#49 Joel Cutler

Joel Cutler on Forbes

“I really want to meet ridiculously creative founders. Great things seem to happen when you get the right combination of amazing people and ideas in the room.”

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Last month we came out with our report, “Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry: Lessons & Strategies for Travel Startups,” which looks at what type of travel startups attract venture capital funding, where the smart money is going, and the common mistakes that startups make as they seek funding and strive to build their new businesses.

Joel Cutler is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners. Prior to co-founding General Catalyst Partners, Joel (together with David Fialkow) co-founded and operated numerous businesses focused on leveraging technology and high standards of customer care for the travel, information services, specialty retail, consumer direct marketing, and payment processing industries. These businesses included: National Leisure Group, one of the largest leisure travel technology and distribution companies in the U.S.; Retail Growth ATM Systems (sold to PNC Bank), a national ATM and interactive network provider; and Starboard Cruise Services (sold to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc.), the operator of more than 300 duty-free retail stores on 100 cruise ships and owner of the Miami and Ft. Lauderdale Airport duty-free stores, where Joel served as Chairman and CEO.

Joel Cutler on Forbes

Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners