Eddie Lou's guest appearances

Eddie Lou

Tech In Chicago

yondr academy podcasts

Oklahoma Teacher of the Year

Gabriel Wyner

Steven Galanis

Siqi Chen

Ryan Coon

Katlin Smith

Warby Parker

Jeff Carter

Rod Rakic

David Gardner

David Rabie

Ezra Galston

Julie Novack

Tom Smith

Joanna Popper

Jeff Kahn

OwlTail

Founder and Director of Sandbox Immersive Festival, Eddie Lou stepped on stage at Cannes XR bringing good news: “VR is booming in China.” How can it not? With a population of 1.3 billion, just a small fraction of users makes for a respectable market. The biggest tech companies of Japan (Ali Baba, WeChat, Tencent, Baidu) are all investing in VR ventures. Together with telecom companies the investments in XR content will only increase. Let’s listen to what Eddie Lou had to say on our VRTL Podcast.

Founder and Director of Sandbox Immersive Festival, Eddie Lou stepped on stage at Cannes XR bringing good news: “VR is booming in China.” How can it not? With a population of 1.3 billion, just a small fraction of users makes for a respectable market. The biggest tech companies of Japan (Ali Baba, WeChat, Tencent, Baidu) are all investing in VR ventures. Together with telecom companies the investments in XR content will only increase. Let’s listen to what Eddie Lou had to say on our VRTL Podcast.

Eddie Lou: "VR is Booming in China"

Eddie Lou is the CEO and Co-Founder of Shiftgig, a mobile, two-sided labor marketplace connecting large venues in the service and hospitality industries with locally available and previously vetted hourly workers. Shiftgig is one of the leaders in the gig economy, acting as a technology bridge connecting millions of workers with millions of shifts.  Shiftgig has raised $35M in venture funding from many local VCs including Chicago Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and Corazon Capital.  Before founding Shiftgig, Eddie was a general partner with OCA Ventures, where he invested in software, consumer internet, and business services companies.  In This Episode You Will Learn:  Why Eddie started Shiftgig after being a venture capitalist for many years Who are the people working in the gig economy What have been their most interesting gigs How they got their first customers How they pivoted away from their social network idea How they dealt with a business model that wasn't working and struggling to raise capital Eddie’s keys to building a two-sided marketplace What he’s learned as a VC that has benefited him as an entrepreneur Why he would like more series B investors in Chicago Why he would like to see more risk taking from executives Why Shiftgig acquired BookedOut What's the future of the gig economy What's next for Shiftgig Why you shouldn't be afraid to talk about your idea What's the best way to reach out and cultivate potential mentors  A Few of Eddie's Favorite Books:  The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance 

<a href="https://twitter.com/eddieplou" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eddie Lou</a> is the CEO and Co-Founder of <a href="https://www.shiftgig.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shiftgig</a>, a mobile, two-sided labor marketplace connecting large venues in the service and hospitality industries with locally available and previously vetted hourly workers. Shiftgig is one of the leaders in the gig economy, acting as a technology bridge connecting millions of workers with millions of shifts.  Shiftgig has raised $35M in venture funding from many local VCs including Chicago Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and Corazon Capital.  Before founding Shiftgig, Eddie was a general partner with <a href="http://www.ocaventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OCA Ventures</a>, where he invested in software, consumer internet, and business services companies.  In This Episode You Will Learn: <ul> <li>Why Eddie started Shiftgig after being a venture capitalist for many years</li> <li>Who are the people working in the gig economy</li> <li>What have been their most interesting gigs</li> <li>How they got their first customers</li> <li>How they pivoted away from their social network idea</li> <li>How they dealt with a business model that wasn't working and struggling to raise capital</li> <li>Eddie’s keys to building a two-sided marketplace</li> <li>What he’s learned as a VC that has benefited him as an entrepreneur</li> <li>Why he would like more series B investors in Chicago</li> <li>Why he would like to see more risk taking from executives</li> <li>Why Shiftgig acquired BookedOut</li> <li>What's the future of the gig economy</li> <li>What's next for Shiftgig</li> <li>Why you shouldn't be afraid to talk about your idea</li> <li>What's the best way to reach out and cultivate potential mentors</li> </ul> A Few of Eddie's Favorite Books: <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2c8tFG2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses</a> by Eric Ries</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/28KK92Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers</a> by Ben Horowitz</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2eNB0Id" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future</a> by Ashlee Vance</li> </ul>

The Future of the Gig Economy With VC Turned Founder - Eddie Lou / Co-Founder of Shiftgig

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