If you are reading this the chances are you've heard of Guidewire Software, today a $12bn company - and you may know about the $73m investment earlier this year by Battery Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz in UK insurance technology company hyperexponential.
But do you know the why, how and who behind these two major successes?
I was delighted and honoured to speak to Marcus Ryu. He is co-founder of Guidewire, latterly CEO and now Chairman, as well as his role as partner at Battery Ventures.
If any of these apply to you you'll find this a great use of 30 minutes of your time:
1️⃣ What is the most important characteristic of a successful entrepreneur?
2️⃣ Why is software moving to "verticalisation" (and what does that mean?)
3️⃣ How does the innovator avoid becoming the legacy laggard?
4️⃣ From building a successful business to investing in other businesses - why bother?
5️⃣ The pros and cons of starting a company when you are young versus later in your career
Whatever else you are doing on this holiday in the UK - or start of the week elsewhere in the world - I strongly recommend this latest episode of the InsTech podcast.
InsTech website - https://lnkd.in/e7998WNy
Apple - https://lnkd.in/enU4vf9E
Spotify - https://lnkd.in/e9jgPkwb
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