Joe Magyer is the founder of Seaplane Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based out of Austin, Texas. Previously, Joe was the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Lakehouse Capital in Sydney, and Director of Research at The Motley Fool Australia. He also ran one of the USA’s most successful investing newsletters, Inside Value.
In this conversation with Owen Rask on The Australian Investors Podcast, Joe shares his journey taking the leap across oceans and asset classes, from global equities to early-stage venture capital — during a rising interest rate environment!
Please note: this is a very casual conversation between Joe and Owen and is an open-ended exploration of private versus public markets, backing founders, similarities and differences in markets, and more.
You will love this conversation if you’re even remotely interested in:
- How great ideas turn into massive companies
- What makes good founders great
- Private company investing
- The difference between private equity and venture capital
- Why Joe moved from a hyper-successful public markets job into private venture capital
