Chat with Stonly Baptiste Blue, Co-founder at Urban Us
Joel Palathinkal welcomes Stoney Blue from Urban US to discuss his career and mission-driven work. Stoney shares his journey from early career stages to finding purpose in the mission-driven sector. They explore Urban US's reputation and the importance of enjoying the journey, emphasizing the distinction between passion and mission. The conversation covers time management, productivity tools, and global investment opportunities, particularly in Asia. Stoney provides insights into venture capital, diversity, and evaluating startups in energy and sustainability. They also discuss investment stages, check sizes, and startup team evaluation, concluding with thoughts on future collaboration.
Stonly is a founding Partner of Urban Us.
Stonly has taught at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and lectured at Harvard Business School and UC Berkeley.
Stonly previously founded Veddio Cloud Solutions, an enterprise software company, which was acquired after a year of self-funded growth. He is a serial entrepreneur, having built five ventures spanning different sectors from technology to real estate and international markets, including Brazil and Canada.
Stonly enjoys learning languages, playing instruments, doing math, practicing martial arts, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
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