Ep099 – Jules Miller (Partner – IBM Blockchain Ventures) on the importance of owning a niche

The Startup Playbook PodcastInsights and lessons from the world's best entrepreneurs and investors Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram Ep099 – Jules Miller (Partner – IBM Blockchain Ventures) on the importance of owning a niche April 23, 2019 rohitbhargava Podcast My guest for Episode 99 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is 3 times entrepreneur and investor, Jules Miller. Jules co-founded and led two legal tech companies: Evolve Law which was acquired by Breaking Media/Above the Law and Hire an Esquire, a venture-backed tech startup providing attorneys on-demand to law firms and in-house legal teams. She also co-founded Carbonado Group, an environmental sustainability consulting firm that helped companies including EY, Salesforce and Tiffany & Co. to launch and grow new business units around environmental and social responsibility.  Jules now spends her time on the other side of the table. She helped to create the new IBM Blockchain Ventures group, where she now runs the IBM Blockchain Accelerator  and is a Partner of IBM Blockchain Ventures. She is also the co-founder and managing partner of Prose Ventures, the first independent VC fund investing in legal and compliance technologies. We covered a wide range of topics in this interview including: The benefits of focusing on a nicheThe value add of vertical specific fundsWhat startups should look for in accelerator programs and VCsThe importance of networkingHow to expand and get funding in the US This podcast was produced by the awesome team at Playbook Media. If you would like to launch your own personal or business podcast, say hello to [email protected]. Join us as we celebrate our 100 episode milestone & do a live interview with Culture Amp, Co-founder & CEO, Didier Elzinga. Register here and use the code “playbookpodcast” for discounted tickets! Show notes:– Prose Ventures– IBM Blockchain accelerator– Hire an Esquire– Evolve Law– Above the Law– Brava Ventures– Nathalie Molina Nino– Howard Buffett– Gugenheim Partners– LunaCap Ventures– Holly Liu (podcast episode)– Kabam– Invest in lines not dots – Mark Suster blog– Ian Gardiner (podcast episode)– Jules Miller (LinkedIn) Check out my new video series on Youtube! Feedback/connect/say hello:[email protected]@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits:Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels:Don’t have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Soundcloud & StitcherAudio Player http://traffic.libsyn.com/startupplaybook/Ep099_-_Jules_Miller.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea::-moz-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea:-ms-input-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } Copyright © 2015 - Live Composer The post Ep099 – Jules Miller (Partner – IBM Blockchain Ventures) on the importance of owning a niche appeared first on Startup Playbook.