In this podcast episode, Eugene Malobrodsky, Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, shares his journey from Lithuania to the U.S. and his evolution from founder to venture capitalist. He also covers the strategies for investing in early-stage companies and the challenges that new venture capital managers face. Eugene shares insights on the role of liquidity events like secondaries and M&A in the current market, as well as his perspective on the potential impact of political leadership on the M&A landscape, and much more!
Timestamps
Building and Selling Companies (00:03:51)
Transition to Venture Capital (00:08:28)
Focus on Immigrant Founders (00:12:21)
Pattern Recognition in VC (00:18:20)
Early Stage Investments and Ownership (00:22:24)
Challenges for Emerging Managers (00:25:09)
Valuations and Investments (00:25:36)
Founder's Secondary Exits (00:28:21)
Liquidity in the Market (00:31:35)
Venture Capital Focus Areas (00:32:44)
Political Impact on Business (00:33:57)
Emerging Managers' Decision-making (00:38:16)
Founder's Retreat and Community (00:40:12)
Eugene’s Links
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/afeugene/
Website – https://www.onewayvc.com/
My Links
Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes
YouTube: youtube.com/lifeselfmastery
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal
5-day email course: www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com
Eugene Malobrodsky from One Way Ventures on backing immigrant founders