Dubbed a “pop entrepreneur” by New York Magazine, Patrick J. McGinnis is a bestselling author, venture capitalist, and creator of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens.Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and its twin FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 Harvard Business School article. FOMO has since entered the dictionary, and FOBO was the subject of his TED Talk, “How to Make Faster Decisions.” He is also the author of The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job and Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice. In 2025, he served as brand ambassador for MercadoLibre’s award-winning “Fear of Missing Audience” campaign and appeared in the Tribeca-premiered documentary This Is Not Financial Advice.A veteran investor in global venture capital and private equity, Patrick now serves on public boards in the U.S. and Asia and leads The xQuotient, an executive-coaching firm for founders and investors across Latin America, the U.S., and MENA . A graduate of Georgetown and Harvard Business School, he speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and French.