91. Poplar Ventures: John Willmoth on Capital in Kentucky

<p>John Willmoth is the Managing Partner at Poplar Ventures where he invests in many of Kentucky's most successful software companies. Before getting into the venture capital space, John helped grow the communications giant, Nextel, from just a few million dollars in revenue to $15 Billion. On this episode, we will discuss the Nextel story, the ZirMed story, what it means to be a venture capitalist, and John's opinions on the state of entrepreneurship in Kentucky.</p> <p>Visit us at <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/middletechpod.com">middletechpod.com</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.twitter.com/middletechpod">www.twitter.com/middletechpod</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.instagram.com/middletechpod">www.instagram.com/middletechpod</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.facebook.com/middletechpod">www.facebook.com/middletechpod</a></p> <p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/middletech/">www.linkedin.com/company/middletech/</a></p> <p>Evan: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_">www.twitter.com/EvanKnowles_</a></p> <p>Logan: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.instagram/lojo22">www.instagram/lojo22</a></p>