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  4. #48 Blackbird's Nick Crocker: Dealing with loss early on, discovering startups via journalism, selling to Under Amour, Behind the scenes of Venture Capital

Take flight into Nick's journey -- You know those conversations,
we all have them where you have so many questions but the
discussion actually covers a lot of ground? That’s how this
episode went.


Nick Crocker shares his idyllic upbringing in QLD, Australia
(which for our global listeners that may not be as aware, QLD is
Australia’s bush country, laid back with a big % of nature and
bush. Hear about Nick’s adventure living in France at 17 that
opened up his eyes to the world, foray into journalism and his
passion for writing which led to discovering entrepreneurship and
as Nick calls it “it was love at first sight”


 


TIMESTAMPS


04:04 - High Flyer in Nick’s life who may not have received the
recognition


05:40 - Nick’s sunrise


07:35 - Benefits now reflecting on Nick’s countryside idyllic
upbringing “rich in love”


09:00 - Nick in high school including passions, how teachers
viewed him


10:00 - Hero’s growing up outside family unit


12:03  - Definition of success in life at the age of 16


13:23 - Nick discovering Entrepreneurship through journalism


15:50 - Nick’s writing on various topics (available online!)


17:10 - most painful moment (but learning in hindsight)


19:35 - most energising and fun moment


21:20 - Long distance relationship with his wife for 4 years
(Nick in the US and Julia in Adelaide, Australia)


23:05 - experiences in the US founding sessions, selling it to
Under Amour (and additionally integrating into US culture coming
from laid back Australia)


25:03 - the motivation to come back to Australia after the US
adventure


27:25 - Nick’s twitter reach out to Niki (blackbird founder) to
meet for a coffee and how Nick views cold messaging now (1) does
he still do it and (2) what makes him respond to one


30:10 - Importance of meditation in Nick’s daily routine


32:30 - Realisation of the weight of words and statements as a VC
and board member


34:25 - Helping a young founder evolve and grow


36:35 - Favorite board member and why


38:00 - How does a Venture capital firm make money?


41:00 - Superannuation not being a savings account, rather it’s
funding infrastructure, healthcare, education, startups and more


42:20 - Nick’s systems and habits to decipher what to read &
consume online on various topics of interest


47:00 - Helping Australian athletes (AFL, Basketball etc) get
into investing and mental shift required


51:30 - what separates a good VC from the pack


53:08 - Concept at PIXAR of comfort to fail whilst figuring it
out (first 2 years of many Pixar movies are very average)


54:11 - The final sprint rapid fire questions


PEOPLE MENTIONED


Michael Batko CEO @ Startmate


Ben Hudson Executive coach


Matthew Dellavedova, NBA and Australian Basketball Athlete 


Matt De Boer AFL Athlete + Co-Founder of Athletic Ventures,
athlete led investment syndicate in Australia


James Clear - Atomic Habits


Enjoy!


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2022! 


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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in
any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer,
learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better
everyday, together.

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