Thomas Hessler
Bob and Pat talk with serial entrepreneur Thomas Hessler about his newest venture, UFOStart, a new approach to funding startups.
Thomas, a successful European startup founder, has relocated to Silicon Valley to launch UFOStart, where experts can invest their skills in startups, startups can trade equity for expertise and investors can fund startups that have momentum.
We talk with Thomas about his latest venture and how it is among a rising tide of global startup funding models, the realities of where the money goes in a startup, and more.
And for about the first 10 minutes of the show, Bob and Pat discuss Tom Foremski’s Dirty Little Secret of Silicon Valley post, and the new backstory of startup acquisition increasingly becoming a matter of talent acquisition for large IT players.
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Bob Walsh is at 47Hats, @bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com. Patrick Foley blogs at PatrickFoley.com, is @patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com.
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