About this episode

Oliver Lipscombe hosts Jonathan Bloom to discuss institutional blindspots and insights for founders and advisors.

In this episode, Oliver Lipscombe hosts Jonathan Bloom - former law firm partner who became a founder, now Business Development Director at Perkins Coie London. We discuss institutional blindspots, what business schools don't teach about venture capital, and how to protect yourself as a founder or advisor. Jonathan's new book Blindspots launches February 11th - both a protection manual and survival story documenting the systematic patterns that destroy ventures. Pre-order at www.oraclehousepress.com

People in this episode

Host: Oliver Lipscombe

Guest: Jonathan Bloom

Topics covered

• institutional blindspots
• venture capital
• business education
• founder protection
• business development

Keywords

• CEOs
• business schools
• venture capital
• founder
• survival story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Perkins Coie London, Oracle House Press

Products: Blindspots

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