#45 Shuyin Tang and Lee Fitzgerald: venture capital bringing impact at scale, in South-East Asia

Shuyin Tang and Lee Fitzgerald are from Patamar Capital. It’s a Venture Capital and impact investing firm that’s focussed on improving economic opportunities for low-income communities in Asia. They do it by making early-stage investments in high-impact enterprises.

We sat down late last year when Shuyin and Lee were in Sydney for the Impact Investment Summit.

On this episode…

We went deep on the thinking behind a leading venture capital firm. They pride themselves on seeing opportunities that other people miss, and the case studies around the businesses they’ve supported offer powerful inspiration.

It shows how much value there is in building the entrepreneurial potential within low income markets.

My key takeaway this week…

“The key impact metrics, are also operational metrics.

If the impact metrics are trending in the right direction, most often the business will be too.”

Good Future’s Good Books

Winners Take All

Anand Giridharadas

The Elite Charade of Changing the World

This was a big revelation book. I think it had a huge impact on the development and social impact space, and questioning the motives behind charity and impact.

Thinking Fast and slow

Daniel Kahneman

This one really changed my thinking about psychology, and the fact that finance is about more than money and economics. Understanding psychology is a really powerful element. It helps you understand customers, investors and people in general. Great book.