This is part two of a two-part interview with Martin Ringlein. He's the Global Head of R&D at Eventbrite, where he joined pre-IPO through the acquisition of his startup, nvite. Prior, Marty was a Presidential Innovation Fellow at The White House working directly within the Executive Office of the President for the Obama administration. Marty's first company, nclud, a research and design consultancy, was acquired by Twitter pre-IPO where he went on to become their first Design Manager, helping build and lead the R&D team. Martin is also a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners where he invests in early and late-stage startups, such as Hyperloop One. Marty talks selling his first startup, launching his second and his advice to see everything as a stepping stone. After listening to Marty, start researching companies, especially smaller companies that you haven't heard of before. This is where you'll get to flex your skillset and leap into your career journey like never before. After you're inspired by Marty's story, please leave a review: http://bit.ly/AmandaNachmanPodcast