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John Huston
Angel Investor
John Huston is the founder of US Private Companies. John is an Angel Investor, corporate board member, and advisor to private companies bringing innovation to market. In this role, John sees and evaluates brilliance and innovation every day.
John was instrumental in galvanizing the Angel investor community in his home state of Ohio working closely with investors, entrepreneurs, and the Governor's office to fuel innovation. See www.OhioTechAngels.com John believes that private companies are the heart of American business and that their continued growth is the lifeblood of our country's commercial greatness.
John financed thousands of businesses during his 30-year banking career. He knows what it tales to be successful in business.
Click the tabs above to listen to the separate episodes corresponding to the four catalysts of Personal Brilliance - Awareness, Curiosity, Focus, and Initiative or listen to the complete interview if you prefer.
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews angel investor John Huston, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Awareness in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Awareness for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- The distinction between Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists
- The story of creating a statewide Angel Investing community
- Why failure can be a great thing
- Where the growth of our economy will hinge going forward
- Why technology is the best investment
- The first measurement of success for an innovative company
- The benefits of CFBE
- Why self-awareness is so important to entrepreneurs
- The danger of the confirmation bias, the entrepreneur's most common flaw
- The rare ability of most to see a problem/solution that can become an innovation
- The three choices available to the entrepreneur for startup planning and how your choice enlightens the future
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews angel investor John Huston, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Curiosity in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Curiosity for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Why it's important to be skeptical about your business plan
- Some important rules of thumb
- The actual cause of success usually has nothing to do with the idea in the original business plan
- Why serial entrepreneurs are more valuable even if they have failed previously
- The three most important questions for a business
- What the Angel Investor is most concerned about
- The 5/4/3 Rule
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews angel investor John Huston, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Focus in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Focus for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Hw an entrepreneur should focus their time
- A paradox of focus - running the business while maintaining an eye on the marketplace
- The change of focus necessary when looking for investment
- Why getting outside help to prepare for the pitch is a wise thing to do
- Advice for building the scaffold of experience around your venture
- Matching your passion to your business - the most important pitch ingredient
- How focus needs to shift over the business life cycle
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews angel investor John Huston, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Initiative in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Initiative for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- John's favorite definition of entrepreneurship which involves perserverance
- An increase in middle-age entrepreneurs
- Persistence to Breakthrough
- The requirement for both support and challenge to create action
- Embracing the challenge
This is the complete John Huston Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical interview with Jim Canterucci.
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