The Enthusiast
"Entrepreneurial Talent is Global" - On The Enthusiast, Host Pat Alex chats with some of the most fascinating Founders, Operators and Investors Beyond Silicon Valley.
Every two weeks, he sits down with the likes of Arjuna Costa (Flourish), Paulo Passoni, Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures), Gerry Giacoman (Clara) and Monica Brand Engel (Quona) to dissect their challenges around scaling, fundraising, managing boards and company leadership. Taken together, the guests have raised venture capital in the hundreds of millions and are behind their regions' biggest business and venture successes paving the way towards a more equitable and diverse future.
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The Enthusiast
[Operator Stories] Tiago Costa Alves (Golden Gate Ventures) on building tech teams, mapping Asia and the value of an Entrepreneur in Residence
On this episode Pat sits down with Tiago Costa Alves, Golden Gate's first EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) to talk about doing business and scaling in SEA, his own journey into startups and the region, what the EIR role is about and why it made sense for Golden Gate to embrace it.
On this episode you will learn about:
- Cultural differences in and across SEA
- What to be aware of when scaling tech teams in the region
- The startup opportunity in SEA
- Why an EIR adds value to any fund and what are the core activities
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