#16 Building Purpose Built Ventures with Miles Lasater

Oct 20 2022 • 1 hr 14 mins

Miles Lasater is the CEO and Founding Partner of Purpose Built Ventures. In this episode, hear from Miles on why learning to sell at a young age is so important to learn entrepreneurship, and how you can manage your time more effectively to create new habits. Miles dives into the pitfalls behind taking a company public, the real role of a start-up investor, and what it means to be a “purpose built venture.”

OUTLINE:

(00:00) - Intro
(2:00) - Early college years
(3:50) - Working in food service gives transferable skills
(8:45) - Starting his first business, “Help With Home Computers”
(10:25) - Founding Higher One in college
(14:25) - How did Higher One help university students?
(18:48) - How do new entrepreneurs pick a partner?
(32:05) - Books and podcasts for developing leadership skills
(36:15) - Time management and making habits
(42:19) - Running a public company is painful
(47:13) - What is it like to take a company public?
(52:01) - Developing pattern recognition skills
(55:00) - The role of a start-up investor
(57:55) - What is Purpose Built Ventures?

EPISODE LINKS:

Purpose Build Ventures: https://www.purposebuilt.vc/
Higher One: https://www.linkedin.com/company/higher-one
Miles Lasater LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mileslasater/
Miles' Podcast, "Startups For Good": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/startups-for-good/id1538756698
Miles' Newsletter, Venture Patterns: https://venturepatterns.com/blog/general/start-here-welcome-to-venture-patterns/

BOOKS OUR GUEST LOVES:

The 15 Commandments Of Conscious Leadership - Jim Dethmer
Getting Things Done - David Allen
The Great CEO within - Matt Mochary
Shoe Dog - Phil Knight
Miracle Morning - Hal Elrod

PODCASTS OUR GUEST LOVES

How I Built This: https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this
Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm/

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://forwardobsessed.com/
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