3: Patrick Chung, Founder and General Partner at xFund
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Patrick Chung is Founder and General Partner at Xfund, a $50M seed stage venture fund based in Silicon Valley. Patrick is an incredibly sharp guy; he has had an impressive academic career — with three degrees from Harvard University (College, Law School, and Business School) and one from Oxford University — and professional career, having been a consultant at McKinsey, operator at venture backed Zefer, and General Partner both at NEA and xFund. This conversation was fun and Patrick gave a lot of interesting insight. Some of my favorite moments included: (1) why he thinks liberal arts founders thrive and his fund is a bet on that (6:05), (2) how an influx of capital affects seed stage investing (14:13), (3) why managing uncertainty will be a key strategy in 2017 (20:24), and finally (4) three key takeaways for young professionals (35:22).
