Bob Goodof's guest appearances

Bob Goodof

Angel Invest Boston

David Chang

Brad Feld

Jason Calacanis

Jeff Coyle

Catherine White

Johnny Appleseed

Ed Roberts

Semyon Dukach

Jeff Arnold

David Ciccarelli

Howard Stevenson

Jay Shah

Mike Singer

Hall Martin

Chris Selland

OwlTail

Invest Alongside Angels Like Bob Goodof. To Join our Syndicate List Opt In Here: Link to Syndicate Sign Up Growing up in humble circumstances in Ohio, Bob Goodof discovered he had a head for numbers from playing with his baseball cards. At MIT he excelled in material science. After stints in the chemical industry and an MBA from Harvard, Bob became an investment analyst on Wall Street specializing in the oil and gas industry. He now invests as an angel with Walnut Ventures and teaches at Babson. He’s a sought-after advisor to startups and a valued colleague to other angels. Here are the highlights form this fun and engaging conversation:  Sal’s Pitch for Angel Invest Boston Syndicates Bob Goodof Bio How Bob Goodof Dodged a Career in Journalism and Ended Up in Engineering Bob Goodof Is a Guy Who Does His Numbers Bob Goodof Dodges a Career in Aero &amp; Astro, Ends Up in Material Science aka Metallurgy Bob Goodof Gets an “Industrial MBA” from Dow Chemicals in His First Job Bob Goodof Was Very Relaxed at Job Interviews, Perhaps Too Much So Why Bob Goodof Decided to Get a Real MBA – The Real Value of a Harvard MBA An Intro to the World of Investment Analysts Bob Goodof Tries to Drag HBS Kicking &amp; Screaming into Entrepreneurship Projects Bob Goodof Gets Fired from His First Job after HBS; 18% Mortgage + an Attempt to Create a Software Newsletter Bob Goodof Makes a Connection Playing Hockey &amp; Gets a Job at Eaton Vance Being an Analyst Was the Perfect Job; Bob Goodof Got to Ask Questions Companies Had to Answer The Origin of Bob Goodof’s Entrepreneurial Urge + Breeding Lobsters in the Brine Bob Goodof’s Rule: “Beware Wisconsin CEOs with Deep Tans” – What He Looks for in Management How the Investment Business Changed during Bob Goodof’s Career Bob Goodof’s Take on Why Fund Managers Buy and Sell Shares So Frequently Sal Reads Helldoc88’s iTunes Review and Urges Listeners to Leave Their Own Reviews How Bob Goodof Started Angel Investing Bob Goodof’s Take on the Associative Nature of Creativity What Bob Goodof Likes to Tell Founders Is there a Danger in Investing Only in Areas You Know? Why Bob Goodof was Intrigued by Fortified Bike Bob Invests in a Nutraceutical Company Startups Bob Goodof Is Excited About: UltraCell, DropWise &amp; Poly6 UltraCell DropWise How Did Poly6 Avoid the Distraction of Too Many Possibilities? A CFO That Can Say No How Bob Goodof Stated the Off Wall Street Conference for Oil &amp; Gas Bigs 

Invest Alongside Angels Like Bob Goodof. To Join our Syndicate List Opt In Here: <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/our-syndicates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Syndicate Sign Up</a> Growing up in humble circumstances in Ohio, Bob Goodof discovered he had a head for numbers from playing with his baseball cards. At MIT he excelled in material science. After stints in the chemical industry and an MBA from Harvard, Bob became an investment analyst on Wall Street specializing in the oil and gas industry. He now invests as an angel with Walnut Ventures and teaches at Babson. He’s a sought-after advisor to startups and a valued colleague to other angels. Here are the highlights form this fun and engaging conversation: <ul> <li>Sal’s Pitch for Angel Invest Boston Syndicates</li> <li>Bob Goodof Bio</li> <li>How Bob Goodof Dodged a Career in Journalism and Ended Up in Engineering</li> <li>Bob Goodof Is a Guy Who Does His Numbers</li> <li>Bob Goodof Dodges a Career in Aero &amp; Astro, Ends Up in Material Science aka Metallurgy</li> <li>Bob Goodof Gets an “Industrial MBA” from Dow Chemicals in His First Job</li> <li>Bob Goodof Was Very Relaxed at Job Interviews, Perhaps Too Much So</li> <li>Why Bob Goodof Decided to Get a Real MBA – The Real Value of a Harvard MBA</li> <li>An Intro to the World of Investment Analysts</li> <li>Bob Goodof Tries to Drag HBS Kicking &amp; Screaming into Entrepreneurship Projects</li> <li>Bob Goodof Gets Fired from His First Job after HBS; 18% Mortgage + an Attempt to Create a Software Newsletter</li> <li>Bob Goodof Makes a Connection Playing Hockey &amp; Gets a Job at Eaton Vance</li> <li>Being an Analyst Was the Perfect Job; Bob Goodof Got to Ask Questions Companies Had to Answer</li> <li>The Origin of Bob Goodof’s Entrepreneurial Urge + Breeding Lobsters in the Brine</li> <li>Bob Goodof’s Rule: “Beware Wisconsin CEOs with Deep Tans” – What He Looks for in Management</li> <li>How the Investment Business Changed during Bob Goodof’s Career</li> <li>Bob Goodof’s Take on Why Fund Managers Buy and Sell Shares So Frequently</li> <li>Sal Reads Helldoc88’s iTunes Review and Urges Listeners to Leave Their Own Reviews</li> <li>How Bob Goodof Started Angel Investing</li> <li>Bob Goodof’s Take on the Associative Nature of Creativity</li> <li>What Bob Goodof Likes to Tell Founders</li> <li>Is there a Danger in Investing Only in Areas You Know?</li> <li>Why Bob Goodof was Intrigued by Fortified Bike</li> <li>Bob Invests in a Nutraceutical Company</li> <li>Startups Bob Goodof Is Excited About: UltraCell, DropWise &amp; Poly6</li> <li>UltraCell</li> <li>DropWise</li> <li>How Did Poly6 Avoid the Distraction of Too Many Possibilities?</li> <li>A CFO That Can Say No</li> <li>How Bob Goodof Stated the Off Wall Street Conference for Oil &amp; Gas Bigs</li> </ul>

Bob Goodof, Investment Analyst & Angel Investor "From Oil & Gas to Cleantech"