{"id":28347,"date":"2015-04-30T04:51:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T11:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=28347"},"modified":"2015-04-30T04:54:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T11:54:44","slug":"jon-medved-and-ourcrowd-the-remarkable-story-of-an-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/jon-medved-and-ourcrowd-the-remarkable-story-of-an-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Medved and OurCrowd: The Remarkable Story of an Entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listen<\/a>The Admissions Straight Talk<\/i> podcast has hit the 100-episode mark! And in honor of our big milestone we invited a \u00a0most exciting guest yet.<\/p>\n

Want to know what one of the most prominent entrepreneurs of our times has to say about leadership, graduate education, and bodysurfing?<\/p>\n

For all this and more, listen to the recording of our interview with Jon Medved<\/a> \u2013 CEO and founder of Our Crowd, venture capitalist, and serial entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

00:03:43 \u2013 Jon\u2019s solution to having too many shoeboxes: The world\u2019s largest equity crowdfunding platform.<\/p>\n

00:08:14 \u2013 What really matters to a VC when choosing a company to invest in.<\/p>\n

00:10:17 \u2013 How a history major made it to the top of the business world with no formal business education.<\/p>\n

00:14:09 \u2013 Qualities that young professionals need to cultivate. (Is luck quality?)<\/p>\n

00:21:08 \u2013 Graduate education vs. common sense.<\/p>\n

00:22:33 \u2013 Exciting new partnership between Wharton<\/a>\u2019s Social Impact Initiative and OurCrowd.<\/p>\n

00:24:02 \u2013 A preview of the future of business and the world.<\/p>\n

00:27:11 \u2013 Why Jon loves his job. (Who helps more people, Jon or Linda? Linda says \u201cJon.\u201d)<\/p>\n

00:28:28 \u2013 Entrepreneurs: Here is the best piece of advice you are going to get!<\/p>\n

Want to leave us a Happy 100th message? We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a>*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Our Crowd
\n<\/a>\u2022 OurCrowd Partners with Wharton Students to Launch Impact Investing Platform
\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Wharton Essay Tips
\n<\/a>\u2022 Jon Medved, OurCrowd CEO, Interviewed (Video)<\/a><\/p>\n

Relevant shows:
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\u2022 The Stanford MSx Program for Experienced Leaders<\/a>
\n\u2022 Which Schools are Good for PE\/VC and VC-Backed Entrepreneurship<\/a>
\n<\/b>\u2022\u00a0Entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson<\/a>
\n\u2022 Jeff Reid on Entrepreneurship<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0Business, Law and Beyond: An Interview with John Engelman<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article\u00a0<\/a>originally appeared on\u00a0blog.accepted.com<\/a>, the official blog of\u00a0Accepted.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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