About Jeffrey Paine:

My next guest on The One Percent Project is Jeffrey Paine. He is the Managing Partner & Co-founder at Golden Gate Ventures and an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Jeff is one of the most thoughtful VCs I have come across. Last year, he launched an initiative called Coachable that focuses on founders' mental wellness by pairing them with experienced coaches and mentors. He wishes for other like-minded VCs and corporations to join this initiative so that more founders get the support they need while building their startups.

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In this conversation, he talks about:

1. The state of venture investing in Asia.
2. Is there an Angel investing bubble and its impact?
3. His framework for learning and understanding a new industry.
4. How to get the timing right as an investor?
5. How to choose among copycats; who gets funded and why?
6. Are Asian founders always building a business around problems they encounter?
7. The need for coaches and mentors for founders.
8. His views on blockchain, NFTs and Metaverse.
9. What makes introverts strong leaders?