Adrian Petersen: Deep seeded professional athlete ambitions in Tennis & Cycling to co-founding AfterWork Ventures, and how they're doing things a little different

Learn about drive and determination at a young age with a deep desire to be a professional athlete, to then having his startup shut down and making his way into VC and co-founding AfterWork Ventures, a community led VC doing things differently for the next gen. Welcome to episode #73 w Adrian Petersen! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:Deep determination and focus to be a professional athlete, being obsessed with Tennis & Cycling at a young ageThe importance of be team first and win collectively with an "open up" policyAdrian's non traditional path to Venture CapitalThe birth of AfterWork and the cold start challenge of building a communityBiggest surprise about investing in Sports Tech startups***TIMESTAMPS02:31 -  Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra 03:48 -  Dream to become a tennis player 05:25 - Both parents worked in grandpa’s scaffolding company 06:25 -  Roger Federer and Lance Armstrong 07:25 - Australian Institute of Sport 08:45 - importance of be team first now vs being single mildly focused in his past 10:11 - Working with people smarter than you 12:00 -  Learning the importance of “open up” when closing his first business 15:12 -  First 3 months re-setting to find next opportunity 16:40 - The path to becoming a VC 19:55 - The birth of AfterWork 24:28 - Cold start challenge of building a community 26:20 - Deal flow sources being a community first VC 30:23 - Ability to significantly follow on 32:21 - Direct to consumer investments 34:15 -  Investor changing sentiment 36:46 - Mentors that have shaped his thinking 38:20 - Going from zero to one and beyond 40:26 - In house team complimenting the community advisors 42:14 - Investing in sports focused startups 43:30 - final sprint***Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show and grow the show with sponsors and partners. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!Contact Vidit at [email protected]