Spotlight Podcast

Inside Curious: Building businesses that last

June 11, 2024 Zypsy Episode 12

In this episode, we focus on building businesses that last.

Today, we're excited to have Andrew Dumont founder at curious, a long term holding company that buys and grows software companies with empathy.

Andrew's background include roles at Betaworks,  where he was involved with companies like Giphy and Bitly and at Tiny, where he managed and scaled several companies.

We'll also talk about how his journey through the tech industry influenced his current mission to build companies that are built to last.

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Links & resources
Andrew Dumont’s LinkedIn
Andrew Dumont’s Twitter
Curious LinkedIn

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Andrew’s commitment to growth
02:36 Building businesses from zero
03:52 A studio’s journey from growth to exit
06:24 Being a problem-solver
07:43 Building for the long-term
10:18 Acquiring companies at Curious
11:37 AI and FOMO
12:34 What AI is doing to the industry
13:19 Evolving dynamics of venture capital