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Albert Wenger: Investing Mindfully

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Sinan and fellow MIT alumnus, Albert Wenger, partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York-based early stage VC firm focused on investing in disruptive networks, whose portfolio companies include: Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter and Shapeways.

Albert shares some excellent business advice and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

  • The Winding Road from MIT PhD to Venture Capitalist (2:07-15:34)
  • What Makes an Investment-Worthy Entrepreneur (15:42-21:51)
  • Technology Trends and Transformations and AI Automation (21:59-41:22
  • Web3, Blockchain, NFTs, Crypto + Decentralization (41:30-1:06:04)
  • The State of the Global Political Economy and Solving the Climate Crisis (1:06:12-1:15:56)
  • The Future of Social Media and Network Regulations (1:16:04-1:25:18)
  • The Worst Investment Mistake You Can Make and How Mindfulness is Key to Success (1:25:26-1:30:13)
  • The Biggest Fear + Hope for Our Kids (1:30:21-1:34:30)

Visit ide.mit.edu/podcast for more.
Follow @sinanaral and @mit_ide on Twitter and @professorsinan and @digitalinsiderpod on Instagram and TikTok.
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Manage episode 345189307 series 3364421
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Sinan and fellow MIT alumnus, Albert Wenger, partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York-based early stage VC firm focused on investing in disruptive networks, whose portfolio companies include: Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter and Shapeways.

Albert shares some excellent business advice and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

  • The Winding Road from MIT PhD to Venture Capitalist (2:07-15:34)
  • What Makes an Investment-Worthy Entrepreneur (15:42-21:51)
  • Technology Trends and Transformations and AI Automation (21:59-41:22
  • Web3, Blockchain, NFTs, Crypto + Decentralization (41:30-1:06:04)
  • The State of the Global Political Economy and Solving the Climate Crisis (1:06:12-1:15:56)
  • The Future of Social Media and Network Regulations (1:16:04-1:25:18)
  • The Worst Investment Mistake You Can Make and How Mindfulness is Key to Success (1:25:26-1:30:13)
  • The Biggest Fear + Hope for Our Kids (1:30:21-1:34:30)

Visit ide.mit.edu/podcast for more.
Follow @sinanaral and @mit_ide on Twitter and @professorsinan and @digitalinsiderpod on Instagram and TikTok.
Please remember to rate us and leave a review - the best way to support the podcast.

  continue reading

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