#26 Rob Vickery - Hillfarrance Ventures: Using Capital to Leave a Better World for Our Kids

In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Rob Vickery Founder and Managing Partner of Hillfarrance Ventures

Hillfarrance Venture Capital is committed to the pursuit of creating prosperity for all through investing in entrepreneurs who are change-makers and future world creators. Building sustainable and defensive business models, that democratize through new frontier technologies, and extract unique value from proprietary solutions.

Rob’s purpose in life is to empower others to create a better future for the next generation. He firmly believes that impactful venture capital investment is a pathway to fulfilling his purpose.

Here are some of Rob’s accomplishments:

• Rob has achieved multiple exits and seed-funded his first Unicorn.
• Raised three funds and made over forty investments into seed-stage startups across the US, Latin America, and Israel in his first venture capital firm
• Created the country’s first venture scout program
• Created Collaborative Carry where they share 20% of their profits with portfolio company founders

Some of the highlights from this episode:

• Rob’s framework for choosing the right partnerships
• Identifying one of the greatest reasons why startups fail and how investors should take action to avoid it
• Rob’s long term goal on build a multi-generational business that makes the planet a better place for everybody
• Tips on creating and realigning yourself with your purpose

-Relevant Links-

• Rob's LinkedIn
• Hillfrarrance

-Book Recommendations-

• Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
• Crossing The Chasm by Geoffrey Moore

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