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#2 - Earning the Right To Be An Investor with Melissa Bradley, Founder of 1863 Ventures.
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Today’s Guest
Today, Melissa Bradley from 1863 Ventures joined me. Melissa is the managing partner of 1863 Ventures with more than 20 years of entrepreneurship, investment, and leadership experience. Melissa has served as a Presidential Appointee under Presidents Clinton and Obama. Under Clinton, she served as Financial Regulatory Affairs Fellow at the Department of Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, where she researched the impact of welfare reform and micro-enterprise lending on the financial industry.
Melissa is also a professor at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, where she teaches impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Key Takeaways
Melissa’s why [2:18]
The pain of shutting down a company…and the joy of selling another [6:43]
Becoming a Presidential Fellow [9:01]
Three fundamental breaks in the entrepreneurial system [11:58]
How 1863 Ventures was born [14:51]
1863 today [20:26]
Why RBF? [22:09]
How to help a portfolio of growing companies [28:01]
What makes a good CEO? [30:01]
What is success for 1863? [32:15]
A former regulator’s view on the collapse of SVB [35:47]
The hardest thing about investing [44:41]
The biggest lesson from the RBF Journey [48:11]
What is next for 1863? [50:14]
Timeless Advice [54:22]
"Be transparent about what is and isn’t working. Don’t be afraid to fail or to be wrong. Be rigorous and be honest."
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