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➡️ About The Guest

Karl Alomar is a serial entrepreneur turned investor with extensive experience in starting, developing, and selling high-growth businesses in various market segments. Karl co-founded two successful ventures of his own, followed by 6 years as COO at DigitalOcean helping build the company from the ground up to $250MM ARR.

Karl currently holds the position of Managing Partner at venture firm M13, whose notable investments include Ring, Mud/Watr, Lyft, Shake Shack & Tonal.

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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Intro

02:23 - Karl’s Journey Begins

07:17 - Choosing Entrepreneurship Over VC

09:35 - Betting on DigitalOcean

14:24 - Scaling Without Experience

18:28 - Lessons from DigitalOcean's Growth

24:45 - Hiring the Right Talent

27:18 - M13's Unique Edge

34:53 - Sponsor: The Ops Authority Podcast

35:38 - Value of Operator-Investors

38:07 - Successes and Missed Opportunities

48:38 - Future Vision for M13

54:12 - Connect with Karl Online

54:48 - Overcoming Life’s Biggest Challenge

56:23 - Most Influential Person

57:50 - Karl’s Book and Podcast Picks

58:48 - Advice to Younger Self

59:49 - Defining Success