The Key to Scaleable Investments with Morad Elhafed of Battery Ventures and CIBC Innovation Banking’s Andrew Phillips
Jan 24, 202418 minutes
The Key to Scaleable Investments with Morad Elhafed of Battery Ventures and CIBC Innovation Banking’s Andrew Phillips
Running time: 17 minutes, 53 seconds
Battery Ventures' Morad Elhafed and CIBC's Andrew Phillips on getting back to fundamentals and identifying high-quality companies.
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Andrew Phillips
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