USC Fireside Chat with Mike Ghaffary

​We're back with another USC Venture & Tech Meetup 🔥!

Join Troy Collective, the USC Alumni Entrepreneurship Network, and the USC Alumni Association - San Francisco Trojan Network for another intimate fireside chat with a Trojan who's done it all: founder, operator, and now investor.

​This time, we're sitting down with Mike Ghaffary ('02), General Partner at Burst Capital, and one of the most well-rounded builders-turned-backers in the Bay Area. From co-founding Stitcher and BarMax, to running Eat24 as CEO and scaling Yelp as SVP, Mike has lived the full founder journey — and now he's deploying that hard-won wisdom into the next generation of breakout companies like Strava, Superhuman, and Faire.

​What Mike will cover:
✌️ His path from USC Computer Science to founder, then investor.
✌️ Most important lessons from a decade of building as a founder and operator
✌️ What the transition from operator to investor really looks like
✌️ How he evaluates founders and what he looks for at Burst Capital
✌️ Where he sees the biggest opportunities in tech right now

​After the conversation, we'll open the room for networking with fellow USC founders, operators, investors, and enthusiasts. Come ready to connect, learn, and enjoy a night of discussion and drinks.

​Learn more about Troy Collective at https://troycollective.co/

​✌️💛❤️ Fight On!
Miles, Kevin & Michael