David Krane is the CEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures - Google's venture capital fund) and balances his time between directing GV's global activities & leading investments. His portfolio includes Uber, StockX, Mill, NOTHING, Nest, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Blue Bottle Coffee. His Google career began nearly 25 years ago, where he helped grow the company from a small startup to a multi-billion dollar global enterprise. Hear the most important pitch of his life, what the early days of Google were like as employee 84, the moment he knew Google would be a massive success, how he decides what companies to invest in, and his memories from History of Rock and Roll Music with Professor Glenn Gass. Learn more about David at GV.com and on LinkedIn, and learn more about IU Ventures at IUVentures.com. This podcast is presented by Kelley Direct Online MBA. Learn more at Kelley.IU.edu
