On today's episode I chat with Pedro Sorrentino from Atman Capital and his experience in the world of venture capital and startups.
Pedro was employee #11 at Sendgrid, which went public on the NYSE and was acquired by Twilio for ~$3 billion.
This allowed him to get into the game of venture capital and he went on to start his first fund which raised ~$50M. This fund focused on connecting the US and Latam, helping their portfolio companies raise follow-on capital, hire talent, and launch new products.
He currently runs Atman Capital.
You can connect with Pedro on social media or directly through his contact information below:
Atman Capital Website: https://atman.vc/team/pedro-sorrentino
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pedrosorren
Show Notes:
1:23 → How Pedro went from music journalist to venture capitalist
4:57 → What made him want to join Sendgrid
7:08 → What he thinks of Elon Musks management style
10:03 → What he looks for when investing in companies
13:12 → Changes in today's world of venture capital and startups
15:19 → The biggest challenges companies are facing today
18:10 → The mindset needed to succeed in business
30:23 → What he would do if he lost it all and had to start over
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