Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

Being an effective founder of a high-growth company requires a bundle of technical, analytical, leadership and communication skills that don’t often come packaged in a single individual. Step 4: Help them raise money Almost by definition, high-growth companies consume capital. This is a primary failure mode for poorly-run programs.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Similarly, we fought to keep the accredited investor definition from revisions on Capitol Hill that would serve to exclude more angels from participating in the startup space. In April, I traveled to DC alongside North Coast Ventures Founder and ACA member Clay Rankin to continue discussions about the accredited investor definition and QSBS.

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Surdna Foundation

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Finalizing the language of our mission statement was only the first step in answering the question, “What does it mean to be a social justice funder?”. Each of these elements – discrete, weighty, and difficult projects all – helped mold the way we approach our work.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I just always thought that there is an obviously huge gap between male and female funding, and we definitely need to find ways to reduce that. I think more female investors definitely means more female entrepreneurs, which is a great thing. I struggled with the fact that I didn’t see faces like mine.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. Are we in a bubble?” I often answer the same way … * “First, yes, nearly every corner of our market is over-valued.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Doing so ascribes all the fundraising success and the leadership work underpinning it to the founders who are men, effectively propagating gender bias. We need better funder-side reporting. Without funder-side reporting that matches the rigor of founder-side analysis, coverage falls short of true accountability.

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