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#121 Size Matters...Fund Size, Re-industrializing the World, Hardware is NOT Hard, & More w/ Matt McGraw (Anthro Ventures)


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In this episode Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) & Matt McGraw (@mjm11), Co-Founder and GP of Anthro Ventures.

In the ep we cover his story, their focus, why being a VC is a hard job, how ClimateTech is essentially re-industrializing the world & why that's a good thing, he offered his advice to founders, and we closed off by discussing the role of CT startups in the governance and ESG movement towards a more equitable future.

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Topics:
**2:42 Intro & Career Into VC
**12:41 Size Matters...Fund Size
**23:15 Job of a VC
**25:08 Anthro's Thesis
**39:22 Re-industrializing the World
**41:51 Advice to Founders
**48:19 Areas To Build In
**50:40 Blitz Scaling Conventional Industries
**55:34 Governance in Climate Startups

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Links:
**Connect w/ Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjm11/  | [email protected]
**Follow Anthro Ventures: https://anthro.ventures/
**Climate Capital Summit: https://www.climatecapitalsummit.com/ 
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**HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner

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**Similar Topic: #116 Consultative VC, Understanding Customers (as a VC), Developing Industry Networks for Your PortCos, & More w/ Rick Zullo (Equal Ventures)
**Something Totally Different: #97 Cutting Building Heat Loss Via Windows & Building a Platform for Glass Technology Firms w/ Anas Kassas (INOVUES)

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