Josh Linkner
2X New York Times best-selling Author; Innovation Keynote Speaker; Co-founder & Chairman, Platypus Labs; Founding Partner, ImpactEleven; Managing Partner, Muditā Venture Partners; 4X Dad; Professional Jazz Guitarist
- Role
- Co-founder and Managing Partner, Muditā Venture Partners - an Early-stage Venture Fund with a Soul at Mudita Venture Partners
- Location
- Franklin, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Josh Linkner
Josh Linkner – who started his career as a jazz guitarist - personifies creativity, entrepreneurship, and disruptive innovation. He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. Josh is a New York Times bestselling author of four books: Disciplined Dreaming, The Road to Reinvention, Hacking Innovation, and his latest title, Big Little Breakthroughs. These days, Josh segments his professional time in three buckets:1. Co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā Venture Partners, a venture firm with a soul. Over the last two decades, Josh has helped launch and scale over 100 startups.2. Co-Founding Partner of ImpactEleven, a training and development community helping talented people with a powerful message in a position to impact the world.3. Co-founder and Chairman of Platypus Labs, a boutique global innovation studio that offers keynotes, training, and consulting to help organizations unlock innovation.Josh has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year twice and is a United States Presidential Champion of Change award recipient. Josh splits his time between Detroit, Michigan, and Naples, Florida - his happy places to be with his wife Tia, four kids, and DaVinci, a three-pound Yorkie with a gigantic heart.And yes, Josh still plays a mean jazz guitar.
Experience
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Muditā Venture Partners - an Early-stage Venture Fund with a Soul
Jan 2022 — Present · Detroit, MI, US
We’re a venture firm built differently by design. About 80% of our capital fuels early-stage, AI-first B2B companies already proving traction. The other 20% powers MuditaStudios, where raw ideas become fundable companies. We believe extraordinary returnsand meaningful impact should go hand in hand. More than capital, we bring deepoperating experience, a philosophy of co-creation, and a team moving at founder speed.Our model is built for what’s next — backing bold entrepreneurs who create both profitand purpose, from overlooked regions to underdog founders. When I started Mudita in 2021, I believed that it was possible to drive wild economic returns without being a raging jerk.I am always inspired by founders who are audaciously curious and stubbornly committed to a picture most can’t see or are too afraid to dream of. My goal is to be their first call, regardless of how deep the muck or how ginormous the opportunity is.
Education
University of Florida
BS, Advertising
Berklee College of Music
Jazz Composition
Lawrence Technological University
Honorary Doctor of Business Administration
2011
Walsh College
Honorary Doctor of Law
2012
Skills
- Creativity Expert
- Venture Capitalist
- CEO
- Jazz Musician
- Professional Speaker
- New York Times Best Selling Author
- Wall St. Journal Best Selling Author
- USA Today Best Selling Author
- Amazon.com Best Selling Author
- Barnes & Noble Best Selling Author
- Publisher's Weekly Best Selling Author
- Washington Post Best Selling Author
- Advertising
- Analytics
- Best Selling Author
- Blogging
- Business
- Business Development
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