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2:30 - John introduces himself and his journey to where he is today as the Founder and CEO of Versus Game. Starting from humble beginnings and almost failing out of university several times before embarking on his (even more humbling) journey of entrepreneurship, beginning with a couple failures before starting to have some successes and eventually versus game which launched in 2019.

4:25 - What Versus Game is and how it works. A prediction game that allows people to predict the outcomes of the culture and life we live in every day, and earn money. Rather than being passive to pop culture, with Versus Game you can become active participants in pop culture.

7:10 - John discusses a key moment when he almost quit entrepreneurship and what kept him from doing that. Including struggling to raise money for the initial funding rounds of Versus Game.

8:45 - Genevieve discloses that she had the opportunity to invest early in Versus Game, and how it felt to watch John and Versus Game become successful and not be part of it. What she saw in Versus Game early on (before it was even called Versus Game, it was called MrktStar) and she didn’t invest.

10:00 John and Genevieve discuss fundraising.

12:15 - John and Genevieve share wisdom and stories about building teams and recruiting the right people, choosing the right advisors.

15:50 - John and Genevieve discuss perceptions and dynamics of being an entrepreneur and managing perceptions of family, trying to date as an entrepreneur, etc.

20:55 - John explains his approach and lens to vetting and hiring great people from his own experience.

22:00 - John shares a story of one of his hardest times as an entrepreneur, restarting again fresh off a failure.

26:36 - John shares where purpose and entrepreneurship intersect for him and his perspective of finding your path and purpose as an entrepreneur.

28:11 - Genevieve shares how she is inspired in entrepreneurship and venture capital by the great broadcasters and journalists.

31:30 - John lends his final wisdom he’d share with entrepreneurs who are struggling in the trenches. You’ve already experienced the worst, and it can only get better from here. You still have an opportunity, what are you afraid of?