A maverick Venture Capitalist on mastering uncertainty - Csaba Konkoly

On today's podcast we have Csaba Konkoly.   Csaba is the co-founder and president of Hum Capital, an innovative funding platform that leverages AI to connect great companies with the right capital. Born in Hungary, Csaba's investing career has amassed a global network. Csaba's lived and worked in Budapest, Moscow, Geneva, London, New York, Miami, Singapore and Los Angeles, where he currently resides with his wife and three children.   As an LP, Csaba actively allocates to hedge funds, private equity and other alternative strategies such as private credit. Between 1997 and 2012, Csaba successfully built three hedge funds. As an early stage investor, Csaba has invested in five unicorns, True Car, Scopely, Trapped and Clutter. Together with Matt Watkinson, Csaba co-authored the must-read book titled Mastering Uncertainty, published by Penguin Random House.   In this episode, we discuss the role of randomness, the importance of partnership and the high performance lessons that transfer from investing to other high performance domains.   I hope you enjoy.     ----------------------------------------------------------------   Find Csaba: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csabakonkoly/   Find James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acceleratingexcellence/ https://www.instagram.com/jamesaking_/ https://jamesaking.com/   The Mindset App: While the app is under development, we have decided to provide access to the full content for free on YouTube for a limited time. You can find the courses within our playlists or by the link below. I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/@AcceleratingExcellence/playlists   🔊 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5LJFspGl7b0e5YuxMfPLpx?si=e852f426c16b4f2d   🔊 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-accelerating-excellence-podcast/id1706636304  

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