Greg Rogers
Senior Advisor, Techstars. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Greg Rogers is the co-founder and CEO of Pictela, which was acquired by AOL in 2010. He subsequently served as Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Techstars, overseeing accelerator operations and investing in early-stage startups.
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Everything Greg Rogers said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Greg Rogers: London is becoming a global leader in fintech disruption
“No. No, because I would say London is, is certainly becoming a center of FinTech. I don't like to use the word Silicon Valley. That's a very unique ecosystem and geography and community. But I would certainly say that London is, you know, I, it's funny, I hear…”
Greg Rogers: Fintech founders should partner with big banks for distribution
“I would say don't be afraid to collaborate. There are a lot of fintech entrepreneurs who are, you know, they're staying away from the traditional banks because they feel like they're trying to disrupt them. But my one recommendation would be, you know, big ban…”
Startups must bring software development in-house for adequate control
“But eventually what winds up happening is you eventually want to bring things in house. You want to be able to control development a little bit better.”
Founders evaluating acquisition offers must weigh future dilution against higher exit targets
“You look at the cap table when somebody comes to you and you say, okay, well, we're going to have to do another raise. And if we do another raise, we're going to dilute by this much roughly, right? And if we do dilute by this much roughly, how much do we then …”
Techstars prioritizes former founders over industry experts for Managing Director roles
“But first and foremost, Techstars looks for entrepreneurs for their MDs. He said, you know, you can find industry experts all you want, but what's actually really hard to find are people who have, you know, gone through the VC races, been rejected multiple tim…”
Greg Rogers: Fintech is a blue ocean opportunity like 2000s adtech
“The opportunity for fintech today is the same opportunity I saw in ad tech 15 years ago. It's just a blue ocean.”
Rogers: 80% of the global population lacks financial service access
“Something like, 80% of the world doesn't have a bank account, doesn't have access to financial services.”
Rogers: Techstars mentors donate their time without receiving equity
“It's a charitable donation of time.”
Greg Rogers: Effective startup mentors possess intellectual curiosity and honesty
“The best mentors are the ones that are intellectually curious, so you can get a sense pretty quickly by talking to somebody whether or not they love to work on puzzles. So are these the people who can sit down with you and just very quickly, and they, you can …”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Greg's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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 20VCLEDGER | Senior Advisor, Techstars | 1 | 10 | 50% 1/2 | full record on 20VC → |