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...
I Believe that #BlackLivesMatter
I believe Black Lives Matter. I believe that #BlackLivesMatter. And I believe that as a white ally I have a responsibility to listen to those who know, take the time to educate myself, and support real change-makers. There are many such people. One is writer and...
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