The Journey to Building an Expert Network

Troy Lavinia, founder and CEO of Mosaic Research Management, explains what an expert network is and how analysts, portfolio managers, and other researchers use them as part of the investment process. He also discusses his decision to become and entrepreneur and build his own expert network and what he has learned along the way about building teams and systems.

 

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 Episode Breakdown:

1:15 What is an expert network?

7:26 Troy’s moment of realization and what he was doing he founded Mosaic

11:05 Doubting moments during Troy’s entrepreneurship journey

14:05 Do you have to be an optimist to be an entrepreneur 

16:13 Why Troy decided to start his company

18:13 How Troy is disrupting the space now

12:09 Transcripts: Stream by Mosaic 

24:20 Teams, systems, and spirituality AND artists, entrepreneurs, and employees

31:52 Troy’s recommended books

33:24 Wrap-up questions

Ray of sunshine from the pandemic 

NASA flight – what do you take with you?

Flight or invisibility?  

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Related articles and links:

Mosaic Research Management: https://mosaicrm.com/ 

Stream by Mosaic: https://start.mosaicrm.com/stream-try 

Book: The War of Art: https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/

Book: Team Of Teams: https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486 

 

 

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Find Troy here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troylavinia/

Find Lauren here:

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren- foster/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenfosternyc