Jennifer Fitzgerald is the CEO and Co-Founder of Policygenius, an independent online insurance marketplace. Previously, she was a junior partner at McKinsey & Company, where she advised Fortune 100 financial services companies on marketing and strategy. Jennifer is a frequently quoted expert and contributor to CNBC, Entrepreneur and Huffington Post.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Reid Hoffman
- Gregg Popovich
When business started difficulties overcame:
“When my co-founder and I tried to raise venture capital after about 6 months we decided we needed capital to build the company and fuel the initial stages of growth and the tech scene and the venture scene has been pretty hot over the past couple of years and so we underestimated how difficult it would be”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers book by Ben Horowitz
- Who: The A Method for Hiring Book by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
Favourite Quote:
“When things aren’t working I just watch a stone cutter at work and I watch him pounding away at that stone and I know that what broke was not just that one stroke but everything that came before it”
Recommended Online Resources:
First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Find a peer group of people that are on the same journey as you. It can be a very lonely and challenging path and one where you have frequent doubts along the way so having that peer group of people along the way who are also doing it is so invaluable”…[Listen for More]
More About Jennifer Fitzgerald:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Everyone has the answers.” Robin Wright
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jennifer Fitzgerald:
- “This is not easy”
- “Talk to other entrepreneurs”
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