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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2025 · 14 MIN

Defining the traits of a successful venture capital leader and founder: A conversation with Lior Susan, founder and managing partner of Eclipse

from The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast

In this interview, Heidrick & Struggles’ Scott Bae and Alexis Hennessy sit down with Lior Susan, the founder and managing partner of Eclipse Ventures, a venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with entrepreneurs, transforming industries that are critical to people's lives and national economies, such as manufacturing, supply chain, transportation, healthcare, and defense. Susan shares the leadership traits that he believes are uniquely critical to success in start-ups in the physical industries, as well as how leaders can seamlessly adapt between start-ups and large companies, how he thinks about investing in highly regulated industries, and his perspective on AI’s evolution and impact on the space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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