The Language of Technology [Entire Talk]
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Successful technology investing requires both cutting-edge ideas and patient, determined strategy.
Duration
44:44
Part of Series
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Season
Season 16
Episode
7
Ravi Mhatre is a founding partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and focuses primarily on software/cloud infrastructure, applications and internet investments. Before starting Lightspeed, Mhatre was an investor with Bessemer Venture Partners and before entering the venture capital industry, he was with Silicon Graphics, where he was a product manager and later directed the company’s workstation market development efforts. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, he explores what a career in VC looks like, and talks about some of the sectors and technologies that he believes are poised to transform the future.
Video clips from: The Language of Technology [Entire Talk]
- 1:33Emerging innovations have the potential to fundamentally reshape healthcare in the 21st century.
- 2:31Focus on the opportunities amid the imperfections.
- 2:35In the VC business, a technical degree is always helpful but not essential.
- 3:01Before diving in, make sure a VC role is a fit for your personality.
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