8VC's Drew Oetting on their decision-making culture, building talent at firms, and his most critical learnings as an investor
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Listen now | Episode 79 This week I’m happy to bring you my conversation with Drew Oetting, founding partner of 8VC, an Austin-based firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale, Drew, and others. It currently has $1.9B in AUM. Portfolio companies include Guardant Health, MakeSpace, Asana, and Joby Aviation among many others.The 8VC story has roots in another successful startup fund, Formation 8, founded by Lonsdale and Jim Kim, Brian Koo in 2011. It was called the hottest Venture Capital firm since Andreesen by Fortune Magazine, with portfolio companies like Oculus and RelateIQ. In 2015, Formation 8 spun down and many team members joined 8VC.
8VC's Drew Oetting on their decision-making culture, building talent at firms, and his most critical learnings as an investor
8VC's Drew Oetting on their decision-making…
8VC's Drew Oetting on their decision-making culture, building talent at firms, and his most critical learnings as an investor
Listen now | Episode 79 This week I’m happy to bring you my conversation with Drew Oetting, founding partner of 8VC, an Austin-based firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale, Drew, and others. It currently has $1.9B in AUM. Portfolio companies include Guardant Health, MakeSpace, Asana, and Joby Aviation among many others.The 8VC story has roots in another successful startup fund, Formation 8, founded by Lonsdale and Jim Kim, Brian Koo in 2011. It was called the hottest Venture Capital firm since Andreesen by Fortune Magazine, with portfolio companies like Oculus and RelateIQ. In 2015, Formation 8 spun down and many team members joined 8VC.