at BainCapital Ventures

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (27 min interview), we spotlight Allison Xu (@AllisonCXu), Investor at BainCapital Ventures, as she joins host Amy Peck (@VirtualGirlNY) to discuss:

Companies that excite her and how construction industry is currently booming with the development of technologyWhat the benchmarks are for investing, and how investors look for to determine value within potential investment opportunitiesCurrent trends and ways to streamline businesses and workflowsWhat some of the positive impacts of the emerging technologies are and why successful technologies get adopted across industry

SHOW NOTES

0:36 Amy Peck introduces Investor at BainCapital Ventures, Allison Xu.

2:19 So, what are some of the companies that really excite you?

5:18 Do you like to watch the evolution of companies to see if they hit revenue benchmarks or evolution benchmarks to say, "Ok, it's time"?

10:03 Are you feeling that, even with all the new technology, that there is so much room for even one company to solve one problem along the workflow and make an impact industry-wide?

18:56 What are some the positive impacts of this future technology that you're seeing?

24:46 So if you could visualize yourself 15 to 20 years into the future, and you could have any experience or any gadget that would make your life better or make you happy, what would it be and what would it do?

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