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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Rebecca Kaden – Thesis Driven Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.155]
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My guest today is Rebecca Kaden, a partner at famed venture firm union square ventures. USV is known for thesis-driven investing, which is the topic of our conversation. Rebecca walks us through the evolution of USV’s thesis into its third generation, and from there we explore many of the most interesting and exciting areas of business, technology, and learning. Please enjoy our conversation
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Show Notes
– (First Question) – An overview of Union Square Ventures Thesis 3.0
– Core changes that can help any community
– Ways to fix the broken education system
– Gap between job preparedness and the education system
– Companies creating education systems to prepare people for careers in their field
– Most unique technological solution for people to educate themselves
– Ways to improve access to capital
– The distribution problem in capital markets
– How does she assess an early-stage company and its team’s ability to assess their ability to maximize distribution
– Digital marketing and why it could be broken
– Examples of masterful marketing
– How they are focused on improving wellbeing, their first focus on healthcare
– Wellbeing on their focus on community
– The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging
– Her thoughts on mentorship
– What she has learned in her time at USV
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Rebecca
Learn More
For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.
Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub
Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag
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