Introducing James Maiocco as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s new 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and formation to execution and scale. It blends the best of business school education, practical content, world-class Seattle connections, and time in the program for students to get their startup off the ground. Our goal for students: turn that spark into reality.
James Maiocco
Chief Business Development Officer, Pushpay
B.A., Architecture
M.P., Planning
J.D., Law
I mentor student entrepreneurs because I am inspired by students.
As a mentor, I excel at..
Business and Corporate Development; Venture Capital Fundraising / Financing; Executive and Board Management.
Don’t ask me about…
Product Development or Product Management.
The one thing people should know about me is…
I am a serial entrepreneur and relentlessly optimistic.
My favorite entrepreneurial book, blog, podcast is…
Tomasz Tunguz blog at Redpoint.
When I have free time, I…
Spend time with my family.
I manage everyday stress by…
Exercising and enjoying good food.
If I’m going out to dinner, I’ll generally order…
Ceviche.
As a kid, I was fascinated by…
Star wars.
As an adult, I’m fascinated by…
Software innovation.
The person I admire most is…
My spouse.
I describe myself as…
Curious, Passionate, Innovative, Optimistic, Authentic.
My motto/tagline is…
Life is short make it count.