Venture Studio as a Post-Exit Path

Venture Studio as a Post-Exit Path

From Exit Paradox by Anastasia Koroleva

April 24, 2025 · 1h 20m · Episode 54

About this episode

Jay Radia discusses his journey in building a venture studio for exited founders, focusing on joy and purpose.

My friend Jay Radia doesn’t just build businesses—he builds momentum.He’s a three-time tech founder and a prolific angel investor.Since his last exit two years ago, he’s been building Blissgrowth—a venture studio that partners exclusively with exited founders. Why did he choose this path? What has he learnt so far? Was it the right move? For a while, Jay also co-hosted The Joyful Entrepreneur Podcast—a top 10 show about success and happiness.Today, we explore how Jay is designing his venture studio not just for financial success—but for joy, purpose, and meaning.And what he’s learned from both his own journey and the many post-exit founders he works with. _____________________________________________________ 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:23 - Emotional journey post-exit 00:06:00 - Experiencing emptiness despite success 00:07:15 - Defining the Post-Exit journey (Pause, Reset, New Chapter) 00:08:15 - Avoiding the corporate trap post-sale 00:09:35 - Discovering he's not a CEO type 00:10:15 - Founding Blissgrowth and love for early-stage building 00:11:30 - Venture Studio vs Angel Investing and Accelerators 00:13:15 - Pros and cons of running a Venture Studio 00:15:15 - Team dynamics…

People in this episode

Host: Anastasia Koroleva

Guest: Jay Radia

Topics covered

  • venture studio
  • post-exit journey
  • entrepreneurship
  • angel investing
  • business building

Keywords

  • venture studio
  • post-exit
  • entrepreneur
  • angel investor
  • business momentum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blissgrowth, The Joyful Entrepreneur Podcast

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