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

What Sparked Ashley Flucas's Interest In Venture Capital? #venturecapital #shorts

1 Aug 2022 · 1 min

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In this brief interview excerpt, Ashley Flucas recounts the origin of her interest in venture capital. About ten years ago, fresh out of law school and working in London, she encountered the book The Monk and the Riddle. The author, who shared a similar legal background before transitioning into venture, served as a role model and sparked Ashley’s curiosity about the venture world, planting the seed for her eventual career shift.

So I'd love to hear about what originally sparked your interest in venture.
I think I actually first got the seed, I guess, about almost 10 years ago. I was fresh out of law school working in London, and somehow I stumbled across this book called The Monk and the Riddle. And the gentleman who wrote it had a similar background, went to the same law school and all of that stuff, and ended up, you know, kind of figuring out that that world wasn't for him and eventually picked— embarked on a career in venture and then gave some different And I think that's