E138: The Journey to Venture Capital: It’s Not Always a Straight Line - Edward Keelan (Partner - Octopus Ventures)

2023-07-24

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In this week’s episode Edward shares his journey into venture capital and why it took him so long! In this episode we discuss: 👔 Working at a Blue Chip Company vs Startups 🚀 Introduction to Venture Capital and Octopus Ventures 🔝 Getting onto the right career ladder 🧠 Building a mentality to also step down ladders to get closer to goals 🎬 Behind the scenes at a leading VC firm 💡 How to get the attention of VCs 💔 How founders can deal with VC rejections 🤝 How does Octopus Ventures help Startups and Founders 💼 Founder vs Investor Mentality 🎓 Do you need an MBA for VC? ...

In this week’s episode Edward shares his journey into venture capital and why it took him so long!

In this episode we discuss:

👔 Working at a Blue Chip Company vs Startups

🚀 Introduction to Venture Capital and Octopus Ventures

🔝 Getting onto the right career ladder

🧠 Building a mentality to also step down ladders to get closer to goals

🎬 Behind the scenes at a leading VC firm

💡 How to get the attention of VCs

💔 How founders can deal with VC rejections

🤝 How does Octopus Ventures help Startups and Founders

💼 Founder vs Investor Mentality

🎓 Do you need an MBA for VC?

😕 Not being a good enough angel investor

Edward Keelan is a partner at Octopus Ventures focussing on B2B software, overseeing deal origination, execution and portfolio management, and sitting on the investment committee. Outside Octopus, he’s involved with the Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School, and the University of Oxford, where he achieved an executive MBA.

Read Edward's article - How to become a “VC” (and why it took me so long!)

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