One More Scoop with Kevin Brockland

Kevin Brockland is the Founder and Managing Partner of Indelible Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on tech-enabled B2B solutions with worldwide scalability. He grew up in the United States and worked in finance and as an investor before moving to Malaysia. 

What prompted him to leave the West and build his own firm in Malaysia? What difficulties did he experience when establishing Indelible Ventures in a foreign country? What has changed since he left his corporate job in the United States, and how is his life now as a VC?

Topics: 

[00:02:06] - Growing up with Kevin

[00:03:23] - Working at Tiger Capital as formative years in corporate world

[00:04:37] - Switching to international, emerging markets

[00:06:09] - Inner wanderlust

[00:10:50] - Business and Finance over Computer Science

[00:11:13] - Taking up grad school at Seton Hall, New Jersey

[00:18:53] - Emigrating from hometown to pursuit a higher education

[00:24:51] - Thoughts from the road: Cultures may vary but people are the same 

[00:29:35] - From Wall Street to Tiger Capital

[00:34:00] - Comparison between New York and DC

[00:41:57] - Agility, flexibility and curiosity are Kevin’s key aspect to adapt to various environments

[00:45:36] - Totally obsessed with exploration!

[00:48:48] - Gaining confidence and grit from accumulated experience

[00:54:07] - Lack of funding hinders Malaysia’s commercial opportunities

[00:57:20] - Getting into the game of investing

[01:01:29] - Defining your intent

[01:06:22] - Resistance and adopting technology and South East market competition

[01:11:30] - Hiking, traveling and competing for Ironman as a bucket list

[01:13:53] - Kevin’s takeaway: It doesn’t have to be a straight line

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