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S2 Ep 8 | Eric Kim, Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Goodwater Capital, On Finding Purpose Through Serving Others

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Eric is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital. Goodwater is a venture fund founded in 2014 and manages over $1.1B across its funds. They were early inventors in companies like Musical.ly, Coupang, and Kakao; all massive exits for the firm. Before Goodwater, Eric was a Managing Director at Maverick Capital, and a Business Analyst at McKinsey.

In this episode we spoke with Eric about the following:

  • Unlearning the association between achievement, acceptance, and self-worth
  • Raising capital for his firm, Goodwater, one of the few venture capital firms founded and led by Asian Americans
  • Why it’s more important now than ever for Asian Americans to serve their community rather than prove their worth through achievement

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    Episode resources:

    • Eric’s post supporting the AAPI community: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6778472588139204608/
    • Eric’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickim37/

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