Think Like an Owner

Brian Yormak - Venture Investing in Data - Ep.186


Listen Later

Ep.186: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Brian Yormak (@brian-yormak).

My guest is Brian Yormak, co-founder of Story Ventures alongside his brother Jake, a venture capital firm with a strong focus in data and data software. I connected with Brian as they are an investor in past guest Craig Fuller’s media and data company FreightWaves and are one of the few VCs with a strong focus in data.

I’ve talked to data CEOs on the podcast before, but was curious to add the venture perspective to the conversation through this episode with Brian. Brian and I talk about how he classifies data companies today, API business models, what the most interesting data companies and founders are doing today, and so much more.

Listen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn

Learn more about Alex and Think Like an Owner at https://tlaopodcast.com/

Links:

Story Ventures

Brian on LinkedIn

Topics:

(00:04:05) Brian’s passion for data

(00:05:55) Data is the new oil

(00:08:39) Categorizing data companies

(00:13:42) The importance of proprietary data to investment decisions

(00:16:49) Attractive API businesses

(00:22:19) Data Legislation

(00:30:05) Finding the right founders & companies to back

(00:38:10) What non-venture CEOs can learn

(00:41:06) People data

(00:46:45) What strongly held belief have you changed your mind on?

(00:48:17) What’s the best business you’ve ever seen?

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Think Like an OwnerBy Alex Bridgeman

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

104 ratings


More shows like Think Like an Owner

View all
Built to Sell Radio by John Warrillow

Built to Sell Radio

208 Listeners

Founders by David Senra

Founders

1,906 Listeners

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy by Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

2,315 Listeners

Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry by Ted Seides – Allocator and Asset Management Expert

Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry

802 Listeners

The Fort by Chris Powers

The Fort

474 Listeners

My First Million by Hubspot Media

My First Million

2,620 Listeners

The Memo by Howard Marks by Oaktree Capital Management

The Memo by Howard Marks

410 Listeners

Yet Another Value Podcast by Andrew Walker

Yet Another Value Podcast

107 Listeners

Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating by Bill D'Alessandro, Mills Snell, Heather Endresen, and Michael Girdley

Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating

243 Listeners

The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection by Alex Rawlings

The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection

30 Listeners

Business Breakdowns by Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts

Business Breakdowns

346 Listeners

Acquiring Minds by Will Smith

Acquiring Minds

249 Listeners

50X by Colossus

50X

79 Listeners

Moneywise by Hampton

Moneywise

645 Listeners

Think Big, Buy Small by Harvard Business School

Think Big, Buy Small

30 Listeners