The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Hosted by Alex Rawlings, Managing Partner of Raw Selection, a specialist executive search firm. Join us as we interview the leading experts in Private Equity, unlocking their secrets of success to share with you.
Discover how some of the top Private Equity professionals got into Private Equity, how they rose to success and learn about some of the mistakes they made along the way.
Alex has strong connections to the Private Equity industry through his executive search firm, Raw Selection, which specialises in working with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies across Europe and North America. Alex is straight talking and to the point and aims to unlock real gold you can build into your firm or portfolio companies. Find out more at www.raw-selection.com
The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Rich Ashton on the AdTech and MarTech Industry and Starting Up a Venture Firm
Today’s Guest
Today we welcome Rich Ashton, a managing partner of First Party Capital, a new operator-led venture firm focused on investments in start-ups, advertising and marketing technology (AdTech and MarTech), digital media, and data with focus on Europe and APAC.
What You’ll Learn
The European Regulation’s impact on tech companies
How the pandemic affected creating the company
Advice in setting up Venture Capitalist Firms
Choosing to speak between founders and investors
Breakdown
[00:22] Getting to know Rich Ashton
[01:30] Common mistake by PE firms and portfolio companies
[02:57] First Party Capital’s Focus on AdTech and MarTech
[04:40] European Regulation on the AdTech Sector
[07:21] Setting up a Firm in Sales and Marketing
[10:19] The Impact of COVID-19
[13:50] Advice for New Venture Capitalist Firms
[16:21] Choosing Between Founders and Investors
[20:27] What Rich Likes/Dislikes about the Venture Capital Industry
[24:06] Rich’s Learning Points
Resources
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