Episode #61 Fireside with a VC speaking with Kyle Kling, Head of MDI Ventures, the CVC of Telekom Indonesia at Chapman University in Southern California. Discussing:
· The evolution of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)
· Specifics around “on the balance sheet” vs “off the balance sheet” issues around CVC
· Unique issues for Telekom Indonesia with a board of commissioners including government voting, Singtel and Singapore minority ownership of Telekom Indonesia ownership
· Conglomerate culture, privately held family office culture in South East Asia
· The conglomerate Telekom Indonesia, owns not only a mobile network operator more than twice the size of Verizon, but also pharmaceutical, healthcare clinics, IT services, data centers, financial services, music and entertainment, and 30 other major businesses
· Investing in US companies and other companies outside of South East Asia
· Methodologies for valuing startups in a VC portfolio
· Working at a CVC vs an independent VC
· Compensation and other issues for CVCs
Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/2O343fJPA-w and Spotify. Audio on all podcast platforms - https://anchor.fm/FiresideVC
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