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Adam Bain, Co-founder & Managing Partner at 01 Advisors, on the Power of Storytelling

2024/2/23
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亚当·贝恩分享了他从记者到 Twitter 首席运营官，再到 01 Advisors 管理合伙人的职业历程。他强调了叙事在各个阶段的重要性，以及如何在投资中运用讲故事的能力。他回顾了在 Twitter 的快速发展和挑战，以及如何培养团队的积极性和适应性。他还分享了他对领导力的见解，以及 01 Advisors 如何与创始人合作，帮助他们取得成功。他认为，投资的关键在于创始人，并分享了在投资决策中的一些经验教训。他强调了持续学习的重要性，以及如何保持对新知识和技能的追求。 格伦·所罗门与亚当·贝恩就其职业生涯、领导力、投资理念以及对 Twitter 的看法进行了深入的探讨。他引导亚当·贝恩分享了在 Twitter 的高增长时期所面临的挑战和经验，以及如何将这些经验应用于风险投资领域。他还与亚当·贝恩探讨了如何选择合适的创始人，以及如何帮助他们取得成功。

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Adam Bain's journey from a Cleveland sports fan to Twitter's COO is a testament to the power of resilience. Growing up in Cleveland taught him humility and the importance of embracing setbacks, traits that served him well during Twitter’s rapid growth and challenges. His passion for storytelling also played a significant role in his career trajectory.
  • Adam Bain's upbringing as a Cleveland sports fan instilled humility and resilience.
  • His career started in new media, driven by a passion for storytelling.
  • He joined Twitter in 2010, when it was a small company with zero revenue.
  • He played a key role in Twitter's growth from zero to $2 billion in revenue.
  • He left Twitter after six years due to an 'intellectual itch' and a desire to learn new things.

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Adam Bain is a co-founder and managing partner at 01 Advisors, a venture and advisory firm helping founders go from building a product to building a company.

In this episode, Adam highlights the similarities between his storytelling roots as a journalist and how he now backs founders as an investor.

Drawing on lessons learned as Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer pre- and post-IPO, Adam also shares how those key traits—intellectual curiosity, hustle, and resilience—shape the way he supports startup founders today.