Today, David is speaking with Brian Parks. Brian is the Founder and CEO of Bigfoot Capital. Prior to starting Bigfoot, Brian was on the executive team at P2Binvestor, a working capital-focused marketplace lender. Brian was the Founder and CEO of Brandfolder, an enterprise SaaS digital asset management company (acquired), General Manager at Galvanize, one of the first co-working and coding Bootcamp companies (acquired), and employee #1 at Next Great Place, an online travel distribution company (shut down). Brian began his career in commercial lending at First Tennessee Bank (2 years) and moved into lower-middle market M&A advisory investment banking at The Cypress Group and Green Manning & Bunch (5 years). Brian holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Southern Methodist University and is a CFA Charterholder.
What You’ll Learn:
- What is Venture Debt
- Banked vs Fund Credit
- Path from Investment banking to Operator to Growth-Oriented Loans
- Understanding When is the Time for a Founder to Step Down as CEO
- Difficulties of Being an Emerging Manager
Favorite Quote:
“You cannot heck track record, It takes time”
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