8 | Shiv Sharma, All Things Social Finance & Tech Investing

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Shiv Sharma. Shiv is based in Singapore and is the Head of International at Stocktwits. He has previously worked a range of tech investing roles including those in Venture Capital, Private Equity, Public Equities, and Investment Banking. You can follow him on Twitter @shivsharma_5 and Stocktwits @sks986 where you can track his portfolio in real-time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we cover the future of investing, the communities behind it, and the opportunities for Indian retail investors. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Shiv Sharma.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on</span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep8"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep8</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:31] - [First question] - Introduction and Background</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:03:18] - Why Shiv didn’t originally enjoy public equities</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:04:09] - Differences between late-stage growth and public investing</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:06:44] - Areas of growth and opportunities in public market investing today</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:09:05] - The macro-environment and managing risk going forward</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:12:22] - After being inside the VC bubble, challenges of investing outside it?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:14:07] - What should retail investors know?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:16:14] - Edges that retail investors aren't taking advantage of</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:17:23] - How should retail