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My guest today is Ilya Strebulaev, a Russian-American financial economist, researcher, author, and speaker with expertise in venture capital, startups, and corporate innovation. He has been a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2004. From 2018 to 2022 he was on the board of directors of Yandex, the Russian equivalent of Google. Ilya co-developed a framework that asses the value of private venture capital (VC) backed companies. His research also includes studies on the decision-making of startup investors, the organization and design of VC and corporate VC units, and the importance of venture capital in innovation and the economy.
The topic is his co-authored book The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:
- Venture capital
- Risk and uncertainty
- Decision making
- Home runs vs. strikeouts
- Counterintuitive principles
- Applying venture mindset on business
- Cultural differences on the venture mindset
Mentions & Resources:
- Ilya Strebulaev
- Ilya Strebulaev on LinkedIn
- The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
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