Promod Haque, General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners, Silicon Valley, CA, is speaking at the ELO Forum Vancouver on November 13th. Promod is a Hall of Fame Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist, and will be discussing his faith and entrepreneurial journey and finding success in the industry.

There will be a Q&A session with Promod so attendees will have the opportunity to ask their questions to this esteemed Silicon Valley investor. We will pose among the following questions:  

1. What is your calling?
2. You went from an electrical engineer to being a venture capital investor—how and why did you make the change?
3. Explain the Venture Capital process—what does Norwest bring to the table and what types of investees are you looking for?
4. What’s one of the most interesting companies you have worked with?
5. What are the key things you look for in a company?
6. In your experience, what are the traits of the founders of your most successful investee companies?
7. How have your successful investee companies reflected an entrepreneurial spirit?
8. How do you view failure?
9. How do you have an impact in your present circles of influence?
10. What have you learned in your business context that you can apply to your involvement in church and/or Christian NPOs?

Promod has 31 years of experience in the venture capital industry and currently serves as a general partner at Norwest Venture Partners. Promod joined Norwest in 1990 and has invested in more than 70 companies since he began his venture career. His investments have been worth more than $40B in aggregate exit value to date, as 25 of his portfolio companies have gone public and 37 have been acquired (or have gone public and been acquired). In 2014 and 2016, Forbes recognized Promod as a “Hall of Fame” investor. 2017 marked Promod’s 13th appearance on the annual Forbes Midas List, including 2004, when he was ranked the #1 venture capitalist based on performance over the previous decade. In 2006, Promod was presented with a Global Leadership award from NASSCOM, and he was honored with the 2011 SV Forum Visionary Award based on his outstanding achievements and contributions to the technology industry.

Promod focuses on investments across a wide variety of sectors including systems and IT infrastructure, healthcare IT, software, and services. His current investments include Brite Semiconductor, CognitiveScale, Copper, Dtex Systems, Obsidian Security, PCH International, Prevedere, Simpplr, SlashNext, Sulekha, TrustLogix, Vanu, and ZineOne.