Giant's Cameron McLain: "Buddhism, music and venture capital"

The Times Tech Podcast

• Episode: Giant's Cameron McLain: "Buddhism, music and venture capital"
• Website: The Times Tech Podcast
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• Duration: 00:45:58
• Published: 2023-02-10 04:00

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Cameron McLain, co-founder of Giant, to talk about why he chose the name (3:05), what he did before starting a venture fund (7:00), moving to America (8:30), dabbling in Buddhism philosophy (10:30), getting into the music industry (12:45), starting and selling a company (15:25), finding good founders (17:30), bringing in Lord Browne as an advisor (24:50), the importance of timing (26:20), raising money right as the pandemic hit (29:40), the climate opportunity (33:15), betting on biology (36:00), and his worst day (41:00).

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