Jim Tenzillo's guest appearances

Jim Tenzillo

Impact Michigan 

Executives Uncut

Michigan VCtalk

Chris Rizik

Jake Dunlap

Jeff Epstein

Josh Luber

Richard Sheridan

Chris Lambert

Jessica Robinson

Jason Raznick

Fergus Connolly

Marcus Collins

David Grasso

David Serafine

Chris Thomas

Jake Cohen

Jose Perez

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Jim is a Chicago native who joined Invest Michigan in 2016. He has over 10 years of experience in finance, entrepreneurship and business development. At Invest Michigan, Jim sources and leads new deals, manages and supports portfolio companies and serves on the boards of select portfolio companies. Jim and Ara had a great conversation covering a variety of topics including how Invest Michigan was created and the work they have done over the years with the Michigan entrepreneur community but we also discussed his methodology on working with entrepreneurs and managing expectations as well as his advice on how he approaches providing valuable support to them; and then we covered some of the work that is needed to help attack unconscious bias when it comes to helping fund diverse entrepreneurs.

Jim is a Chicago native who joined Invest Michigan in 2016. He has over 10 years of experience in finance, entrepreneurship and business development. At Invest Michigan, Jim sources and leads new deals, manages and supports portfolio companies and serves on the boards of select portfolio companies. Jim and Ara had a great conversation covering a variety of topics including how Invest Michigan was created and the work they have done over the years with the Michigan entrepreneur community but we also discussed his methodology on working with entrepreneurs and managing expectations as well as his advice on how he approaches providing valuable support to them; and then we covered some of the work that is needed to help attack unconscious bias when it comes to helping fund diverse entrepreneurs.

Jim Tenzillo, Vice President, Invest Michigan

Sarah is joined by another guest that she has not met in person but has enjoyed chatting with over LinkedIn, Jim Tenzillo. Jim is the Vice President of Invest Michigan, a venture capital firm focused on tech companies throughout the Midwest. Jim and Sarah talk about the booming venture capital scene in Michigan and the Midwest. With the emergence of COVID-19 and the help of technology, new startups are able to grow and put themselves on the map, regardless of geography. Jim talks about some of the “unicorns” in the Midwest as well as that time he forgot his suit during a job interview. Putting on some long term glasses, Sarah and Jim get into their predictions about the future of technology and venture capital. We are living in a “YouTube Era” where anybody can start a business and see rapid growth with the advancement of tech. We also get an inside look of the conversations happening within the colleagues of venture capital. Jim’s closing statements include tips for startups from the eyes of a venture capitalist and his personal tips for the general audience. Jim’s tips emphasize themes of digital content and community as well as following one’s passion. Jim's Medium: https://jtenzillo.medium.com/Twitter: @forrealjimLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtenzillo/

Sarah is joined by another guest that she has not met in person but has enjoyed chatting with over LinkedIn, Jim Tenzillo. Jim is the Vice President of Invest Michigan, a venture capital firm focused on tech companies throughout the Midwest. Jim and Sarah talk about the booming venture capital scene in Michigan and the Midwest. With the emergence of COVID-19 and the help of technology, new startups are able to grow and put themselves on the map, regardless of geography. Jim talks about some of the “unicorns” in the Midwest as well as that time he forgot his suit during a job interview. Putting on some long term glasses, Sarah and Jim get into their predictions about the future of technology and venture capital. We are living in a “YouTube Era” where anybody can start a business and see rapid growth with the advancement of tech. We also get an inside look of the conversations happening within the colleagues of venture capital. Jim’s closing statements include tips for startups from the eyes of a venture capitalist and his personal tips for the general audience. Jim’s tips emphasize themes of digital content and community as well as following one’s passion.  Jim's Medium:  <a href="https://jtenzillo.medium.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jtenzillo.medium.com/</a> Twitter:  @forrealjim LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtenzillo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtenzillo/</a>

Post-Pandemic Business Opportunities with Jim Tenzillo

In this episode of the Impact Michigan podcast, we host Jim Tenzillo of Invest Michigan. Invest Michigan is an investment fund that invests in early stage technology companies that are located in the state of Michigan. Jim started there a few years ago after first cutting his teeth as an accountant in Chicago, eventually breaking into the world of startups running Operations &amp; Marketing at LinkCapital. We chat about how he got his start in venture capital, what’s he’s seen with regard to the growth of the Michigan startup ecosystem, and he even gives us a few startups to watch over the next few years.  ————— Links: Invest Michigan: https://investmichigan.org Jim's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtenzillo/ NETSCOUT: https://www.netscout.com/ Intermitten: https://intermitten.org

In this episode of the Impact Michigan podcast, we host Jim Tenzillo of Invest Michigan. Invest Michigan is an investment fund that invests in early stage technology companies that are located in the state of Michigan. Jim started there a few years ago after first cutting his teeth as an accountant in Chicago, eventually breaking into the world of startups running Operations &amp; Marketing at LinkCapital. We chat about how he got his start in venture capital, what’s he’s seen with regard to the growth of the Michigan startup ecosystem, and he even gives us a few startups to watch over the next few years.  ————— Links: Invest Michigan: <a href="https://www.investmichigan.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://investmichigan.org</a> Jim's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtenzillo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtenzillo/</a> NETSCOUT: <a href="https://www.netscout.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.netscout.com/</a> Intermitten: <a href="https://intermitten.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://intermitten.org</a>

Jim Tenzillo, Invest Michigan