Kenn So (Associate @ Shasta Ventures)

The ultimate breaking into VC resource guide, pivoting investment focus areas, and the thought process behind taking a more hands-on approach with portfolio companies

November 24, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

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This week’s guest is Kenn So, who works as an associate at Shasta Ventures.

We wanted to bring on Kenn because he recently published the most comprehensive book we have found on breaking into venture (see for yourself here), but we touch on a lot of other things as well. In this talk, we cover:

  • Kenn’s path into venture

  • The benefits and tradeoffs of having a banking and consulting background

  • Shasta’s pivot towards investing exclusively into B2B

  • Shasta Elevate and taking a hands-on approach with portfolio companies

Check out the full episode below:

🎡 The flywheel of On Deck and the future of mentorship-based education

❓ Women in VC shared its due diligence questionnaire (Shoutout Heloise Taillet for organizing)

👀 Operator-led SPACs significantly outperform investor-led SPACs

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