Paige Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures, shares her lessons from setting up her VC firm and writing her book ‘Seed to Venture’ about the venture process. Paige elaborates on her investment discipline and why she likes investing early in the future of work and future of play startups.In this episode, you’ll learn:3:15 Entrepreneurs who are customer centric and who have a high build velocity are able to make proper shifts when things change rapidly.5:24 Seed to Venture: A book about the world of venture, what it is, why it matters and how it works.17:18 Socratic discussion of the market, entrepreneur, and opportunity makes the investment decision simpler.Non-profit organization that Paige is passionate about: All RaiseAbout Guest SpeakerPaige Doherty is a Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures, investing in early-stage companies at the future of work and the future of play. She’s the author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults about venture. Previously, Paige was a developer success engineer at WorkOS and TVC Capital. She also served as chief of staff at a stealth ecommerce startup, spent three years at Northrop Grumman in systems testing/product management, tutored SDSU students in calculus, and developed web & social content for various businesses.About Behind Genius VenturesBehind Genius Ventures is a next-gen venture capital firm that invests in product-led growth companies at the pre-seed/seed stage that are centered around the Future of Work and Future of Play. The firm has started investing its $5 million first fund in core investments including Pallet (a job site for independent creators), gamified fitness startup Aviron, and FYPM. Early backers of Behind Genius Ventures include Union Square Ventures’ Andy Weissman, Free- style’s Jenny Lefcourt, Bain Capital Ventures and Tribe Capital.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode that will drop next Tuesday. Follow Us: Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

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