Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

shaping the future of investment decisions

26 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this reflective segment, the speaker outlines a personal initiative to create a clearer, simplified "grid" or language for their investing practice. The aim is twofold: to enable other investors at their firm to make better investment decisions in the future, and to improve the speaker’s own decision‑making throughout their venture career. While the exact structure of the grid remains undefined, the speaker emphasizes an ongoing effort to make the nature, style, and strategy of their investing philosophy more explicit and accessible. They also connect this analytical work to creative pursuits—painting, travel to Guatemala, and volunteering in art classes—highlighting how these experiences, especially collaborative moments with their mother, enrich and inform their approach to investment decisions.

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And as I was coming back, I thought a lot about how to continue to develop the language or grid of my own investing practice to do 2 things. One is allow other investors within our firm in the future to make great investment decisions. And 2 is to individually improve my own decision-making process. And I don't have answers to what the grid might look like for investing quite yet, but I am seeking to continuously simplify and make more explicit the nature, style, and strategy of my investing philosophy over the span of my venture career, and hopefully to get better at painting. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to explore creative decision-making through painting, travel to Guatemala, and volunteer to help with art classes, and I'm really excited to continue learning and practicing the craft, especially with my mom.