Growing a Startup, Raising a Child: VC Renana Ashkenazi on Team, Ambiguity, and ROI

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Renana Ashkenazi, a partner at the venture capital fund Grove Ventures, sits down with host Yael Shamir Zalmanov for a conversation about the surprising similarity between growing a startup and raising a child. Both became parents at a late, experienced stage of their careers, and from that vantage point they examine how a sense of capability, empathy, decision-making under ambiguity, and the ability to filter advice carry over between the two worlds. Along the way, Renana reveals how an early-stage investor thinks about team, market validation, chaos, and ROI.