Angel Investing: Romeen Sheth, on Growing and Connecting Authentically as an Operator, Investor, and Creator

Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Romeen Sheth (@RomeenSheth), who runs $50M bootstrapped business Metasys Technologies, angel invests regularly, and hosts his own podcast, Square One. 

Romeen is the President of Metasys Technologies, a workforce management advisory firm based in Atlanta. Metasys partners with leading global organizations on the full lifecycle of their talent management strategy. They have been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing private businesses in the country and work with over 50 leading global organizations today.

On his podcast, Square One: Conversations with the Best in Business, he unpacks the journey of founders, investors, and executives at the cutting edge of business. The conversations on the show dive deep into a variety of industries, business models, and the stories of how some of the most innovative companies of our time have been built.

Additionally, he is an increasingly active angel investor. In 2021, he made over 25 investments in companies such as Bolt and Slice.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/romeen-sheth-07494427/
Twitter: @RomeenSheth

Show Notes:

• Why Romeen started his podcast, Square One 
• How he found success in podcasting before it was a popular industry 
• The impact podcasting has had on his career
• Romeen’s thoughts on Twitter as a tool for investors and founders
• How he views adding value as a strategic angel
• Romeen’s authenticity approach to growth
• The mental unlock that led Romeen to angel investing
• Romeen’s approach to building relationships 
• Creating an organic versus a transactional community
• Why Romeen has become a more active angel investor over the last year
• How Romeen allocates his funds 
• His approach to evaluating companies by looking at structural opportunities
• Romeen’s strategy for allocating his time as an operator, investor, and creator by viewing them as cohesive

More about the show:

The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 300+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.

Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. 

The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. 

The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. 

More about us:

Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

The Vitalize Team:
Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC​
Caroline - https://twitter.com/caroline_yeager​
Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212​

Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: 
https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/