2019 Startup Spotlight | Columbus Q Q


Who is one entrepreneur (or person) you’d love to have coffee with?


Pamela: Warren Buffett.


What has been the biggest hurdle you’ve dealt with that you didn’t anticipate when starting ORIS Intelligence?


Pamela: The pull from the market (versus push); Having such an active and engaged customer base.


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What have you as the founder and/or CEO learned about yourself since you began this journey?


Pamela: It’s tough and a journey with no short cuts.


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If you were to invest in one thing in Columbus (aspect, infrastructure, etc.) what would it be? Why?


Pamela: Building out big paths in to all the Universities / Colleges for graduating students to make it easy to find all of the very interesting companies in the area to start their career in.


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It would appear that there is more buzz surrounding the Columbus entrepreneurial and startup community than ever before. What key factors are driving this growth? What’s missing?


Pamela: What key factors are driving this growth? Buzz is good, but real thriving profitable businesses hiring and growing is what’s even better.


What’s missing? An ongoing growing list of entrepreneurial/startup companies that have used institutional capital to successfully build a profitable standalone business or one that others would want to acquire to build upon.


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