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278. The Sustainable & Temporary Trends of COVID, The Self-Aware Founder, and Writing the Survival Guide for the Mental Aspect of Entrepreneurship (Mike Smerklo)
Mike Smerklo of Next Coast Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Sustainable & Temporary Trends of COVID, The Self-Aware Founder, and Writing the Survival Guide for the Mental Aspect of Entrepreneurship. In this episode, we cover:
Walk us through your background and path to VC.
What's the thesis at Next Coast Ventures?
What are 'Next Coast' markets?
How do you come up with the themes that drive investment focus at NCV?
What are some of the trends emerging now that you are following that may have the most impact on new business creation over the next five years?
Which are sustainable and which…
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