Xan Wood - Canvas Prime
Read his VC Uncovered profile here:
https://www.vcuncovered.com/p/xan-wood-canvas-prime
Summary:
Drew Glover talks to Xan Wood from Canvas Prime on the art of being "long-term greedy." Xan breaks down his core investment philosophy, which treats providing value as a compounding function. He explains how consistently helping people and sharing deal flow without expecting an immediate return builds invaluable goodwill and opportunity over a decade-long fund cycle. He also shares how he finds diamonds in the rough by avoiding the hyper-competitive "power law" deals and instead focusing on businesses at their go-to-market inflection point.
The conversation takes a fascinating turn when Xan recounts one of his first entrepreneurial ventures: launching a wildly successful boxing gig as a student. This story offers a raw look at his early hustle and his knack for finding unlikely partners in chaotic environments. He also explains his "Mosaic Theory" for due diligence, a framework for piecing together an investment thesis from incomplete, and sometimes conflicting, information to see the full picture of a company's potential.
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