Karmapreneurship: Financial Success through Giving Back, with Craig Weiss, Managing Partner at Flagstaff Ventures

03/14/24 • 39 min

Craig Weiss is a leading Entrepreneur and Investor, esteemed by both Goldman Sachs as a top 100 innovator and acknowledged by Forbes as a Disruptor. He is currently the Managing Partner of Flagstaff Ventures, where he brings entrepreneur-focused perspective to the venture capital field as one of the few institutional investors to have both built a unicorn as a CEO and also identified and invested in an early-stage startup that has achieved unicorn status. Craig has been a 3i Member since 2023.

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His entrepreneurial journey from patent attorney to CEO of unicorn NJOY, Inc.

Strategy & opportunity in early-stage investment, particularly in consumer products

The concept & philosophy of “karmapreneur"

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Listen to the episode to hear:

His entrepreneurial journey from patent attorney to CEO of unicorn NJOY, Inc.

Strategy & opportunity in early-stage investment, particularly in consumer products

The concept & philosophy of “karmapreneur"

Learn more about 3i Members and follow us on LinkedIn for updates. Subscribe to the Rosen Report here.

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Billy's journey from Wharton to Goldman Sachs to creating a startup-focused financial firm.
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His perspective on the future of venture capital and community-driven investment model.

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