May 26, 2021
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