PopSmoke Interview — Will Kelly Perdew Invest in Your Business?

Moonshots Capital
Leadership Prevails
2 min readAug 6, 2015

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Meet Kelly Perdew

Kelly Perdew, a veteran entrepreneur & angel investor, loves the challenge of starting & growing businesses.

Kelly served in the Army as an Intelligence Officer and later graduated from Ranger school.

He won Donald Trump’s 2nd Season of The Apprentice.

Author of Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump.

Serial angel investor, investing in more than 20 companies.

Father of beautiful twins. And currently, the co-founder of TargetClose.

In today’s episode, Kelly answers:

  • What’s one mistake you made when first starting your business?
  • What’s a challenge you’re experiencing right now as an entrepreneur?
  • What’s 1 thing you are doing really well right now?
  • What is the best piece of business advice you have received?
  • What’s favorite part of being an entrepreneur?
  • What’s the most common challenge you address when mentoring or advising startups?
  • How often do you review the financials for startups?
  • What company do you follow or admire most?
  • How do you stay up on latest and greatest startups and veteran entrepreneurs?
  • Do you still have contact or ask Donald Trump for advice?
  • What do you plan on doing today to improve yourself?
  • What’s the best habit you have right now?

Key Topics discussed:

  • How to Contact Kelly to Raise Money and Build Your Business
  • What Kelly Perdew Learned from Donald Trump
  • After Working with Trump, Why Kelly Decided to PopSmoke
  • 2 Types of Entrepreneurs That Exists
  • 3 Phases to Every Startup
  • The 3 Most Important C’s in Business
  • The Mindset to Have About Risk
  • Insights Into Kelly’s Key Indicators on How He Ultimately Decides Who to Invest In
  • The 1 Thing Entrepreneurs Often Overlook

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Moonshots Capital
Leadership Prevails

Moonshots Capital is a VC firm that invests in extraordinary leadership, founded by military veterans who have been investing in leading startups since 2004.