Podcasts about investment principal

Stephen Grootes speaks to Cumesh Moodliar, CEO of Investec Bank, about the bank's strong performance, with a 7.8% increase in profit. Investec will pay a record dividend for the third year after the bank’s operating profit surpassed the R24 billion mark for the first time. In other interviews, Vincent Anthonyrajah, CEO and co-founder of Differential Capital, and Karabo Makete, Partner and Investment Principal at Aions Ventures, unpack the crucial role of governance in companies and how investors shape corporate direction through key mechanisms. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.    Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa     Follow us on social media   702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702   CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Vincent Anthonyrajah, CEO and co-founder of Differential Capital, and Karabo Makete, Partner and Investment Principal at Aions Ventures, about the crucial role of governance in companies and how investors shape corporate direction through key mechanisms. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.    Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa     Follow us on social media   702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702   CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another episode, another billion-dollar deal. In this case, the buyer (KDP), if not the brand (Ghost), is somewhat surprising. The hosts have their say. They also highlight a couple spicy collaborations, but are divided on one of them. We also speak with Lexy Prosszer, an investment principal at U.K.-based venture capital firm Btomorrow Ventures, which is focused on investments in innovative, functional brands. Show notes: 0:25: Who Bailed Mike Out? Elektra x Nosh. Scary Deal. A Wonky Pad. Where's My Order? Keep Crunching. – Mike made it out of the can in time for a big announcement about Nosh Live Winter 2024 and a deadline that won't be extended. The hosts discuss KDP's acquisition of Ghost Lifestyle and how it relates to the evolution of the energy drink category. They also pine for an LTO that pairs sprouted almonds and chili crunch but butt heads when it comes to a pickle juice-infused bloody mary mix. Mike recalls meetings and drinks with U.K-based entrepreneurs before he, Ray and John snack on “transportive” pecans and a holiday-inspired snack that your bubbe would love. 39:03: Interview: Lexy Prosszer, Investment Principal, Btomorrow Ventures – Ray sat down with Lexy during Taste Radio's meetup at the Trip office in London, where she discussed Btomorrow Ventures' investment strategy, how she assesses a brand's potential for international distribution and success, and whether global trends influence how she evaluates brands. Brands in this episode: Moment, HOP WTR, Once Upon A Farm, Ghost, Celsius, Bang, Red Bull, Monster, C4, A Shoc, Rao's, Coca-Cola, V8, Grillo's, Ithaca Hummus, Fresca, Simply, Dash, Chili Maven, Living Things, Xoxo, Olipop, Poppi, Hiphop, Feisty Soda, Daily Crunch, Fly By Jing, Cleveland Kitchen, Karma Nuts/Cookies, Pulpito, Wanderlands, Knack Snacks, Babo's Kitchen, S'Noods

Stephen Grootes talks to Claudia Manning, SA SME Fund's Investment Principal, about the R300m Seed Fund of Funds, backing over 50 tech startups to drive innovation and transformation in South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nosipho Radebe speaks to Claudia Manning, Investment Principal at SA SME FundSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Susan Moring, an Investment Principal at Cortado Ventures, an Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies. In her role at Cortado, Susan manages all aspects of the investment process including deal sourcing, ] diligence, and post-investment portfolio company support. A startup enthusiast, Susan has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma's startup ecosystem through programs like OU's I-CCEW, OK Coders, The Mine, OKEMP, and Techstars Global Startup Weekend.   https://cortado.ventures/ https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/

The latest episode of The SAF Podcast is this week with, Jim Lockheed, Investment Principal, JetBlue Ventures. Jim gives us an insider's perspective on the intersection of aerospace, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. From his time in the Air Force to his stint at Boeing and his foray into the world of drones, Jim's unique journey is one you wouldn't want to miss. Plus, he shares his optimism about the future of drones and VTOLs, and reveals how JetBlue Ventures scouts for groundbreaking technologies and startups in the aviation sector. Ever wondered about the hurdles and opportunities that come with investing in sustainable technologies? We delve deep into this topic, discussing the financing gap between early-stage and project financing, the critical role of techno-economic analysis, the importance of scalability and how critical the relationship with the airline JetBlue is in making investment decisions. We also shed light on the potential of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to revolutionize the aviation industry and offer practical advice to scientists and entrepreneurs seeking funding for their SAF processes. We also discuss there first SAF investment, The Air Company, and what makes them special.How do we strike a balance between financial returns and sustainability impact? Jim Lockheed shares his views on this and explains how strategic funds and partnerships can help us achieve our decarbonisation goals.Find out more about Jim and JetBlue Ventures here: https://www.jetblueventures.com/You can listen to our recent episode with Daniel Bloch, IATA, here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2202964/13989712SAF Investor LondonThis conference serves as a nexus for innovators, customers, financiers, regulators, suppliers, and advisors, forging partnerships that will drive change. SAF Investor London 2024 isn't a conference for debating the merits of SAF; it's about convening the dealmakers who can effect real transformation.Join over 200 leaders in the SAF Industry for two days of stimulating debates, discussions and plenty of networking.You can find out more about SAF Investor and our conference in London here: https://www.safinvestor.com/Host: Al Whyte, SAF InvestorProducer: Oscar Henderson, SAF Investor

Jayden Basha is a Investment Principal at Investible. Topics discussed ~ career background, family business, why startup, what do you look for in Founders, what a good startup at the early stage looks like, valuations, community,  the state of the Aussie startup scene, collaborating over competing, energy + what's next. This episode is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠SquareX ⁠⁠(⁠⁠Greensquare⁠⁠) ~ A Marketplace Technology For Agricultural Supply Chains. Subscribe to our Dream Big Social Club NEWSLETTER ~ ⁠⁠https://dreambigsocialclub.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠ Web ~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/funnybusinesspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/funnybusiness_au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn ~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT ME (Lach) ~ ⁠⁠⁠lach@dreambigsocialclub.com⁠⁠⁠

Today, on The Courage of a Leader podcast, you can be inspired and impressed by Eric Larson, Tilia Holdings Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Chairman.Eric's mission is to transform the effectiveness and efficiencies in the food supply industry, focusing on food safety, nutrition, and wellness, and sustainability. No small task!!Listen in to discover the innovative ways he's approaching his commitment and take away lessons that can benefit you and all leaders. About the Guest:Eric Larson, Tilia's Chairman, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, started his career as a private equity investor and business builder in 1986. Prior to co-founding Tilia in 2017, Eric established Linden Life Science in 2002, now known as Linden Capital Partners, a leading healthcare focused middle-market private equity firm. Eric was Linden's Chairman and, as its senior investment professional, developed the firm's strategy and organization.Before Linden, Eric was Executive Vice President and Managing General Partner of First Chicago Equity Capital (now One Equity Partners), which he co-founded in 1991. He began his private equity career at First Chicago Venture Capital (now Madison Dearborn Partners), where he was a Partner and Investment Principal.In addition to Tilia, Eric is involved with several technically-oriented organizations, including: the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Member of the Nutrition Roundtable); the National Geographic Society; the Illinois Institute of Technology (Trustee and Chairman of its Institute of Design); Center for Higher Ambition Leadership (Executive Fellow); and the Commercial Club of Chicago (member). https://tiliallc.com/About the Host:Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. Amy's most popular keynote speeches are:The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership LegacyThe Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System CollaborationThe Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and CommunityThe Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid TeamHer new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.www.courageofaleader.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/ Link mentioned in the podcastThe Inspire Your Team assessment (the courage assessment): https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/ Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to The Courage of a Leader podcast! If you got inspired and/or got valuable leadership techniques you can use from this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have questions or feedback about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get automatic updates...

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Susan Moring is an Investment Principal at Cortado Ventures, an Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm investing in early stage tech companies. In her role at Cortado, Susan manages all aspects of the investment process including deal sourcing, diligence, and post-investment portfolio company support. A startup enthusiast, Susan has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma's startup ecosystem through programs like OU's I-CCEW, OK Coders, The Mine, OKEMP, and Techstars Global Startup Weekend. https://cortado.ventures/ https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/   Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: London pension fintech Smart gears up for deals after $95m funding injection - 5:00 Robinhood launching 24-Hour weekday stock trading - 17:45 Tiger Global looks to cash in part of $40bn portfolio of private companies - 28:40 M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform - 37:50 More red faces at Revolut after boss accidentally hits the wrong phone button, sparking a probe - 46:55 ZestMoney founders resign in wake of failed sale - 48:55 George Osborne to chair Italian investment firm Lingotto - 51:00 This week's guests include: Dan Barker, Chief Marketing Officer, Smart Sophie Winwood, Investment Principal, Anthemis This episode is sponsored by Thredd Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments platform trusted by the leading issuers to process billions of transactions a year, has changed their name to Thredd. Why Thredd? Thredd, because their tailored payment processing solutions are the thread that connects payments innovators of the future. Thredd, because they are true partners, becoming part of the fabric of your business as it grows. And Thredd because it just feels right. Find out more at Thredd.com. (https://www.thredd.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bitesize+thredd&utm_id=11fs) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It's hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Ross Gallagher, Benjamin Ensor, and Kate Moody - as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Send us your questions for the Fintech Insider Mailbag here (https://11fscompany.typeform.com/to/kBMan5qL?typeform-source=t.co) Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Dan Barker and Sophie Winwood.

Darker times in venture have seen the return of some old investment terms that haven't had much of an airing lately: warrants, participating liquidation preferences, tranches, and more. These aren't always bad, but if you're not careful you can end up with a cap table that makes you uninvestable in future rounds. In this episode, Yaniv is once more joined by Jessy Wu, Investment Principal at Afterwork Ventures, to talk through a rogue's gallery of investment terms, what they mean, and how to think about them. Jessy's Original Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jessyzwu_venturecapital-startups-investment-activity-7006777884203769856-aRxw Afterwork Ventures: https://afterwork.vc Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:*Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app *Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following ** The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Google Cloud, the best cloud for startups. Get all the good stuff including up to USD200k in compute credit at https://goo.gle/tsp ** Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A FInd Jessy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessyzwu Find Chris and Yaniv: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/

Communicating with your investors can seem like an annoying chore when you're grinding away as a founder trying to make something out of nothing. But there are a lot of good reasons why you should keep your investors in the loop. And it doesn't have to be painful!  In this episode, Yaniv is joined by friend-of-the-pod Jessy Wu, Investment Principal at Afterwork Ventures, to talk through her six tips for conducting excellent investor comms that will put you top of every investor's portfolio. Yaniv also shares his perspective as both a founder and an angel investor. Jessy's Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jessyzwu_venturecapital-founders-startup-activity-7005692338249359360-ygEt Afterwork Ventures: https://afterwork.vc Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:*Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app. *Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following. ** The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Google Cloud, the best cloud for startups. Get all the good stuff including up to USD200k in compute credit at https://goo.gle/tsp ** Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A Find Chris and Yaniv: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/

Our guest this week is Mayowa Ogunremi, Investment Principal @ Form VenturesForm is a new early stage venture fund investing in startups disrupting regulated markets, or building in new markets that will face regulation. They use decades of experience to help founders break down policy barriers and shape winning regulatory strategies.Mayowa joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss her route into venture, her experience as a therapist turned VC, Founder appetite to build a huge business and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date!

On this week's episode we have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Matt Hickman. Matt has an unbelievable story with numerous occasions of The Walk-On Mentality being displayed in full force. From walking on at Tulsa where he later became a captain, to taking every dollar out of his bank account to walk on on wall street, Matt's story shows us over and over again, that if you believe, you can achieve. His seventh grade wrestling coach taught him that the first time you quit will be the hardest it ever is to quit, but after that, every time you quit gets easier and easier. Whether it be for a sport, or in your career, or a relationship, staying committed to your goals, and the process necessary to achieve those goals will pay massive dividends every time. You do not want to miss this one. @jmitchdoee @thewalkonmentalitypodcast

Today I'm joined by Andrew Hippert. Andrew is the Investment Principal at the Techstars Sports Accelerator powered by Indy. In this episode, we talk about go to market strategies that work in the sports, health and wellness sectors; how sports startups can compete with the media behemoths in content, and how Web3 is impacting the future of fan engagement and sports ownership.

The BAE HQ welcomes Imran Dean, Founder of The Money Cog and Investment Principal at DC Thomson where he has managed over $100m.Imran moved around a lot as a child and always felt behind the other children academically. He realised he had a knack for investing though and has seen some of his investments grow by 5x and more.The Money Cog was born when Imran realised how bad most investment advice on social media is. It's his goal to make break down the complexity of investing so you can make more informed decisions about your money.Imran speaks of the sacrifices he has made to get to where he is today and the importance of understanding your passions. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y-kO_TZ-XQYSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0voEqRZmgYVCcc64J3ovpLApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/managing-$100-and-investing-for-beginners-w-imran/id1649956946?i=1000584641259Visit our website: http://thebaehq.comSupport us: http://thebaehq.com/supportusImran's Links: https://themoneycog.com/

Despite attractively priced assets, the lure of remaining listed declining and a swift bounce back from Covid, Private Equity suffered its annus horribilus last year. Private equity investments totalled R14.9 billion in 2021, a marginal increase from R14.5 billion in 2020. But the number of deals was still the lowest since 2011, and the value is less than half of what the local industry attracted at its peak in 2018. Fund raising remains tough for South African private equity GPs as evidenced by the latest SAVCA survey which shows that Funds Under Management increased by 5.6% to R206.2bn down from a 5.8% increase in 2020. Michael Avery is joined by Langa Madonko, Investment Principal at Summit Africa and SAVCA Board Member Siya Nhlumayo, Partner at Vuna Partners and Phathutshedzo Mabogo, Acting Chief Investment Officer of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund

Welcome to the OFR Podcast. This episode covers the potential Web 3 opportunities and challenges across the Latam market, presented by Guilherme Bisolli, Investment Principal at OFR and Andre Franco, Head of Research at Mercado Bitcoin. Both Guilherme and Andre are from Brazil and veterans in the crypto industry. In this episode, they discussed the following - The crypto landscape in Latin America; - The limitations of the current play-to-earn games and guilds - The regulatory challenges and risks for exchanges in Brazil- Mercado Bitcoin and OFR's investment thesis and the mutual investment in DUX CriptoPlease note that all our content only represents the views of individuals and does not include any financial advice.

Lauren Fong works as an Investment Principal for Icehouse Ventures and is the ArcAngels Manager, which is a fund that exclusively invests in female-led startups. And in addition to this she is a self managed electronic DJ and producer - so essentially, she's a boss!! I wanted to question her on everything involved with having 2x passions and how to overcome your own insecurities to establish a strong personal brand either in the board room or on the DJ decks.Check her out here:https://www.instagram.com/laurengin_/?hl=enListen to her music here:https://open.spotify.com/artist/1flukSZEylPvS1hSS2icHm?si=2hQvHIrsTOW124xOdto7tQFind more of me here:http://theoneupproject.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/theoneupproject/https://linktr.ee/theoneupproject Want to get in touch directly?sarah@theoneupproject.nzThanks so much for your support and listening it means so much to me! Please leave a rating or review if you're enjoying and I will see you in the next episode!DISCLAIMER:The OneUp Project is an educational platform that provides information that is general in nature. There may be opinions or an individuals experience within this resource that should not be considered as recommendations or personal advice. Everyone's financial situation is so different and you must use the information within this resource at your own risk. Please complete your own due diligence before making any decisions based on the information in this resource. I am not a financial advisor and if you require expert advice please seek advice from a professional.

The latest episode of Fair Pay For Every Play sees host, Kristian Luoma, in conversation with Dario de Wet. Dario is the Investment Principal at Anthemis Group, focused on investing in opportunities at the intersection of media and financial services. He has always been interested in the relationship between music, technology and finance and how the three industries can support one another. You can also follow us on social media... Instagram: @likeutopiamusic Facebook: @likeutopiamusic

Joseph Chin, Investment Principal at Cambiar Investors, discusses stock picks that thread the needle of quality and value. His stock picks that meet these requirements include Amazon (AMZN), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Motorola Solutions (MSI). Tune in to find out more.

In this podcast, we are privileged to host Dr. Sean Cheng, an investment principal at Philips Ventures. Sean discusses how his company helps startups succeed by bringing in the resources, channels, and infrastructure of Philips corporate. He also talks about Philips Health Technology Ventures, the transition of Philips from being a lighting company to now being a healthcare company, and the advantages of working with Philips. He shares insights that can improve business model innovation, some challenges Philips faces as a huge company, and his excitement on corporate venturing and the future of health care. This is a fascinating conversation so please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Competition Commissioner, Tembinkosi Bonakele Heather Irvine, Partner in Bowmans Competition practice David Holland, founder oif Fractal Value Advisors and author of Beyond Earnings & Langa Madonko, SAVCA Director, Investment Principal, Investor Relations & Capital Raising at Summit Africa Classic1027 on Twitter #ClassicBusiness · Classic1027 on Facebook #ClassicBusiness

In one of the most hotly debatable recommendations in recent memory the Competition Commission last week opened the Pandora's box of public interest assessment conditions, which were inserted into the law via the Competition Amendment Act of 2018, when it ruled that the proposed takeover of Burger King by a US private equity fund be prohibited due to the lack of BEE in the new ownership structure. While the Commission found that the proposed transaction was unlikely to impact Competition in the country, it found that ”...the merger would lead to a significant reduction in the shareholding of historically disadvantaged persons in the target firm...”. If upheld at the Tribunal, this ruling could have significant implications for foreign direct investment/foreign investors looking to make acquisitions of SA entities, existing black shareholders, employment, and small to medium sized firms as suppliers. The case also raises questions about whether competition law is the right tool to advance the country's transformation agenda. Michael Avery spoke to Competition Commissioner, Thembinkosi Bonakele; Heather Irvine, Partner in Bowmans Competition practice; David Holland, founder of Fractal Value Advisors and author of Beyond Earnings; & Langa Madonko, SAVCA Director, Investment Principal, Investor Relations & Capital Raising at Summit Africa.

Competition Commissioner, Tembinkosi Bonakele Heather Irvine, Partner in Bowmans Competition practice David Holland, founder oif Fractal Value Advisors and author of Beyond Earnings & Langa Madonko, SAVCA Director, Investment Principal, Investor Relations & Capital Raising at Summit Africa

In the last episode the founder teams prepared with their newly recruited mentors for today's Investment Principal round.  In this episode the 6 remaining founders pitch the M$S Investment Principal committee in hopes to secure a spot on the final round, the chance to pitch the M$S VC judges in the investment round and secure their spot as the Million Dollar Startup (season finale) About the host: John, is the host of the  ‘Bank On It' podcast and Million Dollar Startup, a fully remote, high quality pitch competition podcast.   He's also the founder of the remotely recorded, studio quality standardized audio production system ListenDeck.   Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Today's discussion features Ian Connell. Ian is an Investment Principal at Charter School Growth Fund, a non-profit focusing on making multi-year philanthropic investments in public charter school networks. Charter School Growth Fund supports nearly 480,000 students, around 90% are students of color, and around 75% come from economically disadvantaged families. Charter School Growth Fund uses an approach similar to the venture funding model, to identify the country's best public charter schools, and to fund their expansion with the specific goal of increasing the school's vision and educational impact.Over the past 6 years at Charter School Growth Fund, Ian has focused his efforts on ed-tech and innovation in K-12 schools, and while on the investment team leading an innovation and technology strategy, Ian spends his time visiting schools, and talking to founders and partners to try to understand and identify, which school systems are developing the most novel and impactful approach to education, with the end of goal of taking the most robust and proven education designs, and scaling them to other schools to ultimately impact as many children as possible. Ian brings with him an MBA from the University of Chicago, The Booth School of Business, typically a top 3 business school globally year over year according to US News, and we find some time in the talk to visit how Ian was able to completely shift his career trajectory through the aid of a non-profit fellowship called Management Leadership for Tomorrow, an organization focused on equipping and empowering high achieving men and women from underrepresented communities. The talk today visits all of these cohesive ideas around the provision of opportunities and programming to populations that normally wouldn't have access to them.Additional Items Discussed:-Organizational inertia, and why it is so hard for big systems and organizations to effectively tackle dynamically changing challenges - whether in education or in commercial applications, how the size and age of organizations can impact their ability to change strategy and direction-Effective teaching models, and the difference between teaching 5th grade math, and teaching 5th graders math, the disparity curve across different levels of learning maturity in the average classroom, and some trends and evolutions of thinking to tackle these types of typical educational challenges.-How technology can be used to target specific educational outcomes, frameworks that support specific outcomes, megatrends in ed-tech, and big ideas on what school models may look like during COVID this coming fall.-Ideas around how to make ed-tech more interesting to institutional capital, and why the current model of venture funding in ed-tech has some addressable gaps that could change the future of education for our youth.Thank you for listening!How to Contact Ian:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianconnell/Resources:Charter School Growth Fund: https://chartergrowthfund.org/Management Leadership for tomorrow: https://mlt.org/MBA Prep Program: https://mlt.org/mba-prep/Data & Sources:Chicago Ideas: https://www.chicagoideas.com/Microsoft K12 Education Transformation Framework: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/school-leaders/k-12-microsoft-education-transformation-framework/default.aspxNational Center for Children in Poverty: http://www.nccp.org/profiles/US_profile_6.htmlUnited Negro College Fund: https://uncf.org/pages/K-12-Disparity-Facts-and-StatsDepartment of Education Office for Civil Rights: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/2013-14-first-look.pdfBooks Mentioned:Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Sleep/Matthew-Walker/9781501144325--------------------------------Interested in starting your own podcast? Some candid advice here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-start-podcast-3-step-gono-go-beginners-guide-derek-russellLearn more about the Data Binge Podcast at www.thedatabinge.comConnect with Derek:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekwesleyrussell/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1c5mzapLZ55ciPgngqRMg/featuredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drussnetwork/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drussnetworkMedium: https://medium.com/@derekwesleyrussellEmail: derek@thedatabinge.com

My guest for Episode 113 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Elicia McDonald, the Investment Principal at AirTree Ventures. Elicia started her career in investment banking at Credit Suisse, but her passion for the technology sector and drive to get more hands on operational experience made her take the plunge and immerse herself in sales and growth roles at a B2B SaaS startup in Sydney and in enterprise sales at LinkedIn. She then joined AirTree Ventures in 2016. AirTree is an early and growth stage venture capital fund managing over half a billion dollars of funds under management. AirTree backs technology entrepreneurs who are solving some of the world's most ambitious problems and their investments have clustered around sectors such as machine learning, energy, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise software. Elicia played a pivotal role in many of AirTree's early investments into successful startups including Huddle Insurance, :Different, Pet Circle, Expert360 and Drone Deploy. She also led investments into Flurosat and served on the board of TidyMe, seeing it through a successful exit in 2018. In 2019, Elicia was promoted to her current role as the Investment Principal at AirTree Ventures. We covered a range of topics in this interview including: How to do due diligence on potential investorsWhen and how to nail your first meeting with an investorCharacteristics of investible founding teamsA deep dive into AirTree's due diligence and investment processWhat metrics you should focus on& much more! Show notes: Diligencing your investor - a checklist for foundersOpen Source VCAirTree's Investor listAirTreeQwilrEp112: Mark Tanner (Co-founder of Qwilr) podcast interviewPoint Nine CapitalAndrew Donald (Head of Talent at AirTree)Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson (book)Elicia McDonald (email) Join our next live podcast interview with the Former Prime Minister of Australia and Investor, Malcolm Turnbull!Date: 2nd June 2020Time: 8-9am (AEDT)Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/Ep114MalcolmTurnbull Feedback/connect/say hello:Rohit@startupplaybook.co@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits:Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels:Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Soundcloud & Stitcher Audio Player and now also available on Spotify. https://youtu.be/l5qrIhcyOy0 The post Ep113 – Elicia McDonald (Investment Principal – AirTree) on diligence, investment & speed appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Welcome Loyal listeners in today's episode of the loyalty minute we're going to be talking about how to beat 50% of your competitors in the customer loyalty arena We now have enormous access to customer data at our fingertips – yet 80% of data is “dark and untouched,” and is never actually used to make improvements to CX and earn loyalty. “If a company can't access their own customer data, record behavior, analyze purchase history and access all information in a single repository, then we (airlines) can't even get close to attaining customer-centricity,” asserts Christina Heggie , Investment Principal at JetBlue Technology Ventures, on the loyalty challenge. Studies suggest that 91% of brands agree that personal data is critical to the customer journey – yet only 51% are confident in their ability to serve a data-driven customer experience. Indeed, 50% of organizations admit that their back office is siloed and unable to support a seamless digital flow. That's half of your competitors. To learn more about this topic and other great customer loyalty insights, please visit theloyaltyminute.com Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rob-gallo/message

In this episode, Hall welcomes Brett Commaille of Hlayisani Capital. Hlayisani's investment philosophy is focussed on the acquisition of either significant minority or majority ownership stakes in market leading organizations that are high-growth and high-impact revenue generating private equity businesses. With over 20 years of investment and management experience and 12 years Venture Capital, Brett currently serves Investment Principal and Director of Hlayisani Capital and Hlayisani Fund Managers. Brett is an Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur and Business Development Specialist who has built a career in investing into and growing small and medium sized businesses both in South Africa and internationally. Brett is the founder and Lead Partner of AngelHub Ventures. Brett gained diverse corporate experience with Deloitte, PWC (South Africa and Middle East), and Standard Bank's Corporate and Investment Bank. He set up a venture capital fund for Remgro Ltd called Invenfin, where he served as CEO. Brett founded AngelHub Ventures, one of the most active venture fund investors in South Africa.