Rory O’Driscoll: His Background and Advice to Entrepreneurs Seeking Funding

June 20th, 2010 | Jennifer Jones

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Rory O’Driscoll is a successful VC by anyone’s standards. He’s been in the business for almost two decades and invests in mobile, internet, and enterprise software companies. Some of his successful deals include: Omniture (Nasdaq, acquired by Adobe for $1.8B), Connect, NetGenesis and acquisitions including ScanSafe (acquired by Cisco), Frontbridge (acquired by Microsoft), Zone Labs (acquired by Checkpoint), Placeware, (acquired by Microsoft), and OuterBay (acquired by HP).

If you want to get to know him better, this podcast provides a rare insight into his personality and perspective.

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