Disrupting and Democratizing Venture Capital, an Inside Look at SEC Regulations, and How to Survive Fundraising, with Jesse Randall of Sweater Ventures

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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…

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Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Jesse Randall (@SweaterCEO), CEO and Co-Founder of Sweater Ventures, a VC fund that pools money from millions of regular people and invests it into emerging technology and product companies poised for growth—companies you’ll see in your daily life or at work. At Sweater Ventures, they believe that every founder should be able to build their vision, and every person should be able to support the startups that create the next generation of influence and wealth. Their mobile-first experience allows you direct access to the world's most exclusive asset class—Venture Capital.

Jesse Randall originally set out to raise a traditional venture fund, but immediately raised an eyebrow at the accredited investor requirement. Is that really still necessary? The Sweater Ventures team is hell-bent on leveling the playing field and reinventing venture capital to reach its maximum potential. That starts by creating a venture capital fund that anyone can invest in.

Website: Sweater Ventures

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/deviantstrat/

Twitter: @SweaterCEO

Show Notes:

How Sweater Ventures is democratizing VC investing
Jesse’s background and Sweater Ventures’ origin story in the history of accreditation laws
The process that took 4 years from idea inception to launching Sweater Ventures
Sweater Ventures’ fundraising inception and Jesse’s personal tip for surviving the raise
How they pitched investors on the concept of disrupting the VC industry
Sweater Ventures’ go-to-market strategy and how they leveraged the time waiting for SEC approval
The marketing behind building Sweater Ventures’ waitlist
Developing multi-channel legitimacy
The model behind Sweater Ventures and how they’re different from a traditional venture fund
Sweater Ventures’ unique redemption windows
The Sweater Ventures app and why they're a mobile-first company
Sweater Ventures’ investment thesis
Building out a team for Sweater Venture’s unique structure
The story behind the Sweater name
Where to connect with Jesse and why he prefers LinkedIn as a platform

More about the show:

The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.

Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series.

The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors.

The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital.

More about us:

Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

The Vitalize Team:

Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC
Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_
Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212

Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:
https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/

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Disrupting and Democratizing Venture Capital, an Inside Look at SEC Regulations, and How to Survive Fundraising, with Jesse Randall of Sweater Ventures

The VITALIZE Podcast: Venture Capital | Startups | Angel Investing

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Website: Sweater Ventures

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/deviantstrat/

Twitter: @SweaterCEO

Show Notes:

How Sweater Ventures is democratizing VC investing
Jesse’s background and Sweater Ventures’ origin story in the history of accreditation laws
The process that took 4 years from idea inception to launching Sweater Ventures
Sweater Ventures’ fundraising inception and Jesse’s personal tip for surviving the raise
How they pitched investors on the concept of disrupting the VC industry
Sweater Ventures’ go-to-market strategy and how they leveraged the time waiting for SEC approval
The marketing behind building Sweater Ventures’ waitlist
Developing multi-channel legitimacy
The model behind Sweater Ventures and how they’re different from a traditional venture fund
Sweater Ventures’ unique redemption windows
The Sweater Ventures app and why they're a mobile-first company
Sweater Ventures’ investment thesis
Building out a team for Sweater Venture’s unique structure
The story behind the Sweater name
Where to connect with Jesse and why he prefers LinkedIn as a platform

More about the show:

Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series.

The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors.

The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital.

More about us:

The Vitalize Team:

Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC
Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_
Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212

Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:
https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/

82 episod

#Trading #Entrepreneur #Business #Justin Gordon #VITALIZE Venture Capital #Startup #Venture Capital #Investing #Angel Investing #Startup Investing

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2 years ago42:31

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Andrew Berman ( @berman66 ), Co-Founder and CEO of Vowel, the world's first complete meeting solution designed to make every meeting more inclusive and worthwhile – before, during, and after. Vowel is a collaboration platform that makes meetings searchable, shareable centers of knowledge for your business. By redefining what data capture is capable of, they are optimizing the potential of every team. They are a remote-first company whose 20+ employees span four continents. Their team is made up of engineers, designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and security experts – from leading organizations like Google, Bridgewater, Nanit, Airbnb, Casper, Recombine and others. They’re building both an inclusive product and an inclusive team that celebrates diverse cultures and backgrounds. Andrew’s inspiration is to apply new technology to build products that can touch millions of people in ways that were impossible before. He is also the founder of Nanit, the first camera to track human behavior (the leading baby monitor), an experienced investor from seed to LBO stages (Silicon Valley, NY and other markets), and an active and experienced angel investor (with investments in SaaS, Security, Healthcare, Consumer and CV/AI). Website: Vowel LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aberman/ Twitter: @berman66 Use coupon code: JUSTGOGRIND for 3 months free of unlimited seats on Vowel’s Pro plan (monthly only )! Show Notes: How Vowel is creating instant searchable, shareable knowledge through a modern video conferencing tool Andy’s journey to founding Vowel How the idea for Vowel stemmed from Nanit’s pain points as a distributed team Early distribution and organic growth through Twitter How Vowel’s original use-cases have expanded naturally and leaning into user-led product development Giving their users a 10x improved media experience through their next generation video platform The challenges of building Vowel Recruiting the original founding team Building remote-first company culture The fundraising process and Vowel’s powerful cap table of operator- angel investors How to vet investors Their B2B growth strategy Developing their freemium business model How they view competition and taking on legacy brands Learnings as a multi-time founder and former VC What motivates Andy to challenge the status quo and build innovative companies Andy’s thoughts on the future of work and running remote teams Snagging the vowel.com domain name More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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How to Build Resilient Companies, Supporting Mental Health to Prevent Founder Flight, and Running a Concentrated Portfolio, with Matt Cohen of Ripple Ventures 29:29

2 years ago29:29

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Matt Cohen ( @mattybcohen ), Founder and Managing Partner at Ripple Ventures, an early-stage venture fund seeking investments in B2B SaaS Startups in various industries ripe for disruption with a focus on workflow automation and data & analytics platforms. As serial entrepreneurs, they are actively involved with all their investments and aren't scared to roll up their sleeves and get dirty. They support entrepreneurs who seek to revolutionize the most competitive global industries by solving difficult problems with the most unique solutions. Their industry focuses include: enterprise software, healthcare technology, and industrial technology. Matt founded Ripple Ventures in 2018 to help entrepreneurs and start-ups learn from his experiences while giving them more than just capital to succeed. With their 'Operators-First' approach, they work with companies every day not just every quarter. Matt Cohen is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist focused on early-stage technology. He knows the risk entrepreneurs take when starting a company, and understands what helps them succeed at the earliest stage. He has hands-on experience in selling enterprise SaaS solutions to the top financial institutions globally, and sees the importance of working with trusted advisors and partners early to help scale a business faster. Website: Ripple Ventures LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1/ Twitter: @mattybcohen Podcast: Tank Talks Show Notes: How the many facets of Ripple were developed How to build resilient companies The decision to build The Tank – a physical incubator space How the pandemic impacted The Tank How Matt is supporting their founders with mental health Building strong infrastructure to withstand unstable markets Transparency in their relationship with LPs Their concentrated portfolio and deployment strategy through Fund III Their Ripple Fellowship Program to support underrepresented founders and future funders Matt’s perspective on the future of Web3 Matt’s family office and how he began investing as an LP More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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Building True Community in Venture, the Power of Authentic Expression, and How to Handle Difficult Conversations, with Brandon Brooks of Overlooked Ventures 27:52

2 years ago27:52

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Brandon Brooks ( @OfficialBBrooks ), tech entrepreneur, founder & founding partner at Overlooked Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on transparently supporting and investing in early-stage tech and tech-enabled startups with one or more historically ignored founder that are building for humanity, wellness, and in industries lacking innovation. Brandon has partnered with organizations such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Players Coalition on various social justice initiatives. With his experience as a bootstrapped tech founder, he looks to share his experiences and insights with other overlooked founders so their startups can excel. Keep an eye out for Brandon’s next project, to be announced in 2023! Website: Overlooked Ventures LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/inventrify/ Twitter: @OfficialBBrooks Email: brooks@zinsu.co Show Notes: How Brandon is serving founders in the ecosystem through Inventrify , the first black-owned crowdfunding platform in U.S. and Overlooked Ventures, which he founded with Janine Sickmeyer Why Brandon feels a responsibility to solve the problems he’s tackling How Brandon’s community approach to venture stems from his upbringing The early days of launching Overlooked Ventures The role audio spaces played in enabling Brandon to build a network and being a very early Clubhouse user Developing the thesis for Overlooked Ventures and discovering their value-add as investors Making the democratization of VC a reality by intentionally not taking warm intros How Brandon found direction for his next project and how he stays true to his vision and beliefs How to handle difficult conversations How Brandon is approaching things differently as he builds his newest venture More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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Pricing for Value Unlock, Amplifying Human Connection through Video, and the Leap from Professional Ballerina to Tech CEO, with Rachel Cossar of Virtual Sapiens 34:14

2 years ago34:14

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Rachel Cossar ( @rachelonpointe ), Co-Founder and CEO of Virtual Sapiens, a machine learning SaaS platform leveraging AI to help client-facing professionals measurably improve their comfort and confidence in order to master communication skills over video. Like a virtual coach, Virtual Sapiens leverages expert knowledge in body language and presence and provides convenient avenues for receiving personalized feedback and coaching. Users can benchmark their video presence and improvement in their own time with their Virtual Presence Assessment. Users can also use their in-call communication coach, the Sidekick, to receive in-call coaching nudges and encouragements to ensure every call is a success. Both solutions come with progress tracking analytics, so you can actually see your progress over time. Virtual Sapiens amplifies human connection, builds human skills, and leverages cutting edge technology to do so at scale over time. Virtual Sapiens is a VITALIZE portfolio company. Rachel Cossar is a leader in the field of nonverbal communication and leadership presence facilitation. As a former nationally ranked athlete and professional ballet dancer, Rachel has a knack for translating unique skills into relatable business competencies. Virtual Sapiens, Rachel's most recent venture, comes as an evolution of her combined work as founder of Choreography for Business, a nonverbal communication consulting firm, as well as a faculty member with Mobius Executive Leadership and as a leadership presence facilitator with Ariel Group. Rachel has worked with leaders from GE, BCG, Pfizer, Accenture, McKinsey, HBS and more. Rachel believes in the power of leveraging unique channels of communication in their own ways. Whether it is in person, on stage, or on video, human connection is the key to organizational impact. At Virtual Sapiens and in all endeavors, Rachel is known to lean in to the future, to uncertainty, and to strengthening human experiences in business and beyond. Rachel's thought leadership has been featured on the TEDx Northeastern stage, Harvard Business Review, The Boston Globe, Psychology Today and more. Website: Virtual Sapiens LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rachel-cossar/ Twitter: @rachelonpointe Show Notes: What Virtual Sapiens is Rachel’s background as a professional ballet dancer and how it led her to found Virtual Sapiens How Rachel leveraged the pandemic transition to a virtual world to get Virtual Sapiens off the ground The question of bringing on a technical cofounder vs. outsourcing How Rachel connected with her technical co-founder, and deciding to work together Product development from original vision to today How early feedback provided validation and informed product development Their ideal customer and how that profile shifted since inception How Rachel envisions Virtual Sapiens fitting into the Future of Work The decision to go through an accelerator and choosing the Roux Institute chapter of Techstars Virtual Sapiens’ business model and pricing strategy Lessons from the first 2 years of running a tech startup The big vision for Virtual Sapiens More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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Propelling Founders to Success, Gen Z’s Impact on the Future of Work, and Being a Lifelong Learner, with Anna Barber of M13 46:06

2 years ago46:06

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Anna Barber ( @annawbarber ), partner at M13, a venture firm accelerating businesses in the future of consumer behavior with four pillars: Health, Money, Work and Commerce. M13 is building a team of industry-leading operating executives to help founders make better decisions and win in their category. They believe founders deserve an investor who propels them on their mission of transforming an idea into a successful company, while staying out of their way. This is why they are building a Venture Engine, a full-service venture firm that provides the right people, platform, and partnerships for founding teams to build high-velocity businesses. M13 injects capital to fuel high-growth, while helping founding teams fill gaps in their businesses through their Propulsion Team, which provides strategic counsel, operational expertise, and a constellation of talent, experts, and resources to accelerate growth. Where they see whitespace in an industry, their Launchpad develops the right founding teams, products, and practices to incubate and launch an idea from inception. An investing partner at M13, Anna is focused on Series A and seed. Previously, she was the managing director of Techstars LA and also a partner in The Fund LA. A certified executive coach, Anna has been a corporate lawyer, McKinsey consultant, product exec, talent manager, film producer, round-the-world traveler and outdoor adventurer. As an entrepreneur, she has been a founder, co-founder and early employee at e-commerce, media and ed tech startups. She serves on the Advisory Board of PledgeLA and is a member of AllRaise. Website: M13 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annawbarber/ Twitter: @annawbarber Show Notes: M13’s investment focus Anna’s path to becoming a partner at M13 The learning process and adjustment from investing at pre-seed and early stage to Series A How M13’s studio arm, Launchpad, supports their core investing strategy M13’s structure and Launchpad’s unique incubation strategy Areas Anna is excited about investing in and some of her recent investments (including AllVoices , Northstar and WeeCare ) Anna’s reflections on tech for working mothers Anna’s insights on how Gen Z trends will affect the future of work and commerce How Anna approaches supporting founders The M13 team’s Propulsion model of portfolio support Anna’s experience creating community and inclusion through The Fund LA and Pledge LA and LA Tech Week Evaluating founders for Series A investments at M13 Anna’s fascinating Air Guitar era How Anna embodies her mom’s fierceness More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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VITALIZE Throwback: Mastering G2M, Eliminating Marketplace Friction, and Unlocking Economic Opportunity for Moms, with Allison Robinson of The Mom Project 51:22

2 years ago51:22

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This is a special episode pulled from the VITALIZE vault—back when The VITALIZE Podcast was Talking Venture! Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Allison Robinson ( @mrsrobinson_a ), CEO and Founder of The Mom Project, a VITALIZE portfolio company. The Mom Project is a digital talent marketplace and community that connects professionally accomplished women with world-class companies for rewarding employment opportunities. They are changing the way women work and redefining career structures by providing women with real work opportunities that are in balance with their personal goals. This evolution will keep more talented, professionally accomplished women in the workforce. As of September 2022, The Mom Project hit a major milestone: their talent community is now home to over 1 million moms, dads, and allies. After having her son Asher in 2015, Allison identified how universally challenging it can be for American mothers to juggle the demands of motherhood with a full-time career and decided to tackle the issue on a national scale. Prior to founding The Mom Project, Allison spent 7 years at Procter and Gamble working on go-to-market strategies for leading household brands with a special focus on moms during her tenure on the Pampers brand. Website: The Mom Project LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/allison-m-robinson/ Twitter: @mrsrobinson_a Email: allison.robinson@themomproject.com Show Notes: How The Mom Project is connecting talented women with world-class employers as a marketplace matchmaker and their growth plans for the future Allison’s journey from joining Procter & Gamble at the age of 19 to founding The Mom Project The customer discovery process and steps Allison took to build an MVP Deciding to partner with an agency to build their product Leveraging their mission to pitch and onboard companies for The Mom Project’s marketplace From bootstrapping to VC fundraising What has fueled The Mom Project’s growth Their three-pronged go-to-market strategy and scaling by minimizing friction Developing their business model What moms want from work The pandemic’s impact on working moms and how it further validated The Mom Project’s mission Acquiring Werk and Glassbreaker and how they approached integration Launching their 501c3 Rise to elevate women of color The platform’s user experience for moms How they’ve solved the supply-demand matching challenge by strategically engaging moms beyond job placement Building out The Mom Project’s team How Allison’s role as CEO and founder has evolved since the early days Allison’s view on the Future of Work, particularly for moms How she views the potential of the creator economy How Allison stays inspired More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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Authentic and Engaging VC Marketing, Transitioning from Angel Investor to Fund Manager, and Avoiding Common Failure Patterns, with Dan Kimerling of Deciens Capital 40:35

2 years ago40:35

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Dan Kimerling ( @dkimerling ), Founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, a venture capital firm that supports early-stage founders building the next generation of enduring companies in financial services. Deciens Capital exclusively focuses on financial technology investments with interests in payments, lending, insurance, regtech, risk management, capital markets, trade finance, personal finance, savings, marketplaces, and much more. They seek visionary founders at the earliest stage of their company's life. They support their founders with advice, expertise, relationships, and, yes, capital. Dan Kimerling is a start-up veteran with three exits, an angel with 30+ deals, an experienced GP, LP, and CxO. He is focused on the future of Financial Services in the US and abroad. Educated at the University of Chicago, YCombinator, and Kauffman Fellows. Website: Deciens LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dkimerling/ Twitter: @dkimerling Show Notes: Deciens’ investment thesis How hard criteria, soft criteria, and timing must align to get a yes from Deciens Why leading deals is key to their thesis The reality of the transition from angel investing to running a fund The parallels between enterprise sales and raising a fund The challenge of how to market Deciens authentically and learning to tell their story engagingly Deciens’ Venture Partner role dedicated to capital partnerships and capital formation The importance of partnering a great product with successful sales marketing as a VC fund How Dan’s experience as a founder/operator has influenced how he works with founders as an investor Common failure patterns among VC funds Deciens’ investment in Sydecar Key traits to look for in a founder Deciens’ investment in Chipper Cash What’s next for Deciens More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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Democratizing and Diversifying the VC Industry and the Impact of VC Policymaking Trends on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, with Bobby Franklin of NVCA 36:05

2 years ago36:05

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Justin Gordon ( @justingordon212 ) talks with Bobby Franklin, the President and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association ( @nvca ) and Board Chair of Venture Forward. Since 2013, Bobby Franklin has led the venture community’s preeminent trade association focused on empowering the next generation of transformative American companies. As president and CEO of NVCA, he champions public policy that supports the American entrepreneurial ecosystem, making NVCA the dominant voice of the U.S startup ecosystem. In 2020, Franklin led the launch of Venture Forward, NVCA’s connected organization which drives the industry’s human capital by promoting a strong, diverse, and inclusive venture community that will fuel the economy of tomorrow. Through its VC University program, Venture Forward has educated more than 1500 aspiring and early career VCs, many from historically underrepresented communities. In 2022, he started hosting NVCA’s first-ever podcast called Venture Capitol. The show provides listeners a unique look at public policy through the eyes of America’s venture capitalists who are investing in the high growth companies of tomorrow. The podcast brings together VCs, policymakers, and policy influencers to discuss and debate issues that impact our nation’s economic future. Prior to joining NVCA, Franklin spent ten years at CTIA, representing the entire wireless industry. Before CTIA, he served as Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and head of Alltel’s Washington, D.C. office. Franklin began his professional career with eight years of experience on Capitol Hill working for Senator David Pryor (D-AR). Franklin earned his B.S.B.A. in Finance and Banking from the University of Arkansas. He and his wife, Julia, have three young adults and reside in Arlington, VA. Websites: NVCA & Venture Forward NVCA's Podcast hosted by Bobby: Venture Capitol LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bfranklindc/ Twitter: @nvca Show Notes: NVCA: lobbyists for the entrepreneurial ecosystem Recent policy trends and updates affecting the VC/startup ecosystem and the potential impact they’ll have NVCA membership as a resource for keeping up with VC policy changes How NVCA determines which policies to prioritize and the balance between playing offensively and defensively in policymaking Where NVCA is currently focusing their energy and what changes Bobby wants to see in the industry How Venture Forward is diversifying the industry by democratizing access to information and education about being a VC The 2022 VC Human Capital Survey as the definitive resource on VC demographics Bobby’s thoughts on the LP-GP dynamic and the long game nature of the industry The challenge of policy-makers’ disconnect from the VC industry Bobby’s observations from a decade in VC policy What can be done to advance the industry beyond the JOBS Act Industry trends Bobby is excited about Why you need to pay attention to and engage with VC policy-making More about the show: The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work. Hosted by Justin Gordon , the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us: Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The Vitalize Team: Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_ Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone: https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/…

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