15 Minutes and a Cup of Coffee | Joe Schmidt | Athlete CEO Podcast with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill

Athlete CEO Podcast  

15 Minutes and a Cup of Coffee

Joe Schmidt Ep. 3

Guest: Joe Schmidt, Former Notre Dame football captain, investor in Excel, a venture capital firm and he now runs strategy, sales and partnerships for Ethos Life.

Twitter @joeschmidtiv  

1:47

Brandon Averill on building up your network through Joe Schmidt’s advice by asking for 15 minutes and a cup of coffee. FInd people, meet them and build your network.

2:57

You don’t always know where your next opportunity is going to come from, but you got to play to win. 

4:05

What advice would you give to founders looking for capital and how do you give a good pitch from the founders prospective?

Joe Schmidt: “You’ve got to recognize what you are doing in these meetings. You’re selling yourself, your co-founder, and the dream.

6:37

Joe Schmidt quotes an African Proverb, “If you wanna go quickly, go alone. If you wanna go far, go together.”

10:50

His approach to investment has more to do with the people than anything else.

Joe Schmidt: “I’m gonna go out there and meet as many people as possible. Not interviewing, just meet people and learn.”

14:10 

Joe Schmidt: You’re not asking for anything other than 15 mins of coffee”

Do not go around begging for a shot or interviews, just ask someone for a small amount of their time to learn from them.

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