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Adrian Petersen: Deep seeded professional athlete ambitions in Tennis & Cycling to co-founding AfterWork Ventures, and how they're doing things a little different

Adrian Petersen: Deep seeded professional athlete ambitions in Tennis & Cycling to co-founding AfterWork Ventures, and how they're doing things a little different

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Learn about drive and determination at a young age with a deep
desire to be a professional athlete, to then having his startup
shut down and making his way into VC and co-founding AfterWork
Ventures, a community led VC doing things differently for the
next gen. 


Welcome to episode #73 w Adrian Petersen! Here are 5 key
takeaways you will learn from this episode:
Deep determination and focus to be a professional athlete,
being obsessed with Tennis & Cycling at a young ageThe
importance of be team first and win collectively with an "open up"
policyAdrian's non traditional path to Venture CapitalThe birth of
AfterWork and the cold start challenge of building a
communityBiggest surprise about investing in Sports Tech startups

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TIMESTAMPS


02:31 -  Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra


 


03:48 -  Dream to become a tennis player


 


05:25 - Both parents worked in grandpa’s scaffolding company


 


06:25 -  Roger Federer and Lance Armstrong


 


07:25 - Australian Institute of Sport


 


08:45 - importance of be team first now vs being single mildly
focused in his past


 


10:11 - Working with people smarter than you


 


12:00 -  Learning the importance of “open up” when closing
his first business


 


15:12 -  First 3 months re-setting to find next opportunity


 


16:40 - The path to becoming a VC


 


19:55 - The birth of AfterWork


 


24:28 - Cold start challenge of building a community


 


26:20 - Deal flow sources being a community first VC


 


30:23 - Ability to significantly follow on


 


32:21 - Direct to consumer investments


 


34:15 -  Investor changing sentiment


 


36:46 - Mentors that have shaped his thinking


 


38:20 - Going from zero to one and beyond


 


40:26 - In house team complimenting the community advisors


 


42:14 - Investing in sports focused startups


 


43:30 - final sprint


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