About Patrick

Patrick McGinnis is an international venture capitalist, author and speaker, and is credited with creating the terms FOMO and FOBO, which he coined while he was a student at Harvard Business School. Patrick is the creator and host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens, which brings disruptors and leaders together to share their own experiences managing FOMO and managing their lives and businesses with conviction. He is also the author of “The 10% Entrepreneur,” a guide to part-time entrepreneurship that has been translated into more than 10 languages and has been featured in media outlets worldwide.

In addition to hosting and speaking, Patrick is an advisor to The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation with a focus on emerging markets venture capital and private equity. He has been a 10% Entrepreneur himself in more than 20 startups across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.