Alex Pattis: General Partner of Riverside Ventures & Founding Team Member of Hampton on Investing in Startups & Scaling Businesses

Update: 2024-07-15

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On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Alex Pattis, the General Partner of Riverside Ventures and founding team member of Hampton. They discuss how to scale a company from concept to 9-figure exit, how to break away from the traditional consulting model and apply product approaches, why it’s important to iterate quickly and often with messaging, the pros and cons of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) investing vs the traditional VC fund model, what signals are important to pay attention to when investing in startups, and much more. Enjoy!

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Alex Pattis: General Partner of Riverside Ventures & Founding Team Member of Hampton on Investing in Startups & Scaling Businesses

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Alex Pattis: General Partner of Riverside Ventures & Founding Team Member of Hampton on Investing in Startups & Scaling Businesses

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Alex Pattis: General Partner of Riverside Ventures & Founding Team Member of Hampton on Investing in Startups & Scaling Businesses