The Twenty Minute VC Podcast: How Boom has approached fundraising and acquiring the best talent

Apr 10, 2020

The Twenty Minute VC Podcast: How Boom has approached fundraising and acquiring the best talent

Boom’s Founder and CEO, Blake Scholl got chats with Harry Stebbings on the 20 Minute VC Podcast.

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In this episode you’ll learn:

1.) How Blake made the move from Groupon to changing the way we think about commercial travel today with Boom Supersonic?

2.) How was the fundraising process given Blake was raising for supersonic jets? What is his most memorable fundraising moment? Where does Blake believe investors provide outsized value? Where could the investing class improve? How should the fund structures today change?

3.) What deliberate choices and decisions has Blake made to find and acquire the best talent? What is Blake’s favourite interview question? What works? What does not work? What specific elements has Blake built into the culture at Boom to build operational excellence?

4.) How has Blake seen himself evolve and develop as a leader over the last few years? What have been the most challenging elements to develop and scale? How does Blake feel on whether founders should have experience on the industry they are entering or if there are benefits of not having so?

5.) What would Blake really like to change about the world of tech and Silicon Valley today? How does Blake feel about the current level of both innovation and founder ambitions? What can be further done to foster this in the coming years?

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