142: Investing in curiosity - Reece Chowdhry, Founder & CEO - RLC Ventures

Reece Chowdhry Founder and CEO of the multi award-winning RLC Ventures, a venture capital firm that specialises in investing in technology-based seed stage businesses. Reece was awarded “Top 5 Asian Tech Investors” in 2018 (KPMG & Diversity UK) and is the youngest-ever investor to profiled by The Sunday Times. Since launching RLC three years ago, Reece has invested in 30 start-ups and sits on the board of six portfolio companies. Reece Connect with Reece on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/reecec/) RLC Website (https://www.rlc.ventures/) Top Tips Have an open-mind Open-mindedness helps you to learn and grow, strengthening your belief in yourself. It all starts with you. The people you surround yourself with can either drag you down or lift you up. Take the time to create a circle of people that are the most positive, supportive people you can find. This also means letting go of the people who are pulling you down. Books Try a free Audible trial of any book here Zero to One - Peter Thiel If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets. The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. Entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things. Venture Deals - Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson A must-read for any entrepreneur contemplating or currently leading a venture-backed company. The book is filled with lots of other amazing advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices