Manny Pangilinan (PumaPodcast)

Interesting interview with Manny Pangilinan, the CEO of First Pacific, on the PumaPodcast, where he talks about his early life, business career and some of his regrets. Some notes below (for personal reference only, any mistakes in the transcription are mine). He was born in 1946. His father was a banker, working for what eventually […]

Joe Rosenfield & Grinnell College

Much has been written about the Yale endowment model, elements of which numerous institutional investors globally have attempted to replicate over time (albeit with varying degrees of success). Rather less has been written about the endowment approach of Grinnell College in Iowa, although Jason Zweig did author a memorable article in Money Magazine back in […]

Sal Daher With Howard Stevenson

A few weeks ago, I posted a link to Sal Daher’s wide-ranging interview with Howard Stevenson in 2017 (episode 29 of Daher’s Angel Invest Boston podcast). Howard Stevenson is a professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School and a co-founder of the Baupost Group. Below are just a few of my takeaways from that conversation, which […]

Interview With Kerr Neilson

Platinum Asset Management have posted the transcript of a recent interview with Kerr Neilson, the firm’s founder, conducted by Mark Draper from GEM Capital. Neilson answered questions about his long-standing career in fund management and what he has learnt along the way. Some highlights below, but the full interview is worth reading (direct quotes are […]

Interview With Glenn Solomon (20VC)

Glenn Solomon, a managing partner at GGV Capital, was recently interviewed by Harry Stebbings on his 20VC podcast. GGV Capital is a venture capital firm focused on multi-stage investments in the US and China. They have ~US$3.8bn under management across eight funds and invest across a range of technology sectors. In the interview, Solomon discusses some of the […]

Tom Steyer Speaks At Stanford GSB

Tom Steyer, the founder and president of NextGen America, was a recent speaker at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He discussed his early career experiences, the fight against climate change and also offered his reflections on leadership and the responsibility to give back. Prior to his current philanthropic work, Steyer was the founder of Farallon Capital, […]