First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter 
About John Sharp
John Sharp is co-founder and managing partner of Hatcher+, a Singapore-based venture capital firm that uses its FAAST platform to apply data and AI to early-stage investing. He previously chaired and led cybersecurity firm Authentium as chief executive, building and selling it to Cyren in 2010 and co-authoring three US patents along the way, and earlier served as Asia managing director of satellite radio company WorldSpace. On First Cheque with Cheryl Mack and Maxine Minter, Sharp discussed using AI to help predict which early-stage companies are most likely to succeed.
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Key moments from Leveraging AI to Predict Venture Success: John Sharp's Journey with Hatcher+.
- 2:10John's First Investment: Education and Orchestration
- 5:00Technological Disruption in the Music Industry
- 6:14Management Lessons from Conducting Orchestras
- 10:47Lessons from Past Industry Disruption
- 17:51Hatcher+'s Methodology & Portfolio Strategy
- 24:01The Power Law in Venture Capital
- 33:33Building Hatcher+'s AI-Driven Platform
- 37:12Insights from Analysing 600,000 Companies
- 42:40Importance of Pivots and Board Support
- 44:31John's Biggest Courage Moment
The path so far.
- Now
Co-Founder & Managing Partner · Hatcher+
- Until 2010
Chairman & CEO · Authentium, Inc.
- Earlier
Managing Director, Asia · WorldSpace
Sources: digitalevolution.institute
Hatcher+ on Day One
Hatcher+ is a venture capital firm that uses data and machine learning to select and manage early-stage investments.
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