Maxine Minter, CEO of Co Lab and Founder of Co Ventures, is on a mission to find incredible seeds (aka companies) that will positively change the world.  Maxine shares that the skills and experience learned from being an operator and executive coach directly ties into running a VC.  As the first Australian woman to run a fund, as Solo GP, she is on a mission.  Although Australia is newer to the VC world, compared to America, there is a lot of promise and proven success with companies like Canva, proving that Australian founders have what it takes to go the distance.  Understanding a founder’s conviction, what drives them and how they approach solving problems, are all key tenants when making good investments.  As Venture Capital is often a 10+ year process, it is also important to understand the potential of these companies and if they are able to grow into strong sequoias that can make a global difference.  Maxine boils down Leadership to a simple concept called “Service”.  When you are at the helm, your primary duty is to serve those on your Team and enable them to succeed.  We are not measured by how well we do, but how well we serve others.  This mentality goes hand-in-hand with the concept around “Thinking Longer”.  Maxine shares that if we thought about our lives, decisions and involvement in things based on how it would impact folks, 50 years from now, how would that change the way we do things?  Service would surely be reinforced, but you would also be more intentional in growing foundational efforts that would impact a generation that you may never meet.  The ultimate act of Service may be helping those you will never know.

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