“ I think if I have one DNA very much in common with Silicon Valley is just this insane amount of optimism. For me everything is possible. That's why I went from rug salesman to venture capitalist.”

— Pejman Nozad

Today's guest is Pejman Nozad, Founding Managing Partner of Pear.VC, an early-stage venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs from day ‘zero’ to build category defining companies.

Pejman has over 15 years of experience investing in early stage high tech start-ups. He's invested in over 100 startups and has seeded several multi-billion dollar companies such as Dropbox, Lending Club, Gusto ( Zenpayroll), Doordash, Guardant Health and Branchmetrics.

As a human being and professional investor, Pejman is someone with an inherently ‘positive-sum’ approach to life and business. In this video interview, Pejman covers key areas of his most unprecedented career journey into VC— one that connects all the dots in hindsight while illuminating the future with foresight. 

“I encourage entrepreneurs to have a global view, I encourage entrepreneurs to think about outside where we are— some of the best entrepreneurs I've ever worked with investments in themselves.”

— Pejman Nozad

Highlights

• From rug salesman to rockstar venture capitalist— how?
• What does being the BEST seed investor mean?
• Self-awareness as a guiding mechanism to a rewarding career. 
• The core ingredients to building ‘category defining’ companies. 
• Learning from the great investments you miss.