#220: Ultimate Advice for Investors And Entrepreneurs From A Mega-VC

Randall Kaplan has invested in more than 60 tech companies and is the co-founder of several others – including a company that is part of the S&P 500 with nearly 8,000 employees. If there’s anyone who is well-equipped to talk about entrepreneurship, investing and business – it’s Randall. As one of America’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, Randall joins the show to share his must-listen-to tips on entrepreneurship, defining and achieving success, and what he looks for when he invests in other startups. This episode is loaded with advice you can’t find anywhere else from someone who has walked the walk himself.   Discussion points 00:02:47 Homelessness in LA 00:10:26 Randall’s definition of success 00:14:01 Philanthropical efforts 00:21:45 Randall’s career journey 00:27:20 Randall’s key to success 00:30:11 The definition of entrepreneurship 00:37:48 Randall’s failures 00:41:54 Randall’s lessons on success 00:45:06 How Randall assesses startups 00:51:01 Raising money for your startup 00:54:41 Randall’s thoughts on Web3 01:05:04 Randall’s entrepreneurial ventures   Show Sponsor:  Vault Hill: A blockchain-based technology company with an ecosystem comprising of a human-centric metaverse [https://www.instagram.com/vault_hill/?hl=en] Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor [https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en]   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Randall Kaplan https://www.instagram.com/randallkaplan/ https://www.facebook.com/randallk1