Replay – #37 Addie Lerner of Avid Ventures: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits, and More | 20 Minute Playbook

In Episode #37, we deconstruct Addie Lerner's peak performance playbook—from her favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on her life. Addie is the Founder and Managing Partner of Avid Ventures. We cover investing as a privilege, authenticity, and working with a coach. “I think this whole job is such a privilege. When you zoom out, you get to work with and spend time with the smartest people in our industry—in the world—on a daily basis. You get to explore brand new ideas and industries.” – Addie Lerner EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/addie-lerner-outlier-academy-show-notes2  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/addie-lerner-outlier-academy-transcript  CHAPTERS In this episode, we deconstruct Addie Lerner's peak performance playbook—from her favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on her life. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:29) – Company culture at Avid Ventures (00:07:14) – Authenticity and an analytical mindset (00:10:30) – Investing is a privilege (00:13:34) – Limiting the number of meetings each day, working with a coach, and exercising (00:16:39) – Dotting the T’s and crossing the I’s every day (00:19:08) – On failure and success ABOUT ADDIE LERNER Addie Lerner is Founder and Managing Partner of Avid Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in exceptional founders building transformative fintech, consumer internet, and software companies. Prior to starting Avid, Addie worked with investments at General Catalyst, General Atlantic and Goldman Sachs. She was named one of NYC Fintech Women’s “50 Inspiring Fintech Females” in 2020 and was featured in the 2019 Forbes “30 Under 30” Venture Capital list. 💌 FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices