It’s actually simple: Find world class people. Work with them. I’ve been lucky to find that my life and career and it’s been the best ride. Thank you for an awesome conversation Anika Mirza and Priya Kamdar!
This is the craziest scouting story I've ever heard from a VC… Last week on Get the Check, Priya Kamdar and I sat down with Christina Melas-Kyriazi, a Partner at Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) who invests in AI application companies like MagicSchool AI, Crosby, and Aleph She told us that in high school she was a really fast runner In cross country you score individually but you rank as a team, and her team kept losing So she found the fastest girl in school, but she was on the soccer team She stalked her until she joined the cross country team If you're wondering whether the team won after that, they did Then that girl won their league, then state, and then went on to compete in the Olympics She finished top 10 in the world She and Christina are still good friends Christina now finds world class talent and the next generational AI company full time as a Partner at Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) We also talked about: 😇 Her biggest tips for angel investing (Priya and I took her advice already, so we'd say it's pretty good) 💰 Lessons from Max Levchin (co-founder of PayPal and Affirm) during her time as a PM at Affirm from the growth stage through IPO 🤖 Where AI application companies will play vs. the model layer ➕The positive imposter syndrome loop 📧 If you’re a founder, listen till the end of the interview for the best way to reach Christina Link in the comments
So true re: people. Such a great story!
So much fun!!
Such a cool story, not surprised you did that Christina Melas-Kyriazi!
One of my favorite interviews! Thanks for coming on