What Investing Partnerships Can Learn From The Dating World, with Chris West
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In this episode of Be & Think in the House of Trust, I am listening to Chris West, an entrepreneur and partner at Sumerian Partners and Sumerian Foundation who pioneered an enterprise-based approach to investment.
In the past, Chris worked with a variety of donors, governments, NGOs and businesses in over a hundred developing countries. Chris's approach to investing is like dating: there is something beautiful and inspiring in engaging in healthy relationships and empathising with one another. :-)
Highlights from this episode:
- (01:40) Creating disruption
- (06:35) Bringing value to investing partnerships
- (10:14) Is social investment turning into commercial investment?
- (16:03) Everyone should be obsessed with impact
- (16:45) Being in the shoes of the people you support
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Chris West on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-west-8a927215
Sumerian Foundation: https://www.sumerianfoundation.org/
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Website: https://servanemouazan.co.uk
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