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Hey Friends,
Our guest today is Mike Asem, Founding Partner of M25. M25 is an early-stage venture firm based in Chicago, investing solely in companies headquartered in the Midwest.
We discuss:
How watching Wedding Crashers got him interested in venture capital
Why the midwest is the ideal place to build a consumer business
Founder must-haves in order for him to be interested
Why the bar has risen when diligencing consumer brands
Learnings from M25’s Diversity Report
Why he decided to create a board game teaching venture capital
Thank you for listening.
