Summary:

Welcome to another great episode of Startup Junkies!

On this episode, hosts Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Davis McEntire sit down with Greg Shepard, founder and CEO of BOSS Capital Partners, a boutique investment firm focused on Series Seed through Series B technology businesses. Greg also founded BOSS Startup Science, a school for entrepreneurs. Greg is a twenty-year startup veteran and serial entrepreneur, a Forbes author, a TEDX speaker, and the host of Meet The BOSS Forbes Radio show. Throughout the episode, Caleb, Jeff, Davis, and Greg discuss the curriculum of BOSS Startup Science and the methodology behind startup accelerators.

Show Notes:

(1:06) Introduction to Greg

(1:45) Greg’s Background in the Venture Capital Arena

(3:39) About BOSS Capital Partners

(8:32) Insights from Greg’s Five-Year Study

(17:28) Thoughts on Raising Money vs. Selling a Product or Service

(20:55) Success of the BOSS Startup Science Methodology

(24:52) Concept Centric vs. Entrepreneur Centric

(34:42) Curriculum of BOSS Startup Science

(44:04) Advice To Younger Self

(50:32) Closing Thoughts

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Caleb Talley

Jeff Amerine

Davis McEntire

Greg Shepard

BOSS Capital Partners

Quotes:

“I did this study and was trying to figure out why they were failing, but what I really needed to learn was when they were failing because the why was coordinated with the when. They always collided at the same time.” - Greg Shepard, (4:55)

“I thought that the first thing I should focus on was helping them not fail, but the first thing I needed to focus on was helping them get into an accelerator in the first place.” - Greg Shepard, (6:18)

“It enables the people that are running the venture studio to put together funds and start making money on the loads. I don’t feel that is helping the entrepreneur. I think a lot of these things developed are helping the middle man but not really helping the entrepreneurs.” - Greg Shepard, (25:40)