Episode 15: Gerald Pollak On Investments, Startups and Being A Team Player
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English - September 11, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 58.5 MBEntrepreneurship Business News Tech News technology entrepreneurship romania Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Gerald Pollak is an associate at Vienna based venture fund capital300.
capital300 is a European Series A venture capital fund backing disruptive technology companies run by ambitious entrepreneurs.
capital300 has established innovative co-investment partnerships with global leaders in venture capital and together with the best VCs in the world like Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures und Draper Associates, capital300 provides portfolio companies with a substantial leverage for conquering the US market and building a significant global presence.
Gerald has previously worked for Apple’s Western Europe sales department and engaged with the international tech and entrepreneurship scene while completing a double masters degree at London Business School and Fudan University Shanghai.
If you listen to this podcast, you'll hear about:
Gerald’s rowing passion;
Does competitiveness help you in your career;
How to defuse conflicts;
Why and how networking mattered for Gerald;
What was the takeaway from university for Gerald;
What is Capital 300;
How does Capital 300 choose who they invest in;
When will Capital 300 start looking at the Romanian market;
What eastern european businesses should change about themselves;
Why hiring matters so much for investors;
Due diligence and how Capital 300 does it.
Enjoy!
Gerald Pollak is an associate at Vienna based venture fund capital300.
capital300 is a European Series A venture capital fund backing disruptive technology companies run by ambitious entrepreneurs.
capital300 has established innovative co-investment partnerships with global leaders in venture capital and together with the best VCs in the world like Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures und Draper Associates, capital300 provides portfolio companies with a substantial leverage for conquering the US market and building a significant global presence.
Gerald has previously worked for Apple’s Western Europe sales department and engaged with the international tech and entrepreneurship scene while completing a double masters degree at London Business School and Fudan University Shanghai.
If you listen to this podcast, you'll hear about:
Gerald’s rowing passion;
Does competitiveness help you in your career;
How to defuse conflicts;
Why and how networking mattered for Gerald;
What was the takeaway from university for Gerald;
What is Capital 300;
How does Capital 300 choose who they invest in;
When will Capital 300 start looking at the Romanian market;
What eastern european businesses should change about themselves;
Why hiring matters so much for investors;
Due diligence and how Capital 300 does it.
Enjoy!