Category Visionaries

Funding the Future: Kendrick Kho, Co-Founder and GP of Sierra Madre

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kendrick Kho, Co-Founder and GP of Sierra Madre. Topics Discussed: Kendrick’s transition from data science and engineering to VC founder, including the anxiety that comes with the fundraising mission Tailoring strategies to generate investment for different investors and variable market dynamics Key traits of successful founders, including "desperate urgency" and "founder Problem Fit," aligning skill sets with key risks Category creation versus disruption, and Sierra Madre's preference for disrupting existing markets with innovation Why Sierra Madre specifically seeks out technologies shaping the future of our production system, and what ‘industrial evolution’ really means

Broadcast on:: 25 Aug 2023

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kendrick Kho, Co-Founder and GP of Sierra Madre.

Topics Discussed:

Kendrick’s transition from data science and engineering to VC founder, including the anxiety that comes with the fundraising mission
Tailoring strategies to generate investment for different investors and variable market dynamics
Key traits of successful founders, including "desperate urgency" and "founder Problem Fit," aligning skill sets with key risks
Category creation versus disruption, and Sierra Madre's preference for disrupting existing markets with innovation
Why Sierra Madre specifically seeks out technologies shaping the future of our production system, and what ‘industrial evolution’ really means