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John Gannon (GoingVC) - How to break into venture capital and the power of cohort based learning

John Gannon (GoingVC) - How to break into venture capital and the power of cohort based learning

FromThe Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands


John Gannon (GoingVC) - How to break into venture capital and the power of cohort based learning

FromThe Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

My guest today is John Gannon, founder of GoingVC. GoingVC is a VC Career accelerator. GoingVC is designed to help you break into venture capital by directly connecting motivated VC job seekers with VC firms. GoingVC also has its own investment arm. We discuss how to enter VC, the rise of cohort based learning, and what the consumerization of enterprise really means.You can also follow him on Twitter @johnmgannonHere are some questions I ask John:What was your attraction to venture capital?How did you start Going VC? What was the gap you were seeing?Tell us a bit about Going VC?What are some trends in consumer that you are focusing on?How has venture capital changed since you started at a fund after grad school?What are the differences of people in your cohorts that make it into venture vs. those that don't?Are their special skill sets that one needs to have to enter the consumer side?Are you seeing funds become more specialized or more generalists?How do you look at consumer companies?What's one thing you would change about VC?What's your best piece of advice for someone that's looking to go into VC?
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech subscription.Mike also interviews founders that are building some of the most disruptive consumer facing companies in the world. The conversation usually includes the insight the founder discovered, fundraising strategy, and the pitch.This podcast also includes bonus episodes. Each bonus episode dives into a particular subject that might not have to due with the fundraise or venture capital, but still would be helpful to founders. For example, a bonus episode on brand strategy or how to construct a board of directors. All bonus episodes will be clearly labeled.For all episodes, please visit www.theconsumervc.com. For updates, you can follow @mikegelb on Twitter.