In this podcast episode, Eugene Malobrodsky, Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, shares his journey from Lithuania to the U.S. and his evolution from founder to venture capitalist. He also covers the strategies for investing in early-stage companies and the challenges that new venture capital managers face. Eugene shares insights on the role of liquidity events like secondaries and M&A in the current market, as well as his perspective on the potential impact of political leadership on the M&A landscape, and much more!

Timestamps

Building and Selling Companies (00:03:51)

Transition to Venture Capital (00:08:28)

Focus on Immigrant Founders (00:12:21)

Pattern Recognition in VC (00:18:20)

Early Stage Investments and Ownership (00:22:24)

Challenges for Emerging Managers (00:25:09)

Valuations and Investments (00:25:36)

Founder's Secondary Exits (00:28:21)

Liquidity in the Market (00:31:35)

Venture Capital Focus Areas (00:32:44)

Political Impact on Business (00:33:57)

Emerging Managers' Decision-making (00:38:16)

Founder's Retreat and Community (00:40:12)

Eugene’s Links

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/afeugene/

Website – https://www.onewayvc.com/

My Links 

 Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

 YouTube:  youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

 5-day email course: www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com

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