founder centricity

The Core Values & Traits of Successful Founders: Ullas Naik of Streamlined Ventures

The Core Values & Traits of Successful Founders: Ullas Naik of Streamlined Ventures

Today’s guest is Ullas Naik, Founder and General Partner @Streamlined Ventures. His notable investments include; Addepar, DoorDash, Rappi, and FLYR, for example. Ullas has been an investor for over 23 years with 400 companies worth of investment experience. He has steadily weathered the ups and downs of markets, and more importantly, been a steady, guiding hand to portfolio founders.

The Stewardship of Capital: Early-Stage Investing, Founder Centricity, Strengthening Trust, and Supporting Founders

The Stewardship of Capital:  Early-Stage Investing, Founder Centricity, Strengthening Trust, and Supporting Founders

As investors, advisors, and mentors who genuinely want to enrich the entrepreneurial ecosystem, our ongoing challenge is to strategically steward capital and people in a way that the resulting venture (business, fund, organization) is:

  • Aligned with people’s best interests and talents.

  • Supported by the right people, including investors, employees, teams and other key stakeholders.

  • Grown at the right pace and at the right time.

  • Structured with the best chance to succeed and scale.

In this post, I share some of my perspectives and thoughts. I also look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions and learning from your experiences too.