(ENG) Investor in Uber, Roku & Siri: What He Looks for in Iconic Consumer Products

from Startupeable: Emprendimiento | Tecnología | Venture Capital

Mi invitado de es Shawn Carolan, socio director de Menlo Ventures, una de las firmas de venture capital más antiguas de Silicon Valley, con más de $5.000 millones bajo gestión.Shawn lideró inversiones tempranas en Uber, Roku, Siri y Chime, generando más de $2.000 millones en retornos para los LPs de Menlo.Detrás de esos éxitos hay una filosofía clara, lo que Shawn llama su Marco del Consumidor Utilitario: un modelo para invertir en compañías que usan tecnologías disruptivas para satisfacer necesidades humanas atemporales de forma más rápida, barata y mejor.Hoy Shawn y yo hablamos sobre:Su Framework para invertir en productos realmente útiles y los 4 pilares de inversión de Menlo Ventures.Principios fundamentales: necesidades humanas permanentes × tecnología en evolución.La IA como la próxima “tecnología ingrediente” que desbloquea nuevos mercados.Cómo la IA da una segunda vida a apps fallidas como MyFitnessPal.Las lecciones clave de Shawn tras más de 20 años invirtiendo en consumo.Más de Startupeable en inglés:YouTube | Sitio Web

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