E155 | How a Bus Washer That Slept in His Car Became a Venture Capital Success–Brandon Brooks

His first job was bagging groceries. Then, he earned $30/hr as a bus washer. Brandon Brooks lived in his car at the time. It was during this time he had the idea to create a a crowdfunding platform.Find out how he achieved success in the venture capital world, secured a partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers and how his grit, hustle and determination helped him to broke into the VC world, all without a college degree. Timestamps:02:02 Brandon Brooks: VC & Investor2:47 how to succeed as a VC & salary expectations5:19 Elementary school was great but he flunked in high school06:22 Bagging groceries, washing buses and how those jobs helped him in his career12:50 How he became the founder of the first black-owned crowdfunding platform15:16 How the Pittsburgh Steelers partnered with his company18:43 Challenges with starting a Venture Capital fund23:18 What it was like to not have a college degree in the Venture Capital space24:43 Advice for founders that don’t have a degree27:35 How to stay motivated as an entrepreneur28:10 Mistakes he made that you can learn from30:53 Reflections: advice he’d give to his younger self33:57 Mistakes founders make when talking to VCs37:45 Future goals: Plans to help all entrepreneurs have access to all the tools they needSupport/Contact Brandon:Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialBBrooks/Zinsu Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoZinsu Resources mentionded in this podcast:Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpcaNeed career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalNDConnect with us on social media!LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedInFacebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFBInstagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIGTwitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTWTikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2VJoin our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscordThank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com. Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaed Connect with us on social media!- Instagram: @nodegreecareers- TikTok: @nodegree Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, or drop us a review on Apple Podcast. Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at NoDegree.com.