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Bob Ghoorah

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Quarry Ventures. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Bob Ghoorah is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at Quarry Ventures. He previously served as Managing Director at Columbus Nova Technology Partners and held early executive roles at Loudcloud, Opsware, and Ning.

1shows
1appearances
11statements
2resolved
1supported
1contradicted
50%fully supported

Everything Bob Ghoorah said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

20VC Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ghoorah: Monopolies ultimately win in tech and Google is effectively a monopoly
“Monopolies are what, you know, ultimately win and you know, Google's a monopoly, so effectively”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 15:56 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ghoorah: Uber will grow into and exceed its $40B valuation
“Uber certainly is a company that can grow into that valuation and frankly exceed it.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 19:04 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Prediction Didn’t hold up
Ghoorah: The first trillion-dollar company will be in healthcare
“I think it's going to be in healthcare.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 20:40 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Opinion
Ghoorah: Late-stage tech valuations are in a bubble
“Well there is definitely in my opinion, humble opinion a bubble in valuations. Valuations in particular at the late stage are just sort of off the charts.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 18:41 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Insight
Ghoorah: Best founders solve problems they personally experienced and care about
“The very best entrepreneurs, in my view, are the ones that are solving a problem and creating a business around that solution and you know, have personal experience and passion for you know, for that problem, so.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 5:04 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Insight
Ghoorah: Uber is fundamentally a logistics and data engine ready to expand
“Yeah, I think that there's absolutely an opportunity for that company to get into adjacent market spaces. At the end of the day, I think it's kind of a core logistics Company, as well as a data company. And you know, you can have, you can apply those two core …”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 7:55 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Insight
Ghoorah: Software is beginning to transform the aviation industry
“Software is eating the world, and aviation is, you know no exception.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 11:06 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Insight
Ghoorah: Founders possess more market expertise than VCs during pitches
“When an entrepreneur walks in, you know, I would say probably invariably, you know, the majority of time they're the expert.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 11:57 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Insight
Ghoorah: Silicon Valley concentrates an entire tech ecosystem within 25 miles
“One of the unique advantages the Valley has is that the ecosystem is so developed and so broad. You've basically got everything that you need to build a you know, a great technology company all within a 25 mile radius. You know, the talent the investors, the n…”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 13:15 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Opinion
Ghoorah: Google Glass is a viable platform with strong developer backing
“Yeah, but I think the developer community is you know, strong, and I think it's a really viable platform but these things take time, that, you know, it's not an overnight thing.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 7:39 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
20VC Assertion Supported
Ghoorah: Uber completed 2M rides on New Year's Eve
“They did two million rides On New Year's Eve at one point it was 58 destinations a second.”
Bob Ghoorah Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 19:12 20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber

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