Episode 8 - Once an Operator, Alway an Operator with Elle Bruno

The GoingVC Podcast

English - February 02, 2021 10:42 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MB
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Once an Operator, Alway an Operator with Elle Bruno

👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast: Uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness every second Monday with Austin and JJ MacLean (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.

We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Elle Bruno of Techstars. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!

Episode Chapters:

Introduction — 0:00
It wasn’t quick, it wasn’t easy — 4:30
The Operator’s Superpowers — 8:15
Only 2.8% — 11:37
There’s more than one way to be an investor — 18:105
FinTech around the World — 21:05
Start — 33:08
Closing thoughts—34:18

Link to the application for the WU/Techstars program Elle runs: https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/western-union