Clay Gordon (Stout Street Capital) // Bringing founders and investors together

In today’s episode, I am talking with Clay Gordon about a VC fund who is going outside their own firm, and hosting conferences and job fairs to help startups and job seekers in underrepresented regions of the country. Clay talks about how he got started in Venture Investing, what he sees in not only Colorado, but all areas of the country, and even in Canada. We get into what is going on with venture in Arizona. Clay highlights the UNMET Conferences and all the great connections they facilitate for founders and investors. 

Here’s a closer look at the episode:

• Clay’s background and time on the East Coast
• How their approach to investing is unique
• How not being a previous founder influenced Stout Street’s early days
• Going outside Colorado to make investments
• The history behind the Stout Street name
• Clay highlights 65 investments spanning 25 states and two countries
• The importance of reputation
• The growth of VC in Arizona
• The beginnings of the UNMET Conferences
• The goals of UNMET to expedite fundraising for founders
• What Clay thinks lies in the future in the Rockies

Resources:

Website: https://www.stoutstreetcapital.com/

Clay’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-gordon-1380ab54/

Clay’s Email: clay@stoutstreetcapital.com

Stout Street LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stout-street-capital/about/

Stout Street Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoutStreetVC

UNMET Conferences: https://unmetconference.com/

UNMET Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNMETConference