Alex Smith, Shane Battier, & Ravi Gupta - What Makes A Glue Guy?

**Patrick O'Shaughnessy** (0:00)
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**SPEAKER_2** (2:23)
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**Patrick O'Shaughnessy** (2:52)
This week's episode is special because it marks the launch of our first new show on Colossus in a long time. It's called Glue Guys. My guests this week are the hosts of the new show, Shane Battier, Alex Smith, and Ravi Gupta. Shane, Ravi, and Alex's stories are each remarkable. Each has been at the very top of their profession. Shane as an NCAA and NBA champion, Alex as the first pick in the NFL draft, Pro Bowler and 16-year NFL veteran, Ravi as a leader at KKR, and then as a critical leader turning around and building Instacart, and now as a partner at Sequoia. But those parts of their stories pale in comparison to the stories that you'll hear on Glue Guys. And I suspect their next chapters will be even more interesting than their past chapters. We'll get to see in real time. For me, with the benefit of listening to more than 10 episodes already, Glue Guys is already serving as an unfolding manual for how to be a professional, a teammate, a leader, and even a friend and family member. In this episode of Invest Like the Best, we explore the general concept of Glue Guys, which we define as the people who are obsessed with helping teams win, whether they're the leader or the newest member of the team. I'm reminded of the great Bill Russell quote, My ego demands for myself the success of my team. Before you listen, go subscribe to the new show and check out the first three episodes with the link in our show notes. Expect incredible conversations in the months to come, both between the three hosts and with guests that I'm hesitant to even mention, because they will be so good and so unique. At Colossus, we are proud to partner with three such incredibly high quality people, and we hope you enjoy this conversation and their new show.