Vanguard Ventures - Dan Eilers

Quotes from Dan

"People usually do those things they are passionate about, and the people at Vanguard are passionate about building lasting companies. All of the general partners at Vanguard have been entrepreneurs ourselves and we thoroughly understand the thrill and work of building successful companies. Now, as Vanguard partners, we help build companies that are going to have an impact on people's lives. We're motivated by the belief that these companies will change the world.

"We believe the best companies are those built by strong teams. We've seen good technologies come and go, but companies that succeed are those made up of the right people with a single mission. We work actively with these teams, as strong board members, investors and friends, to help them realize their vision.

"When a company gets an investment from Vanguard, they are getting the attention of the whole Vanguard team. All our resources are made available to them, including all of the other partners, our associates and administrators, the 100-plus industry leaders who are investors in our funds. We all come together to work as a team to help that company succeed. There are no prima donnas here - we are equally interested in the success of each company and put our talents on the line to help them.

"We look for entrepreneurs with technologies and ideas that can become the foundation for companies that will define new markets or re-define existing ones. We have a very good track record of finding and developing companies that have done this."

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