Venture Capital Investing with Akbar Gbajabiamila | NFL Players’ Podcast #21

Athletes are taken advantage of most often when it comes to making private investments. So many of my teammates ended up with bad advice, poor returns, or even losing all of their money in bad private deals. 

It pays to know what you’re doing if you’re interested in getting into the private side of finance.

That’s why this week, I’m joined by Akbar Gbajabiamila to discuss Venture Capital investing.

Akbar is an NFL veteran of the Raiders, Dolphins and Chargers, current host of American Ninja Warrior and NFL Fantasy Live, and he wrote the book Everyone Can Be a Ninja. Akbar is a true example of #morethananathlete, and has achieved continued exceptional success after his already successful football career.

Akbar and I met through the Next Play Capital Venture Fellowship, a two week event that takes a cohort of current and former professional athletes on a crash course of how the best venture capital investors approach investing, and gives perspective on what it takes to build a successful company.