Leading Global Deals with Ervin Tu
In our debut episode of Venturing Abroad, we sit down with Ervin Tu, an investor whose career spans Goldman Sachs in New York, major global deals at SoftBank with ByteDance and Uber, and leadership as the former Group President and CIO at Prosus in Amsterdam.
A lifelong learner, Ervin shares what it takes to close deals across Asia, the Middle East, and North America and why respecting local context and building genuine relationships are critical for success. He also opens up about his nonprofit, Passport, which helps first-generation and low-income students in the U.S. pursue higher education.
His advice for investors and entrepreneurs? Stay curious. Connect with everyone. Never take relationships for granted.
If you’re building a startup, scaling across borders, or curious about how global deals get done, this episode is for you. Fasten your seatbelts, and let’s go venturing abroad with Ervin Tu.
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