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An Interview with Venture Capitalist Dave Humphrey

Written by Andrew Bordeaux on Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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Earlier this week, Growthink's Co-Founder Dave Lavinsky spoke with Dave Humphrey, COO and Senior Investment Professional for Oklahoma Equity Partners, based in Tulsa OK. Humphrey has served as a principal at Davis Tuttle Venture Partners (the oldest VC firm in Oklahoma). Also, in over 10 years with Koch Industries, he led $300+ million of expansions and acquisitions, and served as the CEO of a $200 million business where he increased profitability by six-fold.

You can click here to listen to the entire interview: http://www.growthinkuniversity.com/public/248.cfm

In the interview Dave discussed how networking plays a role in both capital raising and bolstering a management team, as well as a way to approach financial projections that will show investors your true capacity to execute on a market opportunity.

Also discussed are the 3 key elements that Humphrey looks for in every business plan.

To listen to the interview, visit this link: http://www.growthinkuniversity.com/public/248.cfm