Ep. 57: Sean Cantwell, Volition Capital | Growing Portcos by Building the Operations Function

Shiv interviews Sean Cantwell, Managing Partner at Volition Capital.

In this episode, Sean shares how Volition Capital’s operations teams support their portcos with the resources, tools, and frameworks they need to grow. Learn about best practices including portfolio summits, internal resource portals and training. Hear about when it makes sense to work with generalists vs specialists, how Volition Capital helps portcos build the right team of executives, and what entrepreneurs should focus on in the current period of market correction.

⏱️ Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
2:34 Sean's background and the types of investments they're looking for at Volition Capital
8:09 What differentiates Volition Capital's approach to value creation
10:56 Building out an ops team and platform for portcos
22:27 How to level up executives across your portfolio
29:28 What entrepreneurs and founders should focus on for (profitable) growth given the current market conditions
32:53 How early-stage investors can navigate uncertainty in the market

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