My guest on Uncapped this week was @peterfenton, one of the most successful early stage investors of all time. We talked about applying the ideas of evolution to business, the practice of venture, and matching your work to what personally motivates you. He's incredibly compelling and inspiring, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. (0:00) Intro (0:23) Darwinism and Silicon Valley (5:38) Silicon Valley vs everywhere else (12:09) Highly adaptive ecosystems (19:40) Who wins with AI (26:22) Applying Darwinism to venture (36:54) North Stars in venture (42:22) Embracing things that don’t scale (49:51) A young person’s game (57:10) Sourcing methodologies (1:07:50) Convincing founders to choose you (1:10:56) Not a winner-take-all game (1:13:35) Being a great board member
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