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Brian Reilly (Will Ventures) - The opportunities investing in sports, media and telehealth

Brian Reilly (Will Ventures) - The opportunities investing in sports, media and telehealth

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


Brian Reilly (Will Ventures) - The opportunities investing in sports, media and telehealth

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

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

My guest today is Brian Reilly, founder of Will Ventures. Will Ventures is a venture capital fund that focused exclusively on leveraging the power of sport to shape the future. In this episode (as you can imagine) you'll learn about sports technology, health and wellness innovation and what's next in Media and content and how his upbringing helped shape him as an investor. Without further ado, here's Brian.And there you have it. It was a pleasure chatting with Brian, you can catch him on Twitter @brianreillyvcSome of the questions I ask Brian:Was the idea always to see how you could remain close to sports?What was your attraction to venture capital, innovation and quite honestly being around entrepreneurs?Talk to me about your journey up to founding Will Ventures?Why did you decide to start your own venture capital fund?I was talking to an entrepreneur the other day who is building technology in the sports - media space who told me only a handful of investors truly invest in sports technology. Do you feel the areas that you focus on at Will Ventures is quite niche?How do you describe your investment themes?Walk me through your due diligence process.How do you assess founders?Have there been moments in your life that have impacted how you invest, who you invest in and what you look for?How do you measure grit and what are some of the keys to leadership?What are opportunities that you're currently focused on?Due to COVID and remote work, are you finding yourself seeing more and more opportunities outside the main hubs of entrepreneurship (SF, NYC, LA, Boston etc.)?What's one thing you would change about venture capital process?What's one book that inspired you personally and one book that inspired you professionally?What's your most recent investment and what makes you excited about it?What's the best piece of advice you've received?What's one piece of advice for founders?
Released:
Jun 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.