Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Investing: Approaches to Success

Meredith McPherron - CEO & Managing Partner, Drive by DraftKings

Mitch Lasky - Partner, Benchmark / Co-Owner, LAFC

Jeff Ma - VP, Microsoft for Startups

Bruce Smith - Founder & CEO, Hydrow

Corbin Petro (moderator) - Co-Founder & CEO, Eleanor Health

 

The data doesn’t lie – 90% of start-ups fail, including 65% that raise VC funding, and only 5% of VCs return more than 3x to their LPs. Yet the allure of entrepreneurship and investing drive innovation across industries and sectors, including sports and analytics. This panel brings together successful entrepreneurs from Microsoft and investors and venture capitalists from ARod Corp and Drive by DraftKings to discuss building companies, burgeoning investment trends, and their best advice for emerging founders.