John Stokes
VC
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John Stokes
Investor
Real Ventures
John is an investor who has been able to resist the urge to get back to being an entrepreneur – and instead choses to live life vicariously through the entrepreneurs in whom he invests. He looks for the human insight behind an idea and for the person that can reveal and communicate that insight. He likes ideas that target the consumer and particularly ones that turn consumers into “community activists”. He searches for ideas that can “prempt” the status quo – a compelling enough experience that “just makes sense” to do things a new way. John strives for perfection, but can live with pretty damn good. Based in Montreal but a citizen of the world, he’s a lucky person who strives to find other lucky people to spend time with!