#36 Avid Ventures: Applying Analytical Rigor to Early and Growth Stage Venture Capital | Addie Lerner, Founder & Managing Partner

In Episode #36, we explore applying analytical rigor to early and growth stage venture capital with Addie Lerner, Founder and Managing partner at Avid Ventures. We cover investing in international founders, the Avid Ventures investment framework, and de-risking opportunities. “I think this whole job is such a privilege. When you zoom out, you get to work with and spend time with the smartest people in our industry—in the world—on a daily basis. You get to explore brand new ideas and industries.” – Addie Lerner EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/addie-lerner-outlier-academy-show-notes1  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/addie-lerner-outlier-academy-transcript  CHAPTERS This episode is our guide to applying analytical rigor to early and growth stage venture capital. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:05) – Addie’s background with Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, and General Catalyst (00:04:24) – Investing in international founders  (00:09:26) – Fighting imposter syndrome (00:11:36) – The Avid Ventures investment framework (00:19:31) – De-risking opportunities (00:24:12) – Seeing both the upsides and downsides of opportunities (00:32:00) – The future of fintech ABOUT ADDIE LERNER AND AVID VENTURES After working at Goldman Sachs and General Catalyst, Addie Lerner founded Avid Ventures. Avid brings analytical rigor to their investing process and think as carefully about the downside as they do about the upside of every investment. 💌  FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices