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    Peter Kellner

    Peter Kellner

    Investor in early and growth stage technology companies across 5 continents. Cofounder of Endeavor Global. Lectured on Endeavor and entrepreneurship at Princeton University for 14 years.

    Entrepreneur San Francisco Harvard Business School
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    Experience
    Richmond Global Ventures
    Richmond Global Ventures
    Founder, Managing Partner
    Endeavor Global
    Endeavor Global
    Founder, Board Member Emeritus
    Richmond Global Sciences
    Richmond Global Sciences
    Founder, Board Member
    Richmond Global Compass
    Richmond Global Compass
    Founder, CEO
    Richmond Global
    Richmond Global
    Founder, Managing Partner
    Endeavor Global
    Endeavor Global
    Board Member
    Kueski
    Kueski
    Board Member
    Vestorly
    Vestorly
    Board Member
    Rubicon
    Rubicon
    Board Member 2012 - 2019 (about 7 years)
    AdChina
    Exit
    AdChina
    Board Member 2008 - 2015 (over 7 years)
    LearnVest
    Exit
    LearnVest
    Advisor 2008 - 2015 (about 7 years)
    Humin
    Humin
    Advisor 2012 - 2015 (about 3 years)
    Founder
    Richmond Global Ventures, Endeavor Global, Richmond Global, Richmond Global Compass, Richmond Global Sciences
    Employee
     
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    LearnVest, Humin
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
    AdChina, Rubicon, Endeavor Global, Vestorly, Kueski
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Cofounder of www.endeavor.org -- Identifying and helping Entrepreneurs globally realizing their potential. I founded our first offices in Chile and Argentina and identified our first entrepreneurs. I then expanded us into the Middle East. I conceived of and led the expansion of Endeavor into North America in 2012.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Entrepreneurship Finance Business Strategy Recruiting Networking Business Model Innovation Global Business Development Product Marketing Mentoring Early-Stage Startups Early Stage Board Member Early Stage Capital Formation Growth Strategy and Execution Customer Acquisition Executive Coaching Team Building Team Leadership
    What I'm Looking For

    Product/market fit (Salesforce), First movers (AdChina), Disruptive and practical (Jetty), Inspiring leadership (LearnVest), Serial entrepreneurs and teams (Ecosense Lighting), Enabling massive markets (RGSciences), High performance (Percipient.ai), Predictive data science (Dataminr)

    Describe what you're looking for in a company.
    Locations
    Europe South America China Northern California Southern California Boston London Atlanta Seattle New York City Miami Hungary Sweden Norway Austin Los Angeles San Francisco Palo Alto Redwood City Mountain View Menlo Park Chicago Vancouver Toronto New Haven Princeton Cambridge Oxford Shanghai Beijing Chengdu Guangzhou Buenos Aires Province São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Monterrey Mexico United States
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

    What's your favorite non-business book?

    One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Get over yourself

    What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

    Taking Bill Dayton's model of Ashoka and co-creating Endeavor Global

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    [email protected]

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    The great philosophers

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    Been an FBI agent

    What's an obstacle you've overcome?

    Ego, a work-in-progress

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    Serving the poor and the sick

    What's your super power?

    Whatever it is, it is always adjacent to one's greatest challenge; this goes for everyone, so think about it.

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    From your mouth to God's ears...

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    Ideating with others

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