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Welcome to episode #88 w James Tynan! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:
1. Growing up in an ambitious household, being very driven from day 1
2. Why James felt the need to move to the US post university
3. Key learning from scaling Khan Academy from a YouTube channel to the world’s biggest ed tech (at that time)
4. Energy management learnings from dealing with a number of autoimmune illnesses
5. Behind the scenes of James' workings with founders & personal development areas
Please enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS
02:58 - Fun facts about James
03:38 - Wife Kate being a high flyer
04:33 - Big change when James was 10 years old
05:20 - Parents in architecture and medicine
05:44 - Personality in high school
06:36 - Biggest influence in first 10 years
07:42 - Success at age 18
09:41 - How life changed in first year of university
11:38 - Learning movement building with Obama 2008 campaign
13:17 - 4 key learnings from scaling Khan Academy, joining very early
16:50 - Critical story that helped understand emotional intelligence
19:16 - How the move back to Australia happened
20:31 - Seeing the building of Australia’s startup ecosystem in 2014
22:36 - Energy vs time management
25:23 - Why energy management hacks are not useful
27:50 - Balance in Health vs performance
29:28 - Transition from startmate to squarepeg
32:11 - Joining Squarepeg during COVID lockdowns
34:14 - Making founders comfortable in the 1st meeting
36:47 - Connection to younger vs seasoned founders
39:40 - How does SquarePeg differ to other big VC’s?
42:49 - SquarePeg’s global presence across ANZ, Israel and Singapore
43:58 - Analysis of current economic market
45:47 - Does the VC firm or partner matter more?
49:02 - Personal investment philosophy outside VC
51:12 - Thesis on climate-tech
54:57 - Area of improvement focus
57:45 - Final sprint
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By Vidit AgarwalThank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Email Vidit directly at [email protected] or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share how we can improve.
***
Welcome to episode #88 w James Tynan! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:
1. Growing up in an ambitious household, being very driven from day 1
2. Why James felt the need to move to the US post university
3. Key learning from scaling Khan Academy from a YouTube channel to the world’s biggest ed tech (at that time)
4. Energy management learnings from dealing with a number of autoimmune illnesses
5. Behind the scenes of James' workings with founders & personal development areas
Please enjoy!
***
TIMESTAMPS
02:58 - Fun facts about James
03:38 - Wife Kate being a high flyer
04:33 - Big change when James was 10 years old
05:20 - Parents in architecture and medicine
05:44 - Personality in high school
06:36 - Biggest influence in first 10 years
07:42 - Success at age 18
09:41 - How life changed in first year of university
11:38 - Learning movement building with Obama 2008 campaign
13:17 - 4 key learnings from scaling Khan Academy, joining very early
16:50 - Critical story that helped understand emotional intelligence
19:16 - How the move back to Australia happened
20:31 - Seeing the building of Australia’s startup ecosystem in 2014
22:36 - Energy vs time management
25:23 - Why energy management hacks are not useful
27:50 - Balance in Health vs performance
29:28 - Transition from startmate to squarepeg
32:11 - Joining Squarepeg during COVID lockdowns
34:14 - Making founders comfortable in the 1st meeting
36:47 - Connection to younger vs seasoned founders
39:40 - How does SquarePeg differ to other big VC’s?
42:49 - SquarePeg’s global presence across ANZ, Israel and Singapore
43:58 - Analysis of current economic market
45:47 - Does the VC firm or partner matter more?
49:02 - Personal investment philosophy outside VC
51:12 - Thesis on climate-tech
54:57 - Area of improvement focus
57:45 - Final sprint
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