The Twenty Minute Vc: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Brian Halligan is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairperson of HubSpot. Brian led the business as CEO for 15 years from Day 1 to a $30BN public company with 7,000 employees. Among Brian numerous achievements, Brian is famed for coining the term "inbound marketing", he is a globally recognised author, he is also an incredible teacher having developed MIT’s popular Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures class. In addition to all of this, he is also the Co-Founder of Propeller Ventures, a $100 million climate tech venture fund, specializing in ocean innovation investments. In Today's Episode with Brian Halligan We Discuss: 1. The Makings of a Generational Defining Entrepreneur: How did the first job as a paperboy lead to the founding of a $30BN company? How does Brian analyse the importance of luck vs skill in success? What is Brian running from? What is he running towards? 2. How to Be the Best Leader from 15 Years as CEO: What are Brian's biggest lessons in leadership from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang? H