Jon Sakoda, Founder, Decibel Partners on investing and importance of having a coach for early stage founders

The Neon Show

Siddhartha Ahluwalia에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Siddhartha Ahluwalia 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.

4+ y ago 39:56

MP3•에피소드 홈

On our 102nd episode, we chat with Jon Sakoda, Founder, Decibel Partners, a Cisco-backed venture fund. Jon founded Decibel to push through the conventional boundaries of early-stage investing in SaaS startups.

After being an entrepreneur for a few years and working as a General Partner at New Enterprise Associates, Jon decided to set up Decibel Partners.

With Decibel, Jon’s vision was probably an industry-first approach to provide a way for entrepreneurs to get access to unparalleled resources at a time and stage when they need it most.

In this episode, catch Jon talking about pivoting as an entrepreneur, finding the right coach to guide you through your startup journey, and much more.

Notes -

01:39 - “I’m a recovering entrepreneur.”

06:29 - Pivoting and finding product-market fit

09:11 - Partnership with Cisco

13:20 - Leveraging strongholds of industry dominant LPs in the VC firm

17:20 - “What makes you great in getting you from 0 to 1, may not be great in getting you from 1 to 10 or 10 to 100.”

23:10 - Coaching for early-stage founders; for Performance and Efficiency

29:27 - Having an Advisor v/s having a Coach as an early-stage founder

32:30 - “You should be more conscious about who you want to work with, rather than, where you want to work.”

Send us a text

334 에피소드

#Entrepreneur Interviews #Business #Entrepreneur #Siddhartha Ahluwalia