Gary Jones discusses the requirements for success – both from an investing point of view and that of the entrepreneur – in various stages of business development in part 7 of this 13 part video series capturing Energy Ventures’ approach to successful venture capital investing in a downturn, The Burning Arrow of Time.

Jones is the current chairman of Ingrain, and former chairman of ARKeX and Novadrill. A longtime leader in oil and gas, Jones previously served as the president of WesternGeco, the world's largest geophysical services company, and well logging services giant Baker Atlas..