Client Conversations With Craig Budner Featuring Mark Koulogeorge

Mark Koulogeorge is the managing general partner of MK Capital, an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in disruptive business-to-business software and technology companies in their A and B stage. In this episode of Client Conversations With Craig Budner, Craig and Mark discuss Mark’s career as a venture capitalist, his cancer diagnosis and how it has impacted his life, as well as technology in today’s society, book recommendations, and more.


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00:00-02:44 - Introduction to Mark and his background.
02:44-04:58 - How he started debate, what he liked about it, and what it taught him.
04:58-05:40 - Removing the ego from debate.
05:40-07:36 - How he got into investing.
07:36-09:40 - Sam Zell and his influence.
09:40-11:02 - Idea-flow philosophy.
11:02-12:02 - Investing in technology.
12:02-13:00 - Getting over the fear of investing your money.
13:00-15:07 - Mentors and what he’s learned from them.
15:07-17:09 - Dealing with stress as a venture capitalist.
17:09-19:52 - Lessons learned from challenges and failures.
19:52-24:06 - Advice to lawyers from a client perspective.
24:06-31:12 - Mark’s cancer diagnosis and how he’s faced it.
31:12-34:04 - Technology he is paying attention to.
34:04-34:49 - Concerns about technology and social media.
34:49-38:43 - Book recommendations.
38:43-40:43 - Public figures he admires.
40:43-end - What saying would be on his billboard.