![]() ![]() Apply for an upcoming cohort at Collectable is #1 fractional investment platform for sports. Launch House gives access to community and capital that can make going from 0-1 easier than ever before. Founding a company can be a lonely endeavor. Launch House is an exclusive community of 300+ founders that offers fundraising support, partnerships with top creators, and thousands of dollars in SaaS discounts to help members build their companies. If you’re a founder you should be part of Launch House. Today's episode is sponsored by Launch House and Collectable. ![]() He’s now the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Magarac Ventures Partners, an early stage VC firm based in Pittsburgh that invests in the Mid-West’s best companies. ![]() In total, he had a 12 year playing career. He was drafted to the NFL in 2004 and played for the Cowboys, Buccaneers, and Steelers, where he served as the team co-captain. Will Allen is a former NFL safety turned prominent venture capitalist. In this episode we spoke about: The Formula for Risk Taking in your 20s Tim’s Honest Thoughts on Bitcoin What Originally Peaked his Interest about Venture Capital He has received various awards and honors including the World Entrepreneurship Forum's "Entrepreneur of the World." He has also been highly ranked on several notable lists including one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in Crypto by Crypto Weekly, #1 most networked venture capitalist by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum. Tim is regularly featured on major networks, in publications, and in social media as a proponent for entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets, and Bitcoin. Some of his investments include early bets in companies like Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, Twitch, Carta, Webflow, Robinhood, and Coinbase. Tim is a notable venture capital investor, and founder of Draper University, Draper Venture Network, and Draper Associates. He currently sits on the boards of numerous startups, as well as the UIC School of Engineering, ChicagoNEXT, and SmartBet Charities. He uses the entire spectrum of these experiences, and a dose of sarcasm, to propel in his business and personal endeavors.A native Californian, now a deep-rooted Chicagoan, he is always seeking ways to get in the water and enjoy the outdoors through biking, hiking, or kayaking with and without his wife, labrador, and three children. He has an eclectic entrepreneurial background that includes startups, evangelism, the birth of SaaS, and associations with a bit of international affairs thrown in for good measure. An outgrowth of one of the most successful startup incubators in the country in the past decade, TechNexus has emerged as one of the most active venture investors globally. Through a unique alignment of relationships and partnerships, leading corporations leverage the platform to align, invest in and collaborate with ventures to transform business models and ultimately innovate. Hoch is the Founder and General Partner of Chicago’s TechNexus Venture Collaborative, a venture investment company building ecosystems to drive insight and growth. Throughout his career, Fred has worked with thousands of technology companies to drive their growth through strategic insight partnered with a keen focus on execution. When the latest version of Skype was released for the iPhone - giving users the ability to make free calls over a 3G data connection - 5 million copies of the software were downloaded during the first four days of its release, he said.Fred Hoch is a consummate builder. To date, Skype has been installed on 12 million iPhones, or roughly 15 percent of all iPhones and iPod Touches shipped by Apple, Silverman said. ![]() The company also recently announced a version of its software for Nokia’s Symbian OS, adding to versions available for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry, Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android, and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating systems. Earlier this year, Panasonic, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics all announced plans to install Skype on their flat-panel televisions. The company is also moving beyond computers, extending its focus to mobile devices and consumer electronics. Growth will likely continue next year as PC makers are expected to ship 100 million computers with Skype’s software preinstalled, he said. The company had 560 million registered users at the end of 2009 and is adding 300,000 new users every day, Silverman said. Skype is moving towards making Silverman’s vision real, building on its large and growing base of users. ![]()
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