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Money Flows When Security Is A Competitive Advantage | A Conversation With Peter Harris | Tech Done Different With Ted Harrington

Episode Summary

In this episode of Tech Done Different, we chat with Peter Harris, a partner at University Growth Fund, who explains how venture capitalists think about security, what they see their portfolio companies get right, and what they get wrong.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Tech Done Different, we chat with Peter Harris, a partner at University Growth Fund. Peter explains how venture capitalists think about security, what they see their portfolio companies get right, and what they get wrong. In particular, we discuss:

• how VCs generally don't focus much on security, but if they see a company who has turned security into a competitive advantage (as is taught in Hackable), they'll pay a premium for it
• the leadership principle of "we get the coffee", not the interns
• why the best investors bring value beyond just the check
• why autonomy and true ownership of a project drives people to perform well above and beyond what is expected of them
• what to look for in people: smart, passionate, and good team players
• why constant learning is both important and hard
• why entrepreneurs need to truly understand the pain you're solving, and whether your solution actually solves it

Guest
Peter Harris, Partner at University Growth Fund (@shodanpete on Twitter)

Host
Ted Harrington

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Resources

Learn more about what Peter is up to at https://ugrowthfund.com

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