Jeff Epstein: The Trillion Dollar Connector

About this episode

Jeff Epstein discusses his extensive experience in venture capital and CFO roles, sharing insights on networking and entrepreneurship.

Jeff Epstein is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a global firm with $4 billion under management that invests in early-stage and hyper-growth startups, partnering closely with entrepreneurs to build durable businesses including innovative companies like Pinterest, Twilio, Box, LinkedIn, Shopify, Yelp, and Skype. Formerly, Jeff was the executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle, one of the world’s largest and most profitable technology companies, with a market value of over $200 billion. Prior to joining Oracle, Jeff served as the CFO at several public and private companies, including DoubleClick (acquired by Google), King World Productions (acquired by CBS), and Nielsen’s Media Measurement and Information Group. Jeff co-teaches the Lean Launchpad class at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Engineering and the CFO Leadership class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a BA from Yale College. In this conversation with Annie Riley, Jeff talks about how he was able to make over 10,000 introductions throughout his career…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Riley

Guest: Jeff Epstein

Topics covered

• venture capital
• entrepreneurship
• business strategy
• networking
• CFO experience
• education

Keywords

• Jeff Epstein
• Bessemer Venture Partners
• Oracle
• CFO
• networking
• Lean Launchpad
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bessemer Venture Partners, Oracle, DoubleClick, CBS, Nielsen’s Media Measurement and Information Group, Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Yale College

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