James Lochrie 101

09/05/23 • 62 min

The Founder Mindset

In this episode of The Founder Mindset, James Lochrie, Managing Partner at Thin Air Labs chats with Leah about:

what motivated him to become an entrepreneur then investor
the complicated emotions he had around the acquisition of his company
why he continues to support founders, rather than sit on a beach
and more!

In this episode of The Founder Mindset, James Lochrie, Managing Partner at Thin Air Labs chats with Leah about:

what motivated him to become an entrepreneur then investor
the complicated emotions he had around the acquisition of his company
why he continues to support founders, rather than sit on a beach
and more!

Previous Episode

Season 1 Re-Release - Trailer

Welcome to the re-release of The Founder Mindset Season One!

If you’re ready to nerd out on startups and founders, you’ll want to listen to each conversation host, Leah Sarich, has with the featured founder. Then, stick around for reaction to the episode from James Lochrie.

James is an investor, tech entrepreneur and mentor. You can learn about him in his own episode of The Founder Mindset, James Lochrie 101.

And if you’re new to all this, well, even if you’re not, get ready to be inspired. Hear from the founders themselves about how it feels to build a company from nothing, then get the investor perspective. How do you decide who to invest in? What makes you take the risk? It’s all here.

Enjoy! And thanks for listening to The Founder Mindset.

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Alice Reimer - Fillip (Bonus Content)

“You could hear it in her voice: I’ve been trained for this, I’m battle ready, I’ve got the scars, I’ve got my team beside me and I’ve already got my plan. Let’s go do it, it’s just waiting for us, let’s go take the hill.” — James Lochrie on Fillip CEO Alice Reimer

In this episode of The Founder Mindset, Alice Reimer, CEO of Fillip chats with Leah about:

why she thinks founders should get some business experience before starting their startup
how carrying the weight of a startup can get pretty heavy
what keeps her coming back to being a founder, time and again

BONUS CONTENT

At the end of the episode, Leah gets reaction to her conversation with Alice from James Lochrie, Managing Partner of Thin Air Labs which invested in Fillip.

Find out what James respects about Alice as a founder, why he thinks her description of herself as a “hustler” is apt and learn more about why he decided to invest in her company.