VC Perspectives: How VCS Evaluate Potential CEO's with David Dorsey
Channel: Illinois Research Park
Date: 2018-12-10

Venture capitalist David Dorsey takes the audience through the CEO search process, how VCs evaluate potential entrepreneurs, and some observations about drivers for long-term success as an entrepreneur. The audience assesses mock candidate profiles and learns methods of diligence to choose the right leader for their startup.
 
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Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups that are commercializing pioneering university technologies. OUP partners with top research universities to invest in their most innovative startups, and OUP shares its investment profit with its partner institutions. The firm invests in software, hardware, and life science companies at all stages of company development. OUP has partnered with over 90 universities, including 39 of the top 50 U.S. institutions by research expenditures, and has invested in over 80 of their spinouts. OUP is part of a family of investment funds within Osage Partners, which is based in Philadelphia, PA and manages in excess of $500 million. For more information, visit www.osageuniversitypartners.com