394: Treating Businesses as Machines with Karl Alomar of M13

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Success seems to follow Karl Alomar wherever he goes. He doesn’t attribute this to magic or luck but to identifying repeatable business patterns that lead to financial growth. After selling his second company, Karl helped build one of the fastest-growing cloud infrastructure companies from the ground up. Now he’s partnering with companies like Lyft, Ring, and SpaceX to help them financially and operationally reach success. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Nate and Karl discuss: </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How he built China Export Finance to 9-figures in 4 years</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Being underwritten by AIG during the 2008 financial crisis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Digital Ocean went from an “operational disaster” to the “Best Place to Work” in New York City</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why M13 works more hands-on with founders</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why founder success leads to economic success</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why the most valuable hire is a head of talent </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why does he refer to businesses as machines</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And much more advice for founders…</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><strong>Who do you want to see next on the podcast?</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p