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➡️ About The Guest
Karl Alomar is a serial entrepreneur turned investor with extensive experience in starting, developing, and selling high-growth businesses in various market segments. Karl co-founded two successful ventures of his own, followed by 6 years as COO at DigitalOcean helping build the company from the ground up to $250MM ARR.
Karl currently holds the position of Managing Partner at venture firm M13, whose notable investments include Ring, Mud/Watr, Lyft, Shake Shack & Tonal.
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➡️ Talking Points
00:00 - Intro
02:23 - Karl’s Journey Begins
07:17 - Choosing Entrepreneurship Over VC
09:35 - Betting on DigitalOcean
14:24 - Scaling Without Experience
18:28 - Lessons from DigitalOcean's Growth
24:45 - Hiring the Right Talent
27:18 - M13's Unique Edge
34:53 - Sponsor: The Ops Authority Podcast
35:38 - Value of Operator-Investors
38:07 - Successes and Missed Opportunities
48:38 - Future Vision for M13
54:12 - Connect with Karl Online
54:48 - Overcoming Life’s Biggest Challenge
56:23 - Most Influential Person
57:50 - Karl’s Book and Podcast Picks
58:48 - Advice to Younger Self
59:49 - Defining Success
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