Sinan and fellow MIT alumnus, <a href='https://www.usv.com/people/albert-wenger/'>Albert Wenger</a>, partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York-based early stage VC firm focused on investing in disruptive networks, whose portfolio companies include: Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter and Shapeways. Albert shares some excellent business advice and the lessons he’s learned along the way. <ul><li>The Winding Road from MIT PhD to Venture Capitalist (2:07-15:34)</li><li>What Makes an Investment-Worthy Entrepreneur (15:42-21:51)</li><li>Technology Trends and Transformations and AI Automation (21:59-41:22</li><li>Web3, Blockchain, NFTs, Crypto + Decentralization (41:30-1:06:04)</li><li>The State of the Global Political Economy and Solving the Climate Crisis (1:06:12-1:15:56)</li><li>The Future of Social Media and Network Regulations (1:16:04-1:25:18)</li><li>The Worst Investment Mistake You Can Make and How Mindfulness is Key to Success (1:25:26-1:30:13)</li><li>The Biggest Fear + Hope for Our Kids (1:30:21-1:34:30)</li></ul>Visit <a href='http://www.ide.mit.edu/'>ide.mit.edu/podcast </a>for more. Follow <a href='https://www.twitter.com/sinanaral'>@sinanaral</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/mit_ide'>@mit_ide</a> on Twitter and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/professorsinan/'>@professorsinan</a> and @digitalinsiderpod on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/digitalinsiderpod/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@digitalinsiderpod?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc'>TikTok</a>. Please remember to rate us and leave a review - the best way to support the podcast.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Sinan and fellow MIT alumnus, &lt;a href='https://www.usv.com/people/albert-wenger/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Albert Wenger&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York-based early stage VC firm focused on investing in disruptive networks, whose portfolio companies include: Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter and Shapeways. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Albert shares some excellent business advice and the lessons he’s learned along the way. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Winding Road from MIT PhD to Venture Capitalist&lt;/b&gt; (2:07-15:34)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;What Makes an Investment-Worthy Entrepreneur&lt;/b&gt; (15:42-21:51)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Technology Trends and Transformations and AI Automation&lt;/b&gt; (21:59-41:22&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Web3, Blockchain, NFTs, Crypto + Decentralization&lt;/b&gt; (41:30-1:06:04)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The State of the Global Political Economy and Solving the Climate Crisis &lt;/b&gt;(1:06:12-1:15:56)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Future of Social Media and Network Regulations &lt;/b&gt;(1:16:04-1:25:18)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Worst Investment Mistake You Can Make and How Mindfulness is Key to Success&lt;/b&gt; (1:25:26-1:30:13)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Biggest Fear + Hope for Our Kids&lt;/b&gt; (1:30:21-1:34:30)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href='http://www.ide.mit.edu/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;ide.mit.edu/podcast &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;for more.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Follow &lt;a href='https://www.twitter.com/sinanaral'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@sinanaral&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;and &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/mit_ide'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@mit_ide&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;on Twitter and &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/professorsinan/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@professorsinan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;@digitalinsiderpod &lt;/b&gt;on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/digitalinsiderpod/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;and &lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@digitalinsiderpod?is_from_webapp=1&amp;amp;sender_device=pc'&gt;&lt;b&gt;TikTok&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Please remember to rate us and leave a review - the best way to support the podcast.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sinan and fellow MIT alumnus, Albert Wenger, partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York-based early stage VC firm focused on investing in disruptive networks, whose portfolio companies include: Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter and Shapeways.  Albert shares some excellent business advice and the lessons he’s learned along the way.  The Winding Road from MIT PhD to Venture Capitalist (2:07-15:34)What Makes an Investment-Worthy Entrepreneur (15:42-21:51)Technology Trend...

Albert Wenger: Investing Mindfully

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