Monta Vista Capital
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Venktesh Shukla
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About
Achievements
In the first fund, we have two unicorns and two more are on their way. Apparently, to invest at seed stage and have so many of them turn into unicorns is an unusual performance. In the second fund as well, with a little bit of luck, we may have as many as five unicorns! To have so many of these exceptional entrepreneurs come to us for their first institutional money is a matter of great satisfaction.
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What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Steve Blank's Four Steps to Epipheny
What's your favorite non-business book?
Betrand Russel's In Praise of Idleness
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
I should have been doing what I am doing 20 years ago! I love venture investing - you get to meet the most optimistic people in the world and they educate you on what they know in their area of expertise. And if you bet on the right people, you make money
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
I should have figured out venture investing 20-30 years ago!
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Launched a campaign to promote a proprietary standard over a public standard - and won! Perhaps the only instance in technology world where a proprietary standard (and tools based on it) won over the tools based on a public standard.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Reed Hastings of Netflix, Dheeraj Pande of Nutanix
What's your super power?
Don't have any
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
Send an email
What words of wisdom do you live by?
treat people with respect and learn from them as much as I can
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Meeting interesting founders and helping them achieve their goals.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Organization Behavior class in business school
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Started on venture investing path a lot earlier
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
Started a venture fund pretty late in my life with very little of my own money and with no prior venture experience.
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