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Inside General Atlantic: How a $100B Growth Equity Firm Invests

Martín Escobari, Head of Global Growth Equity at General Atlantic, shares insights from 25+ years of investing across 19 countries. He discusses the "spearfishing" investment philosophy, navigating market bubbles and global volatility, and why patience is crucial for capturing generational opportunities. The conversation covers AI investment strategies, the prevalence of trauma-driven entrepreneurs, global market opportunities, and his unconventional mentoring approach that has helped create billionaire entrepreneurs. #InvestLikeTheBest #GeneralAtlantic #GrowthEquity #GlobalInvesting #AI #Entrepreneurship #investing #3GCapital #EmergingMarkets #VentureCapital Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:12 The Art of Spearfishing 9:20 Navigating Bubbles 16:38 Chuck Feeney’s Vision 23:43 Evergreen Funds 27:39 The Case for Global Diversification 40:07 Checklist vs. Gut 51:53 Career Advice for the AI Era 56:11 Power Alleys 1:09:36 Mentoring 1:12:07 Kindest Thing Presented by Ramp: https://ramp.com/invest Sponsored by AlphaSense and Ridgeline: https://www.alpha-sense.com/invest/ https://www.ridgelineapps.com/ ****** Patrick O'Shaughnessy is the CEO of Positive Sum. All opinions expressed by Patrick and podcast guests are solely their own and do not reflect the opinion of Positive Sum. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Clients of Positive Sum may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast. To learn more, visit psum.vc