Work/Life Balance

Roger McNamee is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Elevation Partners. Prior to Elevation, Roger was a co-founder of Silver Lake Partners, the leading private equity fund focused on technology and related growth industries. He was a member of Silver Lake's Investment Committee and was involved in all aspects of that partnership. Prior to Silver Lake, Roger was a co-founder of Integral Capital Partners. Integral is a leading technology investor in late-stage venture and public company investments. Founded in 1991 by Roger, John A. Powell, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Integral pioneered the crossover investment strategy, which seeks maximum capital appreciation by making investments in expansion-stage private companies and growth-stage public companies in the technology and life science industries.

In this video, McNamee talks about his views on work/life balance. When McNamee says, 'Your most important partner in a business is your spouse,' he believes that when working in a partnership, partners assimilate each other's passions, issues, and interests. He also says that life is all about balancing one's career, family and bank account and all three are necessary for entrepreneurship.


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