Ram Parameswaran - Internet Scale Businesses – [Invest Like the Best, EP.207]

<p>My guest today is Ram Parameswaran, founder of Octahedron Capital. Ram started Octahedron this year after more than 5 years as a partner at Altimeter Capital where he made investments in Square, Bytedance, Pinduoduo, and Udaan. In our conversation we cover the potential for internet scale businesses, explore the common characteristics of these businesses, and then go through a rapid-fire round of the most important qualities for 8 business models. This conversation was a blast of energy and could have gone on for 2 more hours. I hope to have Ram on again and can't imagine what his conversations are like at the dinner table with his wife and former podcast guest, Anu Hariharan. Please enjoy this awesome conversation with Ram Parameswaran.  </p> <p> </p> <p>For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content check out <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/22392883/parameswaran-internet-scale-businesses"> https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/22392883/parameswaran-internet-scale-businesses</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode of Invest Like the Best is sponsored by </strong><a href= "https://canalyst.com/?utm_source=Invest_Like_The_Best&utm_medium=Sponsored_Content&utm_campaign=Sho" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>Canalyst</strong></a><strong>. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis.  If you’re a professional equity investor and haven’t talked to Canalyst recently, you should give them a shout. Learn more and try Canalyst for yourself at </strong><a href= "https://canalyst.com/?utm_source=Invest_Like_The_Best&utm_medium=Sponsored_Content&utm_campaign=Show_Notes&utm_term=Jan_2021&utm_content=Parameswaran" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>canalyst.com/Patrick</strong></a><strong>.  </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by the MIT Investment Management Company (MITIMCO). MITIMCO is always on the looking for promising investment managers with the potential to compound our capital for a decade or more. If you thin