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/
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forward-obsessed/id1615760781
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TrkOZ7xL7WSlzc2mrwXuC?si=aa5e7790aca64e05
• YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ldUUGxQZ5b9WPqVXz_qlfXgK3hHPs4z
• YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ldUUGxQZ5Yt0LiPml0y6pNUSrqHzWql

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