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

Why did Behind Genius Ventures General Partner Paige Doherty write the book Seed to Harvest?

1 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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Paige Doherty wrote Seed to Harvest, a 40-page illustrated book, as an accessible alternative to dense venture capital texts like Venture Deals. She wanted something her mother and friends could actually read without committing to 400 pages, with a Gen Z consumer perspective and focus on authentic storytelling.

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There's some really great books like Venture Deals, which I'll link below, but I didn't really wanna read 400 pages. And I didn't think that like, you know, for example, my mom or my friends or different folks who I worked with that wanted to understand venture a bit deeper would necessarily wanna commit to reading a 400-page book, but a 40-page illustrated primer was pretty great. So if that's interesting to you, feel free to check it out on Amazon by searching Seed to Harvest Paige. And it's the little one with a cute— ooh, let me see. If you're watching this on YouTube, here is the book. So it's the 2 cute farmers on the COVID So my edge is my focus on authentic storytelling and community and my unique blend of first-person Gen Z consumer perspective matched with an engaged network of Silicon Valley and New York investors. So I'm, like I said before, I'm really a student of the game and I'm honored and grateful to be practicing venture capital.