Listen now (1:06) | Eric Bahn is the co-founder and a GP at Hustle Fund—a pre-seed venture fund that invests in very early stage founders. He has also been a founder himself as well as a product leader at companies like Intuit and Instagram. Most importantly, he’s a husband and the father of two kids. In our conversation today we discussed...
Thanks Eric and Adam. What a great episode! I loved so many pieces. In particular how you and your co-founders reinvented "hustle" - great execution meets high velocity for a mainly female owned VC fund. Really cool. I also thought it was super interesting how co-founding a business in your 20s with your wife gave you time apart at the weekends. Interesting perspective.
Last but not least I also think regularly over the "should we have had kids earlier" question.
I just turned 50 and my kids are 16 & 14. When I extrapolate the graph forward to them having kids I get pretty old!
100% I also got back into Rowing (crew) which is something I haven't done since my 20s. Great sport. So important to do things that make you happy (and your family see that it makes you happy)
Thanks Eric and Adam. What a great episode! I loved so many pieces. In particular how you and your co-founders reinvented "hustle" - great execution meets high velocity for a mainly female owned VC fund. Really cool. I also thought it was super interesting how co-founding a business in your 20s with your wife gave you time apart at the weekends. Interesting perspective.
Last but not least I also think regularly over the "should we have had kids earlier" question.
I just turned 50 and my kids are 16 & 14. When I extrapolate the graph forward to them having kids I get pretty old!
Thanks for sharing Colin. Just keep doing that strength training and you’ll keep up with those grand kids no problem :-)
100% I also got back into Rowing (crew) which is something I haven't done since my 20s. Great sport. So important to do things that make you happy (and your family see that it makes you happy)