33 min
S2 Ep 8 | Eric Kim, Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Goodwater Capital, On Finding Purpose Through Serving Others Across The Lines
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- Business
Eric is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital. Goodwater is a venture fund founded in 2014 and manages over $1.1B across its funds. They were early inventors in companies like Musical.ly, Coupang, and Kakao; all massive exits for the firm. Before Goodwater, Eric was a Managing Director at Maverick Capital, and a Business Analyst at McKinsey.
In this episode we spoke with Eric about the following:
Unlearning the association between achievement, acceptance, and self-worth
Raising capital for his firm, Goodwater, one of the few venture capital firms founded and led by Asian Americans
Why it’s more important now than ever for Asian Americans to serve their community rather than prove their worth through achievement
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Episode resources:
Eric’s post supporting the AAPI community: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6778472588139204608/
Eric’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickim37/
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If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it!
Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.
Eric is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital. Goodwater is a venture fund founded in 2014 and manages over $1.1B across its funds. They were early inventors in companies like Musical.ly, Coupang, and Kakao; all massive exits for the firm. Before Goodwater, Eric was a Managing Director at Maverick Capital, and a Business Analyst at McKinsey.
In this episode we spoke with Eric about the following:
Unlearning the association between achievement, acceptance, and self-worth
Raising capital for his firm, Goodwater, one of the few venture capital firms founded and led by Asian Americans
Why it’s more important now than ever for Asian Americans to serve their community rather than prove their worth through achievement
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Episode resources:
Eric’s post supporting the AAPI community: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6778472588139204608/
Eric’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickim37/
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If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it!
Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.
33 min