Why Women Invest in Women, Men Invest in Men, and Vegans invest in Vegans. How Homophily has Transformed Silicon Valley.
This is a follow up to my Twitter thread on Why Women Fund Women. In short, the reason women investors are more likely to invest in women founders is because as humans we have a propensity towards homophily — the tendency for like to attract like and for...
How to Raise a Seed Round in Latin America Without Being Stupid
As Silicon Valley Eyes Latin America, it’s Critical for Latin American Founders to Understand What Outside Investors Can Offer – and What They Can’t Silicon Valley has a long history of knowing little about Latin America. Ask me how I know. When I left my home state...
The Venture Capital Investor Who Stepped in So Her Pregnant Woman Founder Could Take a Parental Leave
(originally published in Business Insider) When I called up my pregnant woman founder’s husband and said that I wanted to throw his wife a Zoom baby shower, he said, “Great!” When I then said I wanted to surprise her during the baby shower with an unusual proposal to...I Hosted a Baby Shower for my Pregnant Founder Where I Offered to Step in So She Could Take a Parental Leave. Also, I put on a Handmaid’s Costume. Here’s what happened next:
tl;dr: I did something weird but so far it’s worked out but yeah stay tuned because WHO KNOWS. The Background: Emma Sanchez Andrade Smith is a badass who started Jefa, a woman’s bank starting in Mexico. Jefa beat 2,000 companies to make it to the finals of...
How to Get an Intro to a VC
As a VC and an angel, one of my main jobs is making key introductions to other investors who might be a fit. I love doing this, and in general one of my personal strengths as an investor in helping you come up with a strategic fundraising plan, and then helping you...
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