How to Become a VC as a Founder? Brandon Harris (Founder & VC) | Votus & Ridgeline Partners (Memphis, TN) | (Season 2: Episode 14)
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Technology is the best solution for most of our problems and investing in technology and innovation has become common at present. In today’s episode on Diverse Tech Founders, we are having a fascinating conversation with Brandon Harris; the founder of Votus, a communication platform where organizations get help to build relationships with supporters in 1;1 interaction through various digital channels. Throughout the conversation, Brandon dives into the topics of his childhood, what is Votus, how the subscriptions work on votus, how he got into the venture world, and what impacts he had in his both personal and professional life as a founder, investor, thoughts on Memphis and more.
[00.55] Into the childhood- Brandon dives into how he grew up in local political activities, started a political tech company, and how caring, and understanding the community nourished him.
[05.32] Votus - Votus is a communication platform that assists businesses in finding and interacting with their supporters on a large scale across various social networks. We start the conversation with a brief look at how it all started.
[09.46] Warm leads - Brandon shares how people have to be active to be noticed by the politicians.
[11.28] Subscriptions- How subscriptions work in Votus and what kind of things are available for people who don’t have money.
[14.05] Getting into the venture - Brandon dives into the details of how he got into the venture world and some advice for your life.
[18.40] Personal and family life - Brandon dives into how his personal and professional life changed being an investor and what opportunities he got.
[20.59] Playmaker- Brandon dives deep into what he is looking from a co-founder.
[25.11] Spending a million dollars - Brandon shares what he aims to do if he has a million dollars.
[29.37] Memphis- Memphis is not only a supply chain hub, it’s a supply chain tech hub as the most exciting thing about Memphis says, Brandon.
[35.27] The most valuable things - Brandon says helping people to identify the opportunities which they didn’t know existed is the most valuable thing that Votus has done for them.
Resources
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-harris-13304782/
Website- https://www.votus.com/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/bdharris51
Quotes
‘’Being in the right space at the right time, having the right energy and mindset, you really don’t know what opportunities are coming’’
‘’Keep your head on the swivel, keep the right energy, stay humble not modest. Be open and try to be the best that you can. ‘’
‘’You never know who you are talking to’’