Founders Friday 002: James Wise Interviews Harry Stebbings

Founders Friday 002: Balderton’s James Wise interviews 20VC Founder, Harry Stebbings

Posted on 3rd July 2015 by Harry

Today is a very special show as James Wise, Principal at Balderton Capital turns the tables on Host of The Twenty Minute VC, Harry Stebbings. In today’s brilliant interview by James we delve into what has led to Harry’s interest in the VC industry, why did Harry start The 20 Minute VC, how does Harry identify guests to interview, how does he approach those guests, how has Harry found his first experience in the venture industry, what has surpassed Harry about the VC industry, what traits has Harry spotted that are common among the great VCs interviewed, is Harry optimistic or not about the venture industry, what would Harry recommend for other people looking to go into venture.

Items Mentioned in Todays Show:

Harry’s Favourite Books: Tim Ferris: 4 Hour Work Week, 4 Hour Body

Shyp

Crowdcube, 3DHubs, Tictail

MMC Ventures, Founders Forum

As always you can follow Harry, James and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here!

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