VP Spotlight: John Brennan

John and Indicator go way back — back to before Indicator’s formation in fact. John was the CTO and co-founder of Buzz Table, one of the first investments made by Indicator Ventures General Partners Ben Luntz and Geoff Bernstein, (Ben was also an advisor to the company). It was a phenomenal experience working with John and his other co-founders. We learned a ton and at the end of the day, we also generated a fantastic return when we sold the business to Sysco (NYSE: SYY).

We enjoyed working with John and his team so much so that when we started Indicator Ventures we asked John to join as our CTO in residence. John helps us to evaluate new investments from a technical perspective and he also helps to advise companies that we’ve already invested in. What we love about John, among other things, is his practicality. For someone who understands tech on such a granular level, John also has a real business sense.

While we could go on about John’s great qualities we might be better served simply by letting John’s work (and life lessons) speak for themselves. Following the sale of Buzz Table to Sysco John took some time to document many ‘business and life lessons’ he learned in his early 20s. While this is in some ways old news, life lessons never really get old.

Here’s to never stopping to learn; thanks for the pointers John!

Originally published at www.indicatorventures.com on March 12, 2016.