Above the Fold

Sparring over Sittenfeld's prison sentence, and Main Street Ventures looks at changing how it awards grants

Cincinnati Business Courier Season 1 Episode 46

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about the potential sentence former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld faces when he is sentenced on Oct. 10, as well as Grippo's buying another chip company, the Margaritaville Hotel moving forward, the Bengals' valuation going way up and an opera written by Sir Paul McCartney making its world premier in Cincinnati.

Interview starts at (23:53). Sean Parker is an entrepreneur at heart – he started his first business at age 13 – but he also has experience at some of the largest companies on the planet, like Nike and P&G. He brings that to his new role at Main Street Ventures, a group dedicated to boosting businesses at a stage where most sources of capital won't typically touch. And he's taking a good hard look at the types of businesses MSV funds and how.

Above the Fold is a podcast by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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