Startups Should Operate Like Sports Team – Romain Vidal (Teampact Ventures)
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Romain Vidal, co-founder of Teampact Ventures, a VC firm leveraging high-performance methodologies from professional sports to support climate and health startups. In this episode, we cover:* Why startups should learn from sports teams, not from corporates* How delayed gratification and resilience create long-term success* The mindset of elite athletes that founders should adopt* The importance of team culture in driving performance* … and more! ***⌛TIMESTAMPS * 00:00 - Introduction* 01:34 - The Philosophy Behind Teampact Ventures* 06:04 - The Importance of the Mission and Values* 07:50 - Lessons from Elite Athletes for Startups* 13:54 - Building Disciplines and Resilience in Startups* 16:24 - Individual vs. Collective Performance in Startups* 23:08 - Common Challenges For Startups* 24:48 - Peak Performance and Startups Readiness* 26:32 - The Value of Teamwork in Individual Sports* 29:02 - You Need to Collaborate with Your Ecosystem* 31:11 - The Role of Team Culture in Startups* 34:30 - Diversity in Investor Profiles* 39:08 - Athletes x Investors* 41:16 - The World Needs Better Role Models* 43:37 - Fire Questions***▶️ CONNECT WITH ROMAIN* Romain Vidal – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidalromain/* Teampact Ventures - https://www.teampact.ventures/***🔗 CONNECT WITH ME * Newsletter - https://climateventuresvco2.substack.com/* LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugorauch/* Email - climateventuresvco2@substack.com* YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@VCo2_HugoRauch***📚 REFERENCES AND MENTIONS* Delayed gratification (Stanford marshmallow experiment)* Sports team models (All Blacks, Spurs, French handball team)* Nikola Karabatic (Handball)* Raphaël Varane (Football)*** 🎙️PAST EPISODES YOU’LL LOVE* Tina Dreimann on Community Investing in Climate Tech (better ventures)* Yair Reem on The Death of The Green Premium (Extantia)***💚 LEAVE A REVIEW * Apple Podcasts - https://shorturl.at/HIDcg * Spotify - https://shorturl.at/yDTfR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com