1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of Real Returns, Andrew sits down with Prath Reddy, co-founder and CEO of Percent, a private credit platform that works as both an asset manager and an electronic trading venue for institutions. Prath shares how he went from raising bonds at UBS to building Percent with a co-founder he met on AngelList, what changed when he became CEO after nearly eight years, and how he protects his time with his family. He and Andrew also get into how AI is changing the way his team builds software. Timestamps: 00:00 - Cold Open: Selling And Buying Discreetly 00:29 - Meet Prath Reddy 00:59 - What Keeps A First-Time CEO Up At Night 01:55 - Staying Present As A Founder And Dad 03:50 - Impact Across Work, Home, And Community 05:41 - From UBS To AngelList: The Origin Story 08:24 - From President To CEO 09:20 - Do, Delegate, Defer, Delete: Using AI As A Filter 11:07 - Building A New Trading Platform In Six Weeks Connect with Prath: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/prath Website: percent.com For more insights on purposeful investing, subscribe to Real Returns on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-returns/id1642761377 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tx0jOW8J1h3xsEWLuVPzm YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCjlzrIn04Ee4iBPE7kEUBjg/ Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: http://www.realreturnspodcast.com Want to see your question answered on the show? Submit a question via our Q&amp;amp;A form: https://forms.gle/Fy9E6H7BTpzhGPueA Invest alongside our team with Birgo Heartland Multifamily Fund V, targeting resilient Midwest workforce housing markets: https://birgo.com/fundv?utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=s9e7_prathreddy&amp;amp;utm_content=fund_v Reiturn® is Birgo’s new platform* bringing real estate investing to everyday investors, not just accredited ones, with a minimum for the public of $1,000. *The equity crowdfunding round to own a share of the Reiturn® platform is live at https://invest.reiturn.com/?utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=s9e7_prathreddy&amp;amp;utm_content=reiturn_raise Real Returns https://www.birgo.com/capital <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43393929/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/207932224