May 17, 2022

Building a Brand, Breaking the Rules, and Learning to Lead with Tommy Martin

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Season 1

This week, we’re flipping the script and airing a conversion with Tommy from Frontier’s 10Q podcast. Frontier is a private community for investors to engage, learn, and form meaningful relationships. 

In this conversation, Frontier’s Tyler Cho talks with Tommy about how and why he pivoted away from a lucrative career to pursue venture capitalism in the healthcare space, the most challenging part of running a venture firm, what Tommy’s building that other firms are hoping to utilize, how anyone can transform from an employee to a leader, and why Tommy benefits from his status as an outsider. 


Key Takeaways

  • [02:24] - Tommy’s approach to investing.
  • [02:47] - Why Tommy decided to work in the venture space and the subspace he’s landed in.
  • [03:52] - How Tommy began managing capital for physicians. 
  • [05:35] - Why Tommy exited his career managing capital for physicians and jumped into the venture ecosystem. 
  • [11:14] - The most challenging part of running a venture firm. 
  • [15:29] - What logistical constraints Tommy has had to be mindful of while building out his unique business model. 
  • [15:58] - Tommy’s biggest career mistake. 
  • [19:36] - What Tommy’s looking to build in the future and his long-term goals. 
  • [26:15] - How Tommy spends his free time. 
  • [28:50] - What Tommy does differently than others. 
  • [30:31] - What’s occupying Tommy’s mind.
  • [35:34] - What consistently surprises Tommy. 


Quotes

[20:20] - “We want to build a franchise brand in that area. We want to be the known commodity in the healthcare space, in the wealth tech space, for the venture community. And we also really want to be known as a great citizen in the venture space, meaning that we play really nicely with other firms. So we’re not a typical venture fund.” ~ Tommy Martin

[26:06] - “Everything we’re building we are optimizing to be accessible and useful, not just for ourselves, but for the entire community.” ~ Tommy Martin

[30:53] - “The thing that I’m really thinking about is how do we build world-class organizations that are deeply, deeply inclusive of anybody that wants to come do great work there, without having to check my own values and beliefs at the door? I want to build inclusive organizations that are inclusive to everybody, including me.” ~ Tommy Martin


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