We are honored to welcome Sherman Williams II to the podcast. Sherman is a US military veteran that has vast experience in the world of finance and Venture Capitalism(VC). Sherman is the Co-Founder of AIN Ventures, " a seed-stage focused venture fund that invests in dual-use technology and veteran-led startups." In today's episode, Sherman details his journey, taxes, how to get started in private equity, what he looks for in founders, the different types of wealth creation investing, and much more. If you are curious about creating your own investment portfolio of companies sometime in the future, this is the episode for you!

Check out Sherman:  

Website: ainventures.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vc_sherman

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherman-williams/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sherman-williams-ii

D Y F R E N T: ENTER IMAGINATION WITH GRACE    

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CHAPTERS: 

00:00:00 INTRO 

00:03:25 SHERMAN'S JOURNEY 

00:07:42 FROM MILITARY TO FINANCE 

00:18:00 KAUFFMAN FELLOWS AND TECH STARS 

00:26:39 HOW A VC COMPANY WORKS 

00:34:38 THE TAX GAME 

00:46:38 HOW TO GET STARTED IN PRIVATE EQUITY 

00:51:06 THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEALTH CREATION INVESTING 

01:07:54 HOW TO FIND FOUNDERS TO INVEST IN 

01:18:03 WHAT SHERMAN LOOKS FOR IN FOUNDERS 

01:26:48 WHAT NUMBER MAKES YOU FEEL RICH? 

01:31:24 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:35:06 OUTRO