What if the biggest mistake founders make when raising capital is assuming investors know better than they do?

In this episode of The Sacred Art of Leadership, Del and Dip sit down with Ari Helgason, co-founder of Transition, the venture capital firm backing founders building the technologies that could reshape energy, AI, industry and the future of the planet.

Ari has lived on both sides of the table. He built companies before becoming an investor, and that experience gives him a blunt view of what really drives success: not hype, not perfect strategy, and not the approval of a venture capitalist—but exceptional people, strong conviction and the resilience to survive when everything starts going wrong.

The conversation tackles some of the biggest questions facing founders and investors today:

Why do brilliant investors still get it wrong?

Is venture capital actually right for your business?

Can AI growth and sustainability coexist?

What happens when founders lose confidence, investors overreach, or billion-pound opportunities slip away?

And why might indecision be more dangerous than making the wrong call?

Ari also opens up about working with his brother, managing ego, learning from failed investments, resisting market hype and backing entrepreneurs who believe they are building their life’s work.

This is a candid conversation about power, money, technology, responsibility and what it really takes to build something that matters.

https://transition.vc/