#119 – How can founders, angel investors, and mentors create value: Simon Baker, CAV Investment Group
Latitud Podcast
English - November 02, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBEntrepreneurship Business Investing latitud latam business startups investment venture capital founders fundraising entrepreneurship brian requarth Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Simon Baker is passionate about big ambitions and high growth – and he has built a portfolio with companies from all around the world to see that first-hand.
Simon is not only an Australian serial investor and an expert in the global proptech industry. He's also the chairman of the CAV Investment Group, a private investment fund that invested in Viva Real when I was running it.
The fund focuses on startups with a global mindset, but still in their early stages. And Simon makes it clear that his team wants to be hands-on, adding value to the business as it goes, from funding to human resources and strategic guidance.
Today, Simon and I talk about:
How you should approach investors, and how should angel investors create value for the founders they invest in;What common mistakes Simon sees early-stage founders make, and the importance of clarity, simplicity, and doubling down on what you're doing well in product and sales;Why you should reach out and have tough conversations with mentors and advisors, and how to keep one role, one focus as a CEO and in your startup's team while testing out new initiatives.Building good sh*t in Latin America?
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