Thank 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 TwitterEmail 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 12. Why James felt the need to move to the US post university3. 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 illnesses5. Behind the scenes of James' workings with founders & personal development areasPlease enjoy!***TIMESTAMPS02:58 - 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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