Andy Jenks is a General Partner at Drive Capital, a Columbus-based venture capital firm focused on investing in world-class technology companies outside of Silicon Valley.
Before Drive, Andy was a 3-time founder at Formation Data Systems, Discovery Mining, and Infinite Research. Both Discovery Mining and Infinite Research were successfully acquired.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Experiences from the early days of Silicon Valley.
- When to take venture capital instead of bootstrap.
- The critical role of being mission-driven in a startup.
- When to bootstrap instead of taking venture capital.
- The importance of understanding your fit within the business stages.
What is That Worked?
Host Callan Harrington breaks down the careers of top founders and executives, pulling out the key items that led to their success. These are actual career transitions, mistakes, insights, breakthroughs, and general advice that can be immediately implemented.