Confessions of an Investment Banker Turned VC | MHV | Monk's Hill Ventures

In hindsight, my professional and personal experiences have taught me valuable lessons through forced humility, and my advice to all budding entrepreneurs and founders out there is: to always trust your instinct, be fearless when choosing courage over comfort, and remember that failing is A-OK!

Venture investing presented opportunities to discourse with visionaries from a myriad of industries, play a critical role in the innovation life-cycle of companies, and create value and jobs in the process.

C. Failing is OK: It usually takes overconfidence to stay the course through adversity, but a humble mind to evolve and iterate. While it became clear to me that I had overestimated my risk-tolerance for working in an early-stage start-up, I also began to realize from having personally invested in start-ups that I much preferred being the investor ... See more

Early-stage VC: Venture investing attracted me for several reasons. The most compelling of them was the limitless opportunity it presented to discourse with visionaries from a myriad of industries, play a critical role in the innovation life-cycle of companies, and create value and jobs in the process.

B. Dare to blaze an unconventional trail: Six years passed. I was fortunate to have worked with very capable teams and truly exceptional managers. I had built a reliable ecosystem of mentors, well-wishers and friends; however, as my bank account swelled, my heart felt empty and to overcome that feeling of emptiness, I asked myself, “Who am I?” As I... See more

A. Trust your instinct