Eileen Burbidge: Why business leaders should be decent and kind humans, and how Jay received venture funding he didn’t want

Episode 18: From an impressive early career in Silicon Valley through Apple, Yahoo and Skype to founding partner at Passion Capital, this weeks’ guest Eileen Burbidge has experienced an incredible journey in tech. In this conversation with Jay and Rupy, Eileen shares her secrets on becoming a successful venture capitalist, whilst staying a decent, humble and kind person. They also have a laugh at a few stories from her past.03:00 Early days in Silicon Valley04:46 Thoughts on Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison & Elon Musk09:29 Starting out investing15:26 Jay receiving venture funding he didn’t want17:56 Treating all founders equally20:49 Managing family and business time26:20 Fertifa and other new venturesLinks:Passion Capital’s website: https://www.passioncapital.com/Fertifa’s website: https://www.fertifa.comEileen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/eileentsoPrevious guests include: Reece Chowdhry & Poppy JamieDownload Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500mFollow Jay: TwitterFollow Rupy: TwitterThis podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

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Joyful Entrepreneur will help you become happier and more successful. We break down frameworks & principles for building a successful company whilst living a happy life - and we have fun doing it. The show is hosted by Jay Radia, a serial entrepreneur who has built businesses worth half a billion dollars, and Dr Rupy Aujla, a medical doctor and TV personality beginning his own founder journey with The Doctor’s Kitchen. Guests are pioneers in a wide range of fields, but you won't be hearing the same stories they tell on other podcasts here. You'll see how they have become the entrepreneur they are today and hear their top tips on staying keeping the joy in their life while building game-changing companies. Tune in for new episodes every other Wednesday. http://happymillionaire.club/