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 Life Self Mastery Podcast is an interview based show where I interview online entrepreneurs who started their businesses and scaled up their businesses to improve their lifestyles. Previous guests include Guy Kawasaki, Brad Feld, James Clear, Shu Nyatta, Ida Tin, Elizabeth Yin, Polina Pompliano, Evgenia Plotnikova, Anna Khan, Minnie Ingersoll, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Mac Conwell, Danielle Strachman, Jake Gibson, Wes Kao, Brian Requarth, Vivek Sodera, Eric Siu, Amit Garg, Nischal Shetty, Pranav Pai, Nir Eyal, Paul Shapiro, Nick Huber, Rob Walling, Andrew Dsouza, Fabrice Grinda, and 300+ incredible guests.

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  • Levi Velez Reed from Twig Ventures on Disrupting VC with Inclusivity and Conscious Capital

    Levi Velez Reed from Twig Ventures on Disrupting VC with Inclusivity and Conscious Capital
    May 22 2025
    Levi Velez Reed is the founder of Twig Ventures is an investment syndicate specialising in sustainable consumer products and tech startups across North America, targeting companies at the pre-seed to seed stage. In this episode, Levi Velez Reed, founder of Twig Ventures, shares his journey from bootstrapping a marketing agency in New York to launching an investment syndicate focused on sustainable consumer products and tech startups. He explains the impact of removing unconscious bias in VC funding, supporting underrepresented founders, and creating accessible accelerator programs like Startup425. Levi discusses the unique business model of Twig Ventures, sustainable fashion innovations, and the importance of regenerative acquisition over paid ads, and much more! Timestamps 01:11 - 03:40 – Levi discusses his background in startups, bootstrapping a marketing agency in upstate New York, and working with startups around Cornell University. 03:41 - 05:25 – Levi shares his decision to pursue an MBA in Barcelona at ESADE, which had an on-site accelerator and incubator program. 05:26 - 07:30 – Levi talks about his internship at a Barcelona-based eCommerce startup and his experience learning Spanish. 07:31 - 09:45 – Levi's summer internship at Amazon in Luxembourg, his experience there, and his journey back to Seattle for a full-time role. 09:46 - 13:15 – Levi's involvement with Founder Institute in Seattle, mentoring founders, and eventually becoming a co-director. 13:16 - 16:45 – Levi explains how Founders Institute works, its sponsorship model, and the support it provides to startups. 16:46 - 19:30 – Levi discusses the Startup425 accelerator in Seattle, which he helped design to support both traditional small businesses and venture-scale startups. 19:31 - 22:50 – Focus on underrepresented founders, particularly women and minorities, and how Startup425 is addressing funding inequities. 22:51 - 27:30 – Levi shares insights into unconscious bias in venture capital, referencing studies like the orchestra blind auditions and Loyal VC’s model. 27:31 - 30:00 – Levi explains Loyal VC's portfolio and its efforts to remove bias, leading to higher investments in women-led startups. 30:01 - 33:15 – Discussion on immigrant founders and how global perspectives influence VC investments differently in various regions. 33:16 - 36:40 – Launching Twig Ventures, its focus on sustainable fashion and textiles, and its unique approach to syndicate investing. 36:41 - 39:30 – Levi shares the rationale behind forming a syndicate versus a traditional fund and how it aligns with his and his partner's career paths. 39:31 - 42:00 – Levi’s views on angel investing as a way for people to have an impact even with small investments. 42:01 - 44:45 – Levi explains how angel investors can support founders beyond capital through mentorship and community involvement. 44:46 - 48:20 – Levi shares two exciting Twig Ventures investments: Sentient, a vegan leather brand, and Wear It, a digital fashion AI platform. 48:21 - 52:40 – Levi discusses the future of sustainable fashion, the role of AI, and why VCs have been cautious after the D2C boom of the 2010s. 52:41 - 55:30 – Levi's views on Shein, its business model, and its environmental impact on the fashion industry. 55:31 - 58:00 – Levi shares thoughts on thrifting, consumer awareness of fast fashion, and the potential for sustainable alternatives. 58:01 - 59:45 – Levi talks about how consumers voting with their wallets can drive change in sustainable fashion. Levi’s Links LDN– https://www.linkedin.com/in/levireed/ Website – https://www.twig.se/ My Links Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes Newsletter: https://partner-grow.beehiiv.com/subscribe YouTube: youtube.com/lifeselfmastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit857/ Agency: https://bit.ly/41YuNnx
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  • Greg Alexander from Collective 54 on Building and Scaling Boutique Firms

    Greg Alexander from Collective 54 on Building and Scaling Boutique Firms
    May 15 2025

    I am thrilled to have Greg Alexander, the founder of Collective 54, the first mastermind community for thriving professional services firms. Collective 54 helps founders and leaders grow, scale and exit their firms bigger and faster.

    In this episode, Greg Alexander, founder of Collective 54 and author of The Boutique, shares his journey of building and scaling professional services firms. He explains the three life-cycle stages: Grow, Scale, and Exit, and the importance of moving away from trading time for money. Greg discusses the unique business model of Collective 54, monetisation strategies for boutique firms, the critical elements that make a firm sellable, and much more!

    Timestamps

    [00:02:30] - Inspiration behind writing The Boutique during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    [00:04:15] - Explanation of the three phases of a boutique firm: Grow, Scale, and Exit.

    [00:06:00] - Importance of moving away from trading time for money in monetization strategies.

    [00:08:20] - Collective 54's unique model: mastermind community with monthly dues.

    [00:09:45] - Retainers as a monetization strategy for marketing agencies.

    [00:11:30] - Scaling professional services firms with technology and global talent.

    [00:13:00] - The concept of leverage in professional services: increasing the ratio of non-partners to partners.

    [00:14:45] - Example of a 100-to-1 leverage ratio in Collective 54.

    [00:16:20] - Key differences between Collective 54 and other professional networks like Pavilion.

    [00:18:00] - Collective 54’s focus: professional services, boutique firms (25-250 employees), and the owner.

    [00:20:10] - Criteria that make a boutique professional services firm sellable.

    [00:22:00] - Importance of diversified client base and growth metrics for attractiveness to buyers.

    [00:23:45] - The role of private equity in acquiring boutique professional services firms.

    [00:25:30] - Focus on North American market due to time zone challenges and market size.

    [00:27:10] - Different growth strategies for communities like Collective 54 and Pavilion.

    [00:29:00] - Collective 54’s member cap at 500 to maintain quality and meaningful connections.

    [00:31:00] - Six key features of Collective 54: Network, Content, Events, Data, Software, and Coaching.

    [00:34:00] - Future of professional services: increasing complexity and demand for expertise.

    [00:35:30] - The shift towards gigification in professional services.

    [00:37:20] - Advice for starting out in professional services: start with identifying a problem, not a solution.

    [00:39:00] - Importance of selling painkillers (urgent problems) over vitamins (nice-to-have solutions).

    Greg’s Links

    LDN– https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpalexander/

    Website – https://www.collective54.com/

    My Links

    Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

    Newsletter: https://partner-grow.beehiiv.com/subscribe

    YouTube: youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit857/

    Agency: https://bit.ly/41YuNnx
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    27 m
  • How Renan Devillieres from OSS Ventures Is Reinventing Manufacturing with SaaS and AI

    How Renan Devillieres from OSS Ventures Is Reinventing Manufacturing with SaaS and AI
    May 8 2025

    Renan Devillieres is the CEO of OSS Ventures. Renan Devillieres is a CEO who is passionate about making a positive impact on society and the environment, and who believes in using technology to drive change. Renan has a wealth of experience in areas such as manufacturing operations, SaaS, and venture capital.

    Timestamps

    01:00 – Renan’s unconventional path from Google search to joining McKinsey.

    03:00 – Transition from factory director to building a tech startup; early failures and pivots.

    05:10 – Moving to San Francisco, finding product-market fit, and exiting the company.

    06:30 – Renan’s “two-brain” perspective: manufacturing ops + tech nerd.

    07:45 – The “McKinsey Mafia” mindset and lessons in execution and client obsession.

    09:10 – Building a business in Brazil due to GDPR limitations in Europe.

    10:30 – Insights into Brazil's leapfrog into mobile-first B2C products and the “Brazil Tax.”

    12:20 – Founding OSS Ventures to marry tech and factories.

    13:50 – Crawling 400 industrial startups and discovering lack of deal flow.

    15:30 – OSS Ventures’ two-track model: invest or build startups from scratch.

    17:00 – 22 companies launched, 11 have reached Series A, $34M ARR collectively.

    18:15 – OSS is geography agnostic; scaling across 2,200 factories globally.

    19:30 – U.S. vs. European ecosystems: founder mindset vs. investor influence.

    21:00 – Lack of scale-stage capital and talent density in Europe.

    22:40 – AI’s impact: blue-collar factory jobs have already been reduced—white-collar roles are next.

    24:00 – Supply chains must adapt to geopolitical uncertainty and rising material costs.

    25:30 – Manufacturers now facing extreme swings in inputs like cocoa and need vertical integration.

    27:15 – War economy forces creative supply chains; rethinking of products and processes.

    28:30 – Advice to manufacturing founders: swing for big markets; this space is hard but rewarding.

    29:40 – Learning from Elon Musk: physical innovation and first principles over optimizing CTRs.

    31:10 – A cultural shift: new builders prefer solving real-world physical problems.

    32:40 – The 12-week co-founding trial to test for resilience and fit with OSS.

    Renan’s Links

    LDN– https://fr.linkedin.com/in/renan-devillieres

    Website – https://www.oss.ventures/

    My Links

    Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

    Newsletter: https://partner-grow.beehiiv.com/subscribe

    YouTube: youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit857/

    Agency: https://bit.ly/41YuNnx
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    42 m
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