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EP 158 - Derek Handley - Founding Partner at Aera VC - How Do You Live Your Life More Wisely?

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We have wanted to speak to Derek Handley for a while now.  Derek is a Founding Partner at Aera VC and one of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking investors I have encountered.

Some of the topics that Derek and I covered included:

  • Picking something and going deep
  • Building things in response to what becomes possible
  • The intersection of technology and sustainability
  • The art and science of living
  • Innovation in food technology and its impact on climate
  • The fear of losing a company one has built and doing something more impactful
  • The feelings that founders have when they exit
  • Wiser Conversations - How do you design and live life?
  • Portfolio construction and being a climate-focused venture fund

    • Other titles we considered for this episode:

    1. Architecture Is Really Just a Concept
    2. You Can Build Something to Respond to That
    3. You Have to Build Things You Are Committed to Building
    4. Is This the Contribution I am Meant to Be Making
    5. I Didn't Not Do It
    6. The World Was Still
      7. ...more
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