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

small parts of work that bring immense joy

19 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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In a brief interview excerpt, a partner from a real‑estate finance fund asks a venture‑focused colleague what small aspects of their work bring them the most joy. The venture professional answers that the most rewarding part of the job is spending time with founders, describing it as a bubble of shared dreaming where they help "midwife" founders' visions into reality. The exchange highlights a personal, values‑driven view of venture work contrasted with the questioner's real‑estate finance background.

I'm curious, like, as a partner at this real estate finance fund and also running your own syndicate, I'm curious, like, which small parts of your work bring you immense joy? Like, what really fills you up about the work that you do?
That's a great question. With on the venture side, I hope the answer will never change, but from day one, it's always been the time spent with founders. It's kind of like the moment of the day where you're just kind of off in this bubble dreaming about what could be and what you could do to kind of midwife these visions.