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20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber

20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber

FromThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch


20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber

FromThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On today's episode I am thrilled to welcome Bob Ghoorah, Managing Director at Columubus Nova Technology Partners. Bob has experienced both sides of the table having been an early employee at three technology companies in Silicon Valley; LoudCloud (Nasdaq: LDCL), Opsware (Nasdaq: OPSW) and Ning, a privately-held software platform (sold to Glam Media in 2011). 
In this episode we find out:

The benefits of having a legal knowledge in the Startup community.
What characteristics make the best entrepreneurs?
Who does Bob think of, when the word 'success' is mentioned and why?
Where Bob sees the future of Uber?
What aspects of a Startup are essential in order to obtain VC funding?
Is it important for Startups to be located in Silicon Valley?
What books Bob woulg give to an aspring entrepreneur and startup founder?
What advice Bob would give to anyone looking to get into the Venture Capital Industry?

Finally, we head to the quick fire round. Here, we get Bob's immediate reactions to the latests tech topics including tech bubble, company valuations and the first trillion dollar company.
For all the resources mentioned in todays show head over to The Twenty Minute VC.
Released:
Jan 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Twenty Minute VC takes you inside the world of Venture Capital, Startup Funding and The Pitch. Join our host, Harry Stebbings and discover how you can attain funding for your business by listening to what the most prominent investors are directly looking for in startups, providing easily actionable tips and tricks that can be put in place to increase your chances of getting funded. Although, you may not want to raise funding for a startup. The Twenty Minute VC also provides an instructional guide as to what it takes to get employed in the Venture Capital industry, with VCs giving specific advice on how to get noticed from the crowd and increasing your chances of employment. If that wasn't enough our amazing Venture Capitalists also provide their analysis of the current technology market, providing advice and suggestions on the latest investing trends and predictions. Join us so you can see how you can get BIG, powerful improvements, fast. Would you like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC, head on over to www.thetwentyminutevc.com for more information on the podcast, show notes, resources and a more detailed analysis of the technology and Venture Capital industry.