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Funding for your company. how much did you raise for sprout? >> ultimately $100 million. >> thats amazing! >> but no venture capitalist, and i want to know why, what was behind that? >> i had been in a number of different operating roles in venture-backed companies and i felt that that sort of short-term perspective and that lack of appreciation of the fabric of building the company really was missing. and when i was going to do it, i was doing it on my own terms and i wanted people in there who...

Glean anything about its transfer nlt into this unwieldy position, being in the west wing of any white house is an other worldly experience? >> i mean, jared is very much like sort of part of this cad ray of young businessmen in manhattan highly influenced by silicon valley. his brother in fact is a venture capitalist, quite a successful one, actually. so bringing these ideas of innovation, disruption into the public sphere is something that he has talked a lot about doing. of course, the transf...

The success of his book and inspired a lot of people and opened poems eyes to a lot of things plus his experience as a venture capitalist in silicon valley was the great combination to work with him. >> why is 80% of the money flowing to a concentrated area? >> a lot of great things happening in that area but most of the venture capital is there and its easier to get in the car and fly to the company than drive to the company in a car. that is starting to change and we want to accelerate that an...

African culture heritage. i wanted it to be a lifestyle. an idea of what we stand for. what i stand for. the idea of beingliling well and different school sets. yes, im a fashion designer. im an engineer. im a painter. i want to be an architect. i want to be an astronaut. to be black now, you have to be fearless really. you dont have to be a preacher, but you can have a body of work that inspires others to follow the path that youre on. >> it is time now to answer one of your business questions....

About $15,000 a few years ago. they did it on a simple recommendation from a venture capitalist. this guy had a teenage daughter and he saw her on this app. hes like what is this? shes like its the best thing. talked to your siblings. they loved it. turned out all the kids were using it. dad bought some and said hey, school, you do the same. $15,000. that investment worth $24 million. >> its going to do wonders for building new buildings around here and helping out our students. >> st. francis w...

Walking your dog in the dark. lets see if our judges fall in puppy love with it. richard kerby is a venture capitalist, and barry moltz is a small business consultant. >> hello. >> hi. >> hi. my name is ellie cay, and im the ceo and designer of lavish pets. today i would like to talk to you about my invention, the glow coat. the worlds first glow in the dark dog coat. the glow in the fabric allows both the pet and the owner to be safe on nighttime walks. it is also reversible, machine washable, ...

Walking your dog in the dark. lets see if our judges fall in puppy love with it. richard kerby is a venture capitalist, and barry moltz is a small business consultant. hell. hi. my name is ellie kay, ceo and designer of lavish pets. today id like to talk to you about my invention, the glow coat. the worlds first glow in the dark dog coat. the glow in the fabric allows both the pet and the owner to be safe on nighttime walks. it is also reversible, machine washable, reflective, and proudly made h...

>> and filet of fishes on the private jet and saying take this over. and jared is in real estate but he invests in a lot of tech companies so he knows people like peter thiel. his brother josh is a very formidable venture capitalist. made the phone calls and treated trump like an e-commerce company. consumer tech. all you do is want to get attention and eyeballs and voters. that is what he did. >> so he had $8,000 a day they were getting on hats and he managed to get to it $80,000. >> trump is a...

>> if they can impress even one venture capitalist, they could raise the money they need to launch their company. if not, its back to square one. >> how long will you be working? >> im not sleeping tonight, but simon, you are pitching tomorrow early. >> how are you feeling? >> a little stressed out. very few moments this your life where there is that much concentrated wealth in one room. >> good luck. >> thanks so much. >> 20 other teams are prepping for the big day. >> the room could lead us in...

Coin. >> if they can impress even one venture capitalist, they could raise the money they need to launch their company. if not, its back to square one. >> how long will you be working? >> im not sleeping tonight, but simon, you are pitching tomorrow early. >> how are you feeling? >> youre getting some sleep. >> a little stressed out. theres very few moments in your life where there is that much concentrated wealth in one room. probably the scarciest thing ive ever had to do. >> good luck. >> tha...