Podcasts about Astia

Prinášame vám ďalšiu zaujímavosť, nad ktorou ste sa možno niekedy už zamysleli. Viete prečo sa podkova považuje sa symbol šťastia? Ako to vzniklo? Prináša naozaj šťastie? Odpovede na otázky vám rád poskytne Gregor Mareš.

Human decision-making – even when a lot of money is at stake, is not always rational. A lot of the time it's based on intangible factors that influence people in ways that can't be explained or justified by data or analysis – this is after all, the entire basis for the field of behavioural economics, and it's not new information. So why, in an industry like venture capital, are people still led oftentimes more by their gut than their head? The answer, of course, is human nature. But in an industry that looks for outliers, that tries to go against the grain, why is it not more of a priority to minimise the amount of returns left on the table by counteracting well-known flaws in our thinking? My guest today is Sharon Vosmek, CEO and managing partner of VC firm Astia, which has, at the core of its thesis, diversity. Not just diversity for its own sake, though Vosmek argues that that would be good enough – but rather as a tangible, strategic way to cast the net as widely as possible, and to eliminate the biases that ultimately end up hurting your return profile. Astia recently released a white paper on what it calls the Sift – its method of sourcing and screening companies for investment, in a way that tries to filter out the pitfalls that people fall into because of their biases or hunches. Things like not starting the process with introductions, but rather an in-depth assessment of the business before face-to-face meetings, or drawing on the experience of a large diverse group of external advisors to assess each company – thereby also spreading the biases across a wider set of experiences. At a time when diversity and inclusion initiatives are coming under attack, Vosmek defends this not as some gimmick, but as a way to demonstrably bring in more money – indeed, Astia's data has shown a far lower failure rate for startups that have made it through the Sift, than the average, and a higher rate not just of survival, but of successful exits, than failures. We also talk about the biases that still exist and how they may manifest themselves, the potential impact that the perception of being an “inclusive” fund may have on fundraising, and the wider impact of a current climate that is hostile to inclusion initiatives. But first, I speak to GCV's Kim Moore about how investors can take advantage of innovation in universities. The post Getting rid of bias in the investment process appeared first on CVC Unplugged.

This 4-in-1 compilation episode focuses on a persistent disconnect between capital and capability: women are founding businesses at record rates and leading high-performing funds, yet the capital rarely follows.In other words, women are underrepresented both in receiving and managing capital.Today's episode is about those pushing back against that trend – women-led investment managers and those intentionally channeling capital into women-led businesses.Here are the featured guests:Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia & Managing Partner of the Astia FundSharon Vosmek doesn't see gender equity in venture as a social goal – she sees it as a market inefficiency. With just 2–3% of VC funding going to women CEOs, she argues the system consistently overlooks high-potential founders. At Astia, she's investing in women-led startups with strong early traction, particularly in underserved sectors like women's health. She also challenges the informal, male-dominated networks – boardrooms, golf courses – where most deals are still made.Full episode Dr. Tara Bishop, Founder and Managing Director of Black Opal VenturesTara co-founded Black Opal Ventures to invest where healthcare and technology collide – and where traditional VC often misses.She and her partner, Eileen Tanghal, raised $63 million from institutional investors like Eli Lilly and JP Morgan, becoming one of the rare female- and minority-led funds in venture. Their portfolio reflects that identity: women-led companies, underserved markets, and problems overlooked by legacy capital.Full episode Tammy Newmark, CEO and Managing Partner of EcoEnterprises FundTammy leads EcoEnterprises Fund, a women-run investment firm focused on nature-positive businesses across Latin America. For over two decades, she's backed companies in sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and agroforestry – many led by women and rooted in rural or Indigenous communities.Gender equity isn't the fund's focus, but it runs through the portfolio: in leadership teams, supply chains, and daily operations. About half of their investments meet 2X Challenge criteria – not because it's the mandate, but because that's who's doing the work.With $150 million under management, the fund combines financial discipline with long-term environmental and social goals.Full episode Stephanie Cohn Rupp, CEO of Veris Wealth PartnersStephanie runs Veris Wealth Partners, one of the few wealth management firms built from the ground up to do just one thing: impact. With $2.3 billion under management and offices across the U.S., Veris has been majority women-led and women-owned since its founding in 2007.It's built entirely around impact – certified B Corp, net zero, and intentionally conflict-free – and applies that lens across every asset class, with a deep focus on racial equity, climate, gender, and community wealth.For Stephanie, this isn't about doing impact. It's about being built for it.Full episode—The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing.—Connect with SRI360°:Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK.

Sharon Vosmek, chief executive and managing partner of Astia, discusses why backing female founders isn't just morally right, but also financial prudent, why not all definitions of women-led startups are equal and the danger of 'fomo' in investing.Astia is an inclusive venture capital group that seeks to address the vast and stagnant gap in funding for women-led businesses.

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Jaroslav Janíček, Co-Owner at Affilbox.cz, founder at Děkovačka a ďalšie, s ktorým sa bavíme o psychológii zliav a ich dopade na spotrebiteľské správanie. Diskutujeme o tom, čo zľavy spôsobujú v našich hlavách, kedy môžu priniesť radosť, a kedy nás naopak zahltiť. Dozviete sa: Ako často a v akej výške e-shopy využívajú zľavy na retenciu zákazníkov Aké zľavové stratégie sú najčastejšie a ako ich e-shopy využívajú Prečo môže cenová špirála ohroziť dlhodobú ziskovosť Hosťom v podcaste môžete byť aj vy! Kontaktujte nás na monika@levosphere.sk alebo www.levosphere.sk a dozviete sa viac.

Keď (Ježiš) videl zástupy, vystúpil na vrch, a keď si sadol, pristúpili k Nemu Jeho učeníci. Otvoril ústa a učil ich: Blahoslavení chudobní v duchu, lebo ich je kráľovstvo nebeské. Blahoslavení žalostiaci, lebo oni potešenia dôjdu. Blahoslavení krotkí, lebo oni dedičmi zeme budú. Blahoslavení, ktorí lačnia a žíznia po spravodlivosti, lebo oni nasýtení budú. Blahoslavení milosrdní, lebo oni milosrdenstva dôjdu. Blahoslavení čistého srdca, lebo oni Boha uvidia. Blahoslavení, ktorí tvoria pokoj, lebo synmi Božími oni budú sa volať. Blahoslavení prenasledovaní pre spravodlivosť, lebo ich je kráľovstvo nebeské. Blahoslavení ste, keď vás pre mňa hanobia a prenasledujú a hovoria o vás všetko zlé. — Mt 5:1–11

Ranná kázeň: Mt(5, 1-12) „Keď (Ježiš) videl zástupy, vystúpil na vrch, a keď si sadol, pristúpili k Nemu Jeho učeníci. Otvoril ústa a učil ich: Blahoslavení chudobní v duchu, lebo ich je kráľovstvo nebeské. Blahoslavení žalostiaci, lebo oni potešenia dôjdu. Blahoslavení krotkí, lebo oni dedičmi zeme budú. Blahoslavení, ktorí lačnia a žíznia po spravodlivosti, lebo oni nasýtení budú. Blahoslavení Príspevok Piliere šťastia zobrazený najskôr Evanjelický a.v. cirkevný zbor v Žiline.

V sérii podcastov z NBA sme sa pozreli dnes viac na negatívne témy. Hráči, na ktorých stále nevyšli peniaze na zmluvu v žiadnom z tímov, mančafty, ktoré budú horšie ako sme boli zvyknutí a takisto vyjadrenia o nerešpektovaní míľnikov Damiana Lillarda. Spomenuli sme mená ako Markelle Fultz, Isaac Okoro, Lonnie Walker a zamysleli sme sa nad možnou horšou sezónou LA Lakers, Sacramenta Kings alebo Clevelandu Cavaliers. Kto si naozaj vytiahne ,,čierneho Petra" a komu v Druhej Lajne krivdíme?

In celebration of the SRI360 podcast's second anniversary, I've prepared a special four-in-one episode featuring curated segments from four extraordinary leaders in impact investing and social change. These stories highlight their unwavering commitment to using finance as a tool for positive change, showcasing how these pioneers are leading the way in sustainable and responsible investing. Here are the featured guests:1. Jenn Pryce, President and CEO of Calvert Impact Capital. Under her leadership, Calvert Impact Capital has raised nearly $3.5 billion, investing in communities and businesses overlooked by traditional finance in over 100 countries. Jenn's story highlights the importance of making impact investing accessible to both institutional and retail investors.Full episode here. 2. Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia and Managing Partner of the Astia Fund.Sharon is a venture capitalist who directly invests in and syndicates investors into high-growth start-ups founded and led by women. She talks about the under-investment by venture capital firms in women-led companies, citing interesting statistics on how much money seems to be left on the table by doing so. Full episode here.3. Ben Rick, is the Co-Founder of Social and Sustainable Capital.Ben transitioned from a successful career in investment banking to co-founding a firm that provides flexible capital to social sector organizations in the UK. His passion for making a difference has driven him to support initiatives tackling society's most pressing challenges and improving the lives of disadvantaged people. Full episode here.4. Stewart Langdon, Partner and Co-Head of South Asian Investments at LeapFrog Investments.Stewart's expertise in financial and healthcare services investments across emerging markets has made a significant impact on low-income populations. With a focus on both financial returns and social impact, Stewart discusses LeapFrog's rigorous investment decision-making process and the transformative power of technology in providing essential services.Full episode here.—About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, I interview a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes.—Connect with SRI360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK. —Key Takeaways:Introduction (00:00)Sharon Vosmek explains Astia's mission & theory of change (03:53)Key statistics about women's inclusion in venture capital investing (10:59)Ben Rick tells us about Social and Sustainable Capital's Social Housing Fund (18:44)How Ben Rick makes investing decisions (25:39)Jenn Pryce talks about community investing with Calvert Impact Capital (37:47)An example of an investment with positive financial and impact results (46:25)How the community investment note works, strategies & due diligence (52:25)Stewart Langdon shares an overview of LeapFrog (01:01:29)How LeapFrog was founded, how they deploy capital & investment examples (01:09:28)

Today's episode is a follow-up to our first “best of” compilation in celebration of our 2-year anniversary as the SRI360 podcast. I'm highlighting some of my favorite and most interesting responses from one of the most popular questions in my interviews.Tune in to hear what these world-class investors in sustainable and responsible investing had to say.This episode features:François Bourdon: ESG Investing (02:18)Managing Partner, Nordis Capital. Full episode.Michael O'Leary: Impact Investing & Activism (03:41) Partner and Co-Head of L Catterton Impact Fund. Full episode.Asha Mehta: Quant Investing (04:58)Managing Partner & CIO at Global Delta Capital. Full episode.Jennifer Pryce: Community Investing (06:30)President and CEO of Calvert Impact Capital. Full episode. Liesel Pritzker-Simmons: Family Office Investing (08:44)Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative. Full episode.Mark Dowding: Fixed Income & Sovereign Bonds Investing (10:51)Chief Investment Officer at BlueBay Asset Management. Full episode.Martin Berg: Natural Capital Investing (12:03)CEO of Climate Asset Management. Full episode. Matt Patsky: Public Equities Investing (13:23)CEO & Lead Portfolio Manager of the Trillium ESG Global Equity Strategy. Full episode. Chris Ailman: Sustainable Institutional Investing (14:48)Founder and CEO, Ailman Advisers. Former CIO of CalSTRS. Full episode.Patrick Drum: Faith-Based Investing (16:48)Portfolio Manager of the Sustainable Fixed Income Fund & Amana Participation Fund for Saturna Capital. Full episode.Radha Kuppalli: Real Asset Investing (18:39)Former Managing Director of Impact and Advocacy at New Forests. Full episode.Sharon Vosmek: Venture Capital Investing (19:56)CEO of Astia, Managing Partner of the Astia Fund. Full episode.Charlotte Kaiser: Impact-Driven Forestry Investing (22:27) Head of Impact Finance, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group. Full episode.Adam Swersky: Social Impact Investing (24:11)CEO of Social Finance. Full episode. Marisa Drew: Millennial Investing (25:18)Chief Sustainability Officer of the Standard Chartered Bank in London. Full episode.—About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, I interview a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes. —Connect with SRI360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK. 

To celebrate the SRI360 podcast's 2nd anniversary, I've created a “best of” episode with some of my favorite responses from one of the most popular questions in my interviews: the lessons learned from investments that didn't turn out as expected.This episode features:1. Bram Bos: Green Bonds Investing (02:12) Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Former Lead Portfolio Manager of Green, Social, and Impact Bonds at NN Investment Partners. Listen to his full episode.2. Jennifer Pryce: Community Investing (03:45) President and CEO of Calvert Impact Capital Listen to her full episode.3. Marisa Drew: Millennial Investing (05:00) Chief Sustainability Officer of the Standard Chartered Bank in LondonListen to her full episode.4. Mark Dowding: Fixed Income & Sovereign Bonds Investing (07:00) Chief Investment Officer at BlueBay Asset Management Listen to his full episode.5. Matt Patsky: Public Equities Investing (08:49)CEO & Lead Portfolio Manager of the Trillium ESG Global Equity StrategyListen to his full episode.6. Patrick Drum: Faith-Based Investing (09:57)Portfolio Manager of the Sustainable Fixed Income Fund  Listen to his full episode.7. Radha Kuppalli: Real Asset Investing (11:28) Former Managing Director of Impact and Advocacy at New ForestsListen to her full episode.8. Tammy Newmark: Biodiversity Impact Investing (13:53)CEO and Managing Partner of EcoEnterprises FundListen to her full episode.9. Chris Ailman: Sustainable Institutional Investing (15:44) Founder and CEO, Ailman Advisers. Former CIO of CalSTRSListen to his full episode.10. Martin Berg: Natural Capital Investing (16:49) CEO of Climate Asset ManagementListen to his full episode.11. Amy Novogratz: Sustainable Aquaculture Investing (18:52)Co-Founder of AquaSparkListen to her full episode.12. Ed Marcum: Supply Chain Impact Investing (21:12) Managing Director of Working Capital FundFull episode here.13. Karla Mora: Sustainable Fashion Investing (22:29)Founder and Managing Partner of Alante CapitalFull episode here.14. Sharon Vosmek: Venture Capital Investing (24:22) CEO of Astia, Managing Partner of the Astia FundFull episode here.15. Charlotte Kaiser: Impact-Driven Forestry Investing (26:27)Head of Impact Finance, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment GroupFull episode here.—Connect with SRI360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK. 

durée : 00:56:19 - "Saran Astia", pista jokoa Sarako karriketan - Haur eta gazteak deskonektatzeko eta Sarako herriaren kultura, historia eta ondarea ezagutarazteko, Olhain ikastolako hiru burasoek Saran Astia pista jokoa sortu dute : handi eta ttipieri zuzendua da, hemengo eta kanpoko jendeeri

durée : 00:56:19 - "Saran Astia", pista jokoa Sarako karriketan - Haur eta gazteak deskonektatzeko eta Sarako herriaren kultura, historia eta ondarea ezagutarazteko, Olhain ikastolako hiru burasoek Saran Astia pista jokoa sortu dute : handi eta ttipieri zuzendua da, hemengo eta kanpoko jendeeri

Today John sits down with Megan Passarella to discuss a new treatment model and the benefit Astia is to its patients.  

How can you answer your ancestral calling and apply that to business?   For this Women of Color Rise episode, Analiza talks with Chandra Roxanne, Former Managing Director of the Astia Edge Fund, a $20M fund which invests in Black and Latina women. Chandra made a pivot into venture capital after participating in Linda Lautenberg and Judy Schoenberg's EvolveMe program and realizing her ancestral calling. Chandra believes in the transformative power of venture capital when used consciously and empowers Black and Latina women by investing in their ideas. Chandra is a graduate of the London School of Economics.   Chandra shares how to answer our ancestral calling: Know your unique positionality. Know that your perspective, experience, and ancestry matter. Similar to a color in a rainbow, we each have a unique background that is important to the entire rainbow. Without it, the rainbow would not be the same.  Learn and find pride in your ancestors. As part of emotional reparations work for people of color, it's about restoration of culture. When your people are forced to give up language and culture, you may think that America is the start and finish of your history. But it is not. We need to reach back and understand who we and our people were before. Connect your people's history and legacy to your higher purpose. When you look back and connect to your culture, find that part of your story that is your people's legacy. This is also where you can find your ancestral calling and higher purpose. This higher purpose can be applied to businesses, where we can serve something bigger, not just for financial gain.   Are you or do you know of any Black and Latina women entrepreneurs at the seed stage? Please send them to Astia to get support.    Get full show notes and more information here: ep-63-answer-your-ancestral-calling-with-chandra-roxanne

Futbal sa vďaka dátovej analýze a pokročilým softvérom, ktoré vo veľkom využívajú aj popredné kluby a ich tréneri, stal merateľnou veličinou. Pozerať sa na trávnik prostredníctvom čísiel baví aj konzultanta dátovej spoločnosti StatsBomb Mareka Kabáta (33). ,,Slováci niekedy majú nerealistické očakávania," vraví v relácii TV Pravda - Fair Play.

Better Fuji Photos Episode 19: How Accurate are Fujifilm Film Simulations? Some time ago, I went down some rabbit hole on the Internet and came across an argument about the "accuracy" of Fujifilm film simulations compared to the analog equivalents. How close are PROVIA, ASTIA, VELVIA, etc to the real deal? But does it really matter? Film is all about which subject you're photographing, which light you're in, and how you want the photograph to look. Film simulations are a digital equivalent of the same concept - they're not meant to be a 100% replica of the chemical-based film. But with that said, they're still pretty darn close! Objective comparisons are nearly impossible anyways, based on variations in both darkroom and RAW processing techniques. Just get out there and photograph! Learn more about Fujifilm's film simulations in this free film simulation course: ⁠https://photocourses.link/filmsims⁠ Accompanying web article: ⁠https://www.jmpeltier.com/how-accurate-are-fuji-film-simulations/ Fujifilm Photographer Membership: ⁠https://photocourses.link/fujimembers⁠. Use the code "POD20" for 20% off. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you prefer to listen to your podcasts so we can keep this show going. If you ever have any questions that you'd like to have answered in an episode, please send me an email at mail@jmpeltier.com. End music: Dylan Sitts - Tahoe Trip

Terence Bennett is the General Manager of DreamFactory Software, an API Management company. Terence's career initially began while serving in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Intelligence Officer and Surface Warfare Officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his military service, he worked on Google's Offensive Security RedTeam before leading the operations at Integrate.io and TeamPassword. Terence is a startup advisor and volunteer who is passionate about giving back to his community through public service. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Shields & Stripes, a non-profit organization assisting veterans and first responders experiencing PTSD. He is a member of the Board of Industry Advisors, an Economic Empowerment organization providing guidance and support to Astia and companies within their ecosystem. Terence holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master's from the U.S. Naval War College, and an EMBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology. Terence joins me today to discuss the third pillar of service reliability – Security Operations. We discuss what RedTeams are, how they help improve a company's security operations, and how they help protect private data from unauthorized users and hackers. We discuss what API Management is, how DreamFactory helps improve data security and API management with security controls like user authentication, rate limiting, and robust access controls, and how these security features can protect their user's data. We also discuss how DreamFactory's software interacts with legacy applications and why software reliability and user experience is the cornerstone of successful digital transformation and modernization. “We're not there to find vulnerabilities. RedTeaming is about simulating an actual, real-world threat.”- Terence Bennett This week on Find Flow: Understanding RedTeams in organizations Protecting private information and data by implementing RedTeam strategic exercises What API Management is and how DreamFactory is helping organizations improve their data security Building security controls with user authentication, rate limiting, and robust access controls How DreamFactory's software interacts with legacy applications The realities of digital transformation and modernization Connect with Terence Bennett: DreamFactory Software DreamFactory Software on LinkedIn DreamFactory Software on YouTube DreamFactory Software on Facebook DreamFactory Software on Twitter Terence Bennett on LinkedIn Find Your Flow in IT Operations Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of the Find Flow Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more IT Operations leaders like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website. While you're there, don't forget to grab your free gift: The 9 Ways to Accelerate Your Service Reliability Strategy.

V čom spočíva naša vnútorná spokojnosť a akým spôsobom života ju chceme dosahovať? Prečo potrebujeme nájsť rovnováhu medzi konaním a vnímaním? S lektorom a spisovateľom Jánom Markošom, autorom kníh Sila rozumu v bláznivej dobe, Medzi dobrom a zlom a Bližšie k sebe, sa rozprávame o dobre a pravde, o prírode a o vzťahoch, ktorými je pospletaný svet.

The climate crisis has seen major changes in the past few decades. We've seen companies starting to step up to make positive climate changes and there are ways you can help with that. This week's episode 47 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about how you can positively impact the climate crisis!  In this episode of the How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams and Virginia Klausmeier share the importance of massively curbing carbon emissions. We also chat about actionable steps you can take right now to make changes in your own business and life to support our climate. Virginia has dedicated the last 10 years to solving climate change, and on this life path, she founded a venture-backed climate tech company, Sylvatex (SVX) Inc. Sylvatex has won numerous awards/funding at industry conferences and venture competitions and is an affiliate with National Laboratories (LNBL) and USDA. Virginia is currently active in advising climate tech and minority-led organizations as well as a fellow/member of All Raise, Unreasonable Group, Alliance of CEO's, Astia, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and is actively working on the growth and commercialization of Sylvatex Inc. Virginia attended Singularity University and the University of Oregon earning her B.S. in Chemistry/Economics and a M.S. in Engineering. Virginia currently has a number of patents pending and has been a speaker at a number of domestic and international events. Prior to this venture, she managed the new development ideas for a fortune 500 medical device companies and led the US clinical and biomechanical research. Virginia was featured as one of the "Top 10 women in biofuels" and was selected by Forbes for "30 under 30 in Energy". Last but not least, she is the proud partner to Ryan Irwin Klausmeier and the mother to two little boys River and Dakota.Some of the talking points Julie and Virginia go over in this episode include:How her life journey has been a series of epiphanies that have led her to this moment. The power of being a coachable person and how that helps her bring her education and interests into her work and business.How to create substantial amounts of carbon change in our world. Ways that collaboration has had such a huge impact on being able to create positive climate change. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH VIRGINIA KLAUSMEIER:LinkedInSylvatexCONNECT WITH JULIE CASTRO ABRAMS:LinkedIn - JulieHow Women LeadHow Women InvestHow Women GiveInstagram - HWLLinkedIn - HWLFacebook - HWLOnly 2.1% of venture capital went to women-founded companies in 2022. We are done waiting or fighting for a seat at the table—today, we are committing to build The New Table; women-funded, women-run. I invite you to invest in your power, don't wait—join The New Table today.

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“Synu, rozpomeň sa, že si ty svoje dobré veci vzal zaživa…” Evanjelium podľa Lukáša 16:25 Toto je povedané mužovi, ktorý skončil v zatratení. Sú to slová, ktoré sú vybraté z podobenstva o boháčovi a Lazarovi. V podobenstve nám Pán Ježiš predstavuje dvoch mužov. Jeden je spasený a jeden končí v zatratení. Pán Ježiš nám vysvetľuje, […] The post Niet pre mňa šťastia mimo Teba – 11. september appeared first on evs.sk.

The climate crisis has seen major changes in the past few decades. We've seen companies starting to step up to make positive climate changes and there are ways you can help with that. This week's episode 29 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about how you can positively impact the climate crisis!  In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Julie Castro Abrams and Virginia Klausmeier share the importance of massively curbing carbon emissions. We also chat about actionable steps you can take right now to make changes in your own business and life to support our climate. Virginia has dedicated the last 10 years to solving climate change, and on this life path, she founded a venture-backed climate tech company, Sylvatex (SVX) Inc. Sylvatex has won numerous awards/funding at industry conferences and venture competitions, and is an affiliate with National Laboratories (LNBL) and USDA. Virginia is currently active in advising climate tech and minority-led organizations as well as a fellow/member of All Raise, Unreasonable Group, Alliance of CEO's, Astia, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and is actively working on the growth and commercialization of Sylvatex Inc. Virginia attended Singularity University and the University of Oregon earning her B.S. in Chemistry/Economics and a M.S. in Engineering. Virginia currently has a number of patents pending and has been a speaker at a number of domestic and international events. Prior to this venture, she managed the new development ideas for a fortune 500 medical device companies and led the US clinical and biomechanical research. Virginia was featured as one of the "Top 10 women in biofuels" and was selected by Forbes for "30 under 30 in Energy". Last but not least, she is the proud partner to Ryan Irwin Klausmeier and the mother to two little boys River and Dakota.Some of the talking points Julie and Virginia go over in this episode include:How her life journey has been a series of epiphanies that have led her to this moment. The power of being a coachable person and how that helps her bring her education and interests into her work and business.How to create substantial amounts of carbon change in our world. Ways that collaboration have had such a huge impact on being able to create positive climate change. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH VIRGINIA KLAUSMEIER:LinkedInSylvatexCONNECT WITH JULIE CASTRO ABRAMS:LinkedIn - JulieHow Women LeadHow Women InvestHow Women GiveInstagram - HWLLinkedIn - HWLFacebook - HWL

Sharon Vosmek (@Vosmek) is the CEO of Astia & Managing Partner of the Astia Fund ($100 million) and a founding member of Astia Angels. Astia is the pre-eminent organization working to ensure the success of high-growth start-ups founded and led by women. Sharon is well-known around the globe for her opinions, research, and commentary on the importance of women leadership being integral to innovation and high-performing entrepreneurial companies.Her work began in the political sector, where she worked for US Senator Dennis DeConcini. She became very interested in global economics and women's economic participation, in particular, the policies and roadmaps that were available to ensure that women successfully participated in the economy.  A chance meeting with the founder of Astia, Catherine Muther, at a dinner party paved the way for things to come and Sharon was appointed CEO of Astia in 2007.  Under her leadership, Astia has grown from 20 individuals in Silicon Valley to a global community of more than 5,000 investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders that make up its investment ecosystem today.In this episode, Sharon goes in depth to describe the extent of the under-investment in women-led companies venture capital firms and cites a number of studies and some very interesting statistics on how much money seems to be left on the table by doing so. We discuss at length what she considers to be the shortcomings of the typical VC investment approach as well as race and gender bias in the VC investment community.Show notes: https://sri360.com/podcast/sharon-vosmekAbout the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, Scott Arnell interviews a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes. In my interviews, I cover everything from their early personal journeys—and what motivated and attracted them to commit their life energy to SRI—to insights on how they developed and executed their investment strategies and what challenges they face today. Each episode is a chance to go way below the surface with these impressive people and gain additional insights and useful lessons from professional investors. SELECTED LINKS:Connect with Sharon Vosmek: LinkedIN, TwitterAstiaThe Body ShopFood FirstGlobal ExchangeCiscoDocumentary ‘Something Ventured'Babson College researchPortola Creek CapitalToniicJennifer McfarlaneCatherine MutherProfessor Thomas MaloneAnita RoddickSenator Dennis DeConciniSandy LernerJim ClarkJohn Doerr

7 návratov je o znovuobjavení svojho potenciálu. Je to o tom, začať kráčať po svojej vlastnej autentickej ceste. 7 návratov je o tom, nekopírovať život niekoho iného. Je to o vnímaní vlastnej sebahodnoty. 7 návratov je o inventúre svojho šťastia. Cesta k osobnej sloboda sa spája s jedným slovom. A to slovo je... Moja kniha: https://www.martinus.sk/?uItem=537955 Odkaz na predplatné podcastu: https://anchor.fm/tvojzivotvtvojichrukach/subscribe Budem takisto rád, ak sa so mnou spojíš skrz tieto sociálne siete :) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam.lukassabo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iam.lukassabo?lang=cs-CZ

Meet Jodi Akin: Jodi Akin is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Hawthorne Effect, a software service that  streamlines and decentralizes clinical trials. She is an Angle Investor and Advisor for Astia, Board  member for 510 Kardiac Devices, Inc., and the Chief Scientific Advisor for PiCardia, Inc. Previously,  she was the Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Edwards Lifesciences LLC. Jodi received a  Bachelor's in Diplomacy, Economics and International Affairs from Georgetown University, and a  Master of Science in Nursing from Pace University. Key Insights: The Hawthorne Effect is changing the ecosystem of clinical trials. Defining Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is an attitude, not a stage of a company, according to Jodi. She didn't set out to simply found a company, rather she felt a gravitational pull, a compulsion, to fix an aspect of healthcare. (10:39) Improved Patient Adherence. Hawthorne Effect brings clinical trials to the patient's own home, rather than requiring the patient to go to a physical research institution. This removes transportation challenges for the patient, which increases adherence. Jodi cites that 97-98% of their patients adhere to clinical trials. (15:48) Hawthorne Heroes. Decentralized clinical trials are made possible by a gig network of medical professionals. This allows for geographically diverse trials, and these Heroes have additional opportunities for certification and training for different types of trials, with roles that range from patient visits to trial investigators. (18:03)This episode is hosted by Gary Bisbee, Ph.D. He is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Think  Medium. Relevant Links:Learn more about Hawthorne Effect Read “Startup Improves Clinical Trial Process To Ensure Better Healthcare For All” by  Forbes Listen to “Hawthorne Effect Founder and CEO Jodi Akin” on VatorNews podcasts

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Join Lori and her guest, Maya Tussing, as they talk about how to save and invest for nonprofits. Maya is the co-founder of Fairlight Advisors, where she works with nonprofit institutions and individuals manage their financial assets. What are the things to consider if you want to bring in revenue to keep and grow your organization continuously? Stay tuned!   Here are the things to expect in this episode: It takes money to scale a nonprofit program more effectively. People in the for-profit sector often don't know what it's like to be a philanthropic leader. The importance of social impact groups. And much more!   About Maya Tussing:   I had every intention of attending medical school after Pomona College, but when I took a job working on a trading desk for Transamerica, I knew I'd never become a doctor. Instead, I went on to business school at the University of Washington to embark on a career in financial services. In 25 years, I honed my experience in enterprise risk and investment management at corporations such as BlackRock, Barclays Global Investors, Visa, and GE. I take great satisfaction in creating solutions for nonprofits and individuals based on programs deployed at some of the most respected financial services companies in the world.   Connect with Maya! Website: https://www.fairlightadvisors.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-lis-tussing/   Organizations mentioned: Astia: https://www.astia.org/   Connect with Lori Kranczer! Website: https://www.everydayplannedgiving.com/  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/positiveimpactphilanthropy  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorikranczer/  

Arcview Ventures with Chief Imagination Officer Jeanne Sullivan today on Plant Prophets with Vern Davis only on Cannabis Radio. Jeanne has been a member of the Arcview team for several years –and is an advisor, investor, and sought-after speaker in the cannabis sector. She is the CIO of Arcview Ventures and co-founder of the Arcview Collective Fund. Formerly, Sullivan co-founded an NYC-based tech venture capital fund with $400 million under management. Jeanne has been a member of the Women's Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School and is an Athena Entrepreneur Fellow for Barnard College. She also serves on the Global Board of Trustees of Astia, funding high-growth women entrepreneurs. Forbes cited Sullivan as “one of the women VCs changing the world. The New York Hall of Science honored Jeanne for her work inspiring girls and women in the science, technology (STEM) sectors. Jeanne also serves on its Board of Trustees.

Anssi Kippo is a producer and the founder of Astia-studio in Finland. On this episode: 10:58 - Analog vs digital 21:52 - Typical session length 35:06 - How to approach bands that resist analog workflow 47:11 - Crucial components when working with tape 1:01:18 - Why he stopped touring 1:13:20 - Working on the arrangements for Children of Bodom's Hatebreeder 1:19:36 - Capturing the most authentic guitar sound Check out Anssi's blog.  Want to level up your audio game? Sign up for URM. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Insanely detailed audio production tutorials One-on-one feedback Multi-track sessions from some of the biggest names in rock and metal Be sure to follow URM on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terence Craig is an startup investor and advisor with expertise in AI, SaaS, Big Data, and more. He works with organizations like Astia, The Capital Network, the Investors of Color Network, and Toyota Ventures to support diversity and boost growth. His specialty is investing in and creating opportunities for diverse teams and companies. Terence graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in information systems. He started his career as a pioneer in the technology space before taking on the role of advisor for startup entrepreneurs. In this episode… How can you change the framework around how entrepreneurs raise capital in order to be more inclusive and equitable? Developing a career as a minority entrepreneur typically comes with its fair share of roadblocks and discrimination. So, how can you continue to support the growth of minority-owned startups? Terence Craig is shattering the barriers of racism and bias that exist in the entrepreneurial world. He is an experienced business leader, investor, and advisor who is on a mission to empower minority entrepreneurs and companies. Today, he's here to share his advice for navigating the startup ecosystem as a woman or person of color and explain what investors can do to make the corporate world more diverse. In this episode of Level Up, Nick Araco talks with Terence Craig, an experienced advisor and startup investor, about creating a diversity-friendly space for entrepreneurs to succeed. Terence shares the lessons he learned while navigating his early career, the value of shifting to revenue-based financing, and how you can support minority-owned startups today. Stay tuned.

Dnešné Ráno na eFeMku navštívil poľský reportér a spisovateľ Wojciech Jagielski. Na východ od západu, jeho najnovší titul v slovenčine, je o tých, ktorí ďaleko od domova hľadajú zasľúbenú zem. Dotýka sa aktuálnej témy, kedy ľudia sklamaní západným svetom hľadajú šťastie odchodom na vidiek alebo do divočiny, a naopak, chudobný východ a juh smeruje na sever a západ sveta. Vydáva sa tak po stopách „veľkej hipisáckej cesty“ od Afganistanu, Pakistanu, Nepálu až po Indiu. Vypočujte si celý rozhovor o postrehoch z Wojciechovych ciest naprieč Áziou, ale aj o tom, kde hľadá a nachádza šťastie on sám.

„Ajhľa, stojím pri dverách a klopem. Ak niekto počuje môj hlas a otvorí dvere, vojdem k nemu a budem stolovať s ním a on so mnou.“ Zjav 3:20 C. S. Lewis napísal: „Ak je vo mne túžba, ktorú žiadna skúsenosť v tomto svete nedokáže uspokojiť, najpravdepodobnejším vysvetlením je, že som bol stvorený pre iný svet.“ […] The post Zdroj šťastia – 13. september appeared first on evs.sk.

Monika Paločková je mladá talentovaná doktorka pochádzajúca zo Zvolena. Život ju spočiatku smeroval k modelingovej kariére, ona sa však rozhodla pre prácu v Afrike. V afrických slumoch pôsobila ako lekárka na misii, súčasťou však bola aj pomoc pri vzdelávaní miestnych detí, adopcii detí na diaľku a príprave projektov, ktoré mali napomôcť miestnym obyvateľom k väčšej samostatnosti. Aké boli prvé dni v Afrike? Aké kultúrne rozdiely ju šokovali? Je Afrika nebezpečná? Ako ju miestni prijali? - to všetko sa dozviete v najnovšej epizóde podcastu Ženy ako my magazínu Diva.sk

Just the three of us this week as we recover from the trip to Dave Shrimpton's house. This was meant to be more of an email show but there was really only one we could read out and that was just a brilliant one from Pakistan based visual artist Jahanzeb Haroon.   Things we chatted about on the show:   Andrew kicked off the discussion with “what we've all been up to”. Shamefully but rationally explained, no LF work from him for ages. The darkroom extension has been an all consuming project and with the first paying workshop customer coming in August the pressure has been on to at least get it functional, and it is now.   Returning from a holiday in Northumberland Andrew has a number of rolls of fil m to develop including 4 or 5 127 films, some HP5 and a roll of expired Astia that he exposed in his Toyo 45a with the 6x17 back. The question goes begging “do we or should we take large format gear on a family holiday”?   Another reason for not exposing too much LF film recently is the need to nail down rotary processing in his Jobo CPE2 or the new variable speed rotating base recently received from Student Photo Store on ebay.  Settling down to PyrocatHD and ID111+1 will reduce the creative choices, and darkroom is needed to play around.   Earlier in the year Mat Marrash posted a video all about determining your own personal film speed and “normal” developing time  using a Stouffer TP45 step wedge, after years of doing this by trial and error Andrew has taken the plunge and ordered a step wedge. Mat's video and a link to the Stouffer site below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN-LM1lM8Kg&t=1005s   https://stouffer.net/Photo.htm#:~:text=Stouffer%20Craftsmanship%20Transmission%20Projection%20%28TP%29%20Step%20Wedges%20are,concept%20used%20when%20approaching%20the%20art%20of%20photography.   Both Erik and Simon have been up to way more exciting things, actually exposing and playing around with LF film and paper.   Erik has been deep diving into lens building with Bronica ETRS lenses and more (see Erik's IG site below).   Erik posted into the LFPP Facebook group ongoing work with Faux Orotones with some lovely results. The Orotone process was made famous by Edward Curtis and more info can be found on line (OK Wikipedia to the rescue) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orotone   Erik is looking for a similar effect using gold spray paint and it works really well.   Simon has been busy using his Chroma camera both in and out of the studio with some expired velvia and, in the 6 towns studio, some Harman Direct Positive paper. We have a chat about the challenges of using HDP and its limited tonal range (high contrast). The Ilford PDF data sheet and a recent Ilford video presented by Rachel Brewster-Wright are very helpful if you are thinking of using this great paper for the first time.   https://www.ilfordphoto.com/harman-direct-positive-paper-sheets   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFUSiRwfOHs   On the subject of film speed testing friend of the show Billy Sanford recently appeared on the Sunny 16 presents show and talked about his experience with a Richard Pickup approach to film speed testing – he actually cited our LFPP interview with Richard as inspiration.   https://sunny16presents.podbean.com/e/on-location-the-goldilocks-negative-with-billy-sanford/   LFPP listener and FB member Jahenzeb Haroon sent in a lovely email talking all about analogue photography in Pakistan, it's a great email and do check out Jahenzeb's work which he produces very much against the odds. We take off our collective hats and not in his direction. https://www.instagram.com/junk.lab/   And this link all about one of Pakistan's oldest photography practices that is still going. https://www.globalvillagespace.com/zaidis-photographers-pakistans-majestic-kaliedoscope/?fbclid=IwAR3nBFNa8cvo6sJvdxDykAR0MziXteY0Ep05OiOItZHQ5adntspdyGXhkWM       LFPP links -   https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/   ko-fi.com/largeformatphotographypodcast   You can join in the fun at our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2296599290564807/   And now our Flikr group curated by Colin Devroe https://www.flickr.com/groups/lfpp/   Get Twitter updates for the show from Andrew – https://twitter.com/warboyssnapper   Or from Simon – https://twitter.com/simonfor   Email feedback, ideas and questions for the podcast largeformatphotographypodcast@gmail.com   Podcast Hosts Social Media presence   Simon Forster www.classiclensespodcast.com   www.simonforsterphotographic.co.uk   https://stores.ebay.co.uk/itsfozzyphotography   https://www.flickr.com/photos/125323761@N07/   https://www.facebook.com/SimonForsterPhotographic/   https://www.instagram.com/simonforsterphotographic/   https://twitter.com/SimonFor   Andrew Bartram https://anchor.fm/thelenslesspodcast   https://andrewbartram.wordpress.com   https://www.instagram.com/warboyssnapper   https://www.instagram.com/warboyssnapper_pinholes   https://www.flickr.com/photos/warboyssnapper/   https://twitter.com/warboyssnapper   Erik Mathy A not updated website. https://www.erikmathy.com/about   IG probably best for all things including rabbits. https://www.instagram.com/erikhmathy/?hl=en   Stay Safe    

Pentsatzea burua nekatzea da Jose Ramon Etxebarriarentzat (Gernika, 1948). Astia behar da pentsatzeko, kontzeptuak ulertzeko eta ikasteko. Arrapaladan bizi garen garaiotan patxadaren aldarria egiten die bere ikasleei. Ingeniaritza ikasi zuen, doktorea da fisikan eta euskara teknikoaren garatzaile eta bultzatzaile garrantzitsuenetako bat izan da. Irakasle gisa nabarmendu den arren, Eusko Legebiltzarreko Herri Batasunako parlamentari izan zen lehen legegintzaldian eta 2006an euskaltzain urgazle izendatu zuten. Eusko Ikaskuntzak 2020an Manuel Lekuona Saria eman zion. Santutxuko bere etxeko ateak

Pentsatzea burua nekatzea da Jose Ramon Etxebarriarentzat (Gernika, 1948). Astia behar da pentsatzeko, kontzeptuak ulertzeko eta ikasteko. Arrapaladan bizi garen garaiotan patxadaren aldarria egiten die bere ikasleei. Ingeniaritza ikasi zuen, doktorea da fisikan eta euskara teknikoaren garatzaile eta bultzatzaile garrantzitsuenetako bat izan da. Irakasle gisa nabarmendu den arren, Eusko Legebiltzarreko Herri Batasunako parlamentari izan zen lehen legegintzaldian eta 2006an euskaltzain urgazle izendatu zuten. Eusko Ikaskuntzak 2020an Manuel Lekuona Saria eman zion. Santutxuko bere etxeko ateak

Pentsatzea burua nekatzea da Jose Ramon Etxebarriarentzat (Gernika, 1948). Astia behar da pentsatzeko, kontzeptuak ulertzeko eta ikasteko. Arrapaladan bizi garen garaiotan patxadaren aldarria egiten die bere ikasleei. Ingeniaritza ikasi zuen, doktorea da fisikan eta euskara teknikoaren garatzaile eta bultzatzaile garrantzitsuenetako bat izan da. Irakasle gisa nabarmendu den arren, Eusko Legebiltzarreko Herri Batasunako parlamentari izan zen lehen legegintzaldian eta 2006an euskaltzain urgazle izendatu zuten. Eusko Ikaskuntzak 2020an Manuel Lekuona Saria eman zion. Santutxuko bere etxeko ateak

KaaosPodin tuoreessa jakossa vieraana analogiseen nauhoittamiseen erikoistunut Astia studion omistaja Anssi Kippo, joka tunnetaan erityisesti Children Of Bodomin uran alkuvaiheiden albumeiden tuottajana sekä myöskin yhtyeen äänimiehenä. Seuraava KaaosPodin jakso ilmestyy 6. päivä toukokuuta klo 12.00.

Ida Beerhalter is the co-head of IOME, a private investment partnership of women principals from the Gulf with its head office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additionally, Beerhalter currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Astia, USA. It is important for a member of an educational family office to first understand who they are. This involves recognizing both strengths and weaknesses in order to then set up an effective structure and team. More women in family businesses are getting involved and taking control of their financial destiny which offers a new form of empowerment. It is important for women to learn about themselves in the workplace and ultimately use their skills to thrive. This often involves helping women find their voice, literally. “We had training for [women's] voices, for them to speak up. As an example, we did it by screaming through a park.. I have them read something, different sentences, and I need to hear it even 50 meters away.” ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit *salt.org/talks* ( http://salt.org/talks ) Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.

Vieraana tuottaja Anssi Kippo! Viikonloppusoturit-podcastin 10. jaksossa sukelletaan syvälle No Prayer for the Dying -levyn (1990) tuotantoon ja Iron Maidenin taikaan yhdessä Astia-studion perustajan Anssi Kipon kanssa. Minkälaisia hyviä ja huonoja puolia voi ammattilaisen mielestä liittyä levyn äänittämiseen bändin kotikentällä, tällä kertaa Steve Harriksen ladossa? Miksi Anssille tulee No Prayer for the Dyingia kuunnellessa laskuhumalainen olo? Entä miksi Iron Maiden -fanien tulisi kuunnella The Carpentersia – ”kotiäitien musiikkia”?Mikkien varressa Tero Ikäheimonen ja Henri Seger. Tervetuloa Viikonloppusoturien seuraan!Palautetta voi lähettää sähköpostilla osoitteeseen viikonloppusoturit@gmail.com ja podcastia voi myös seurata Instagramista sekä Facebookista

Sharon Vosmek is CEO of Astia and Managing Director of Astia Fund. Astia, which just closed a $100 million early-stage fund to address gender disparities in the funding space, is a global organization that works to level the playing field for startups founded and led by women. A renowned speaker, Ms. Vosmek has spoken at the United Nations and many universities about building inclusive ecosystems in entrepreneurship. Her approach, and Astia's, is to lead by example. Their mission is to create lasting change in the venture capital sphere by investing in companies with women in positions of power.    

Karen Drexler joins us on Kick, Push, Pivot all the way from Berkeley, CA to share her journey as an early employee in Lifescan which sold to Johnson and Johnson for $1B to then launching her own medical technology start-up and how it led her to start Astia Ventures, a group of angel investors that focus on female entrepreneurs. Karen will share her journey and what she looks for when investing in healthcare startups. About Pete Maki and Alex Gallup, Hosts of Kick, Push, Pivot. Pete is a former Fortune 500 strategy consultant who is an expert at data analysis, solving organizational problems and helping put systems in place for organizations ranging from the Department of Defense to startups like SpinGlobal and LeadTech. Alex is an immersive design and customer experience expert who has created one of kind experiences for the Rolling Stones, Range Rover, Oculus and other unique brands. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, Alex and Pete help organizations by providing strategies and unique services that help entrepreneurs in the health, technology, and nonprofit space grow.

Cindy Padnos, founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures, invests in B2B SaaS, enterprise cloud and mobile computing startups. She shares her incredible journey as a female founder of a venture capital firm. Named one of the Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley by New York Times, Cindy cares deeply about increasing diversity in the technology industry.Founders are judged for who they are and for the people they attract to the teamIf you aren't always innovating, you're likely to be left behindThe technology you choose should differentiate your business or provide advantage in a significant wayDomain knowledge and customer understanding are among key things to find in prospective founders.Non-profit: ASTIA  and Springboard Enterprises 

Dublin Tech Talks with Maeve Kneafsey about the Building Blocks of Digital TransformationMaeve Kneafsey who is an Advisor/Founder/Entrepreneur with real world experience leading her own businesses through seismic digital transformation . More recently she has been working with larger organisations helping them with digital transformation, as well as working with startups to accelerate their growth and market entry. If that wasn't enough to keep Maeve busy she is also a mentor for both Enterprise Ireland and Ignite NI Accelerator and an advisor for ASTIA. I really enjoyed speaking with Maeve and this will serve as an introduction to a larger piece of content we'd like to bring to you in the coming month or two.

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Do you want to grow your business? Are you a women entrepreneur or work with women leaders? Do you want to mentor or advise women-led organizations? Astia.org creates new models to fuel high potential entrepreneurs. Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia, and I discuss how women-led investment and entrepreneur development programs provide inclusive teams and their ventures with unparalleled access to capital and advice at all stages of growth through to exit. In our conversation today, we will share significant depth and wisdom in the area of entrepreneurship. Listen to the show and gain valuable lessons and insights into how to grow your business and be part of a dynamic ecosystem for venture growth. Fire up that rock engine and create exponential growth!

Aleš je profesionálny psychológ - tejto oblasti sa venuje už vyše 25 rokov. Jeho vášňou je však šťastie, teda presnejšie ako byť v živote šťastný. Preto som sa s ním rozprával aj o vzťahu medzi peniazmi a šťastím a či sa dá jedno získať pomocou toho druhého.

KyberVPK - sammuttaa kybertulipalosihttps://kybervpk.fi/“The Social Dilemma” Netflix sarjahttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-09-09/review-social-dilemma-facebook-google-netflixNir Eyalin “Hooked” - kuinka tehdä koukuttava bisneshttps://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/hooked-how-to-build-habit-forming-products-9781591847786Lauran visiitti Joakim Taurenin striimissähttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pikEXK6iDww&ab_channel=JoakimTaurenNordea alkaa monitoroimaan työntekijöiden työsähköpostia (ei koske Suomea) https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/21484da6-462e-4ea1-b330-e2f2e7f2a80dHesarin juttu F-Securesta ja Niklas Särökaaresta (maksumuuri)https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/helsinki/art-2000006646781.html?share=572424d70523281906a3967b12771cccKahvinkeittimestä kiristysohjelmakeitin?https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/how-a-hacker-turned-a-250-coffee-maker-into-ransom-machine/Vanha TV kiusasi kylän laajakaistayhteyksiähttps://www.theregister.com/2020/09/22/old_tv_broke_broadband/PasteBinin uudet toiminnallisuudethttps://www.zdnet.com/article/pastebin-adds-burn-after-read-and-password-protected-pastes-to-the-dismay-of-the-infosec-community/

Anssi Kipon isännöimässä Astia-studiossa on yli kahden vuosikymmenen ajan määritelty suomalaisen musiikin soundia. Anssi Kipon tunnetuinta kädenjälkeä ovat Children Of Bodomin klassisimmat albumit. Kasarin Lapset -podcast pääsi piipahtamaan Anssi Kipon vieraaksi Astia-studiolle ja puheeksi otettiin kasarin soundit, studiot ja merkittävimmät levyt. Kasarin Lapset -podcastin isäntänä on Vesa Winberg.

To, že neviete čo sú prítomné a minulé príčastia vôbec nevadí. Bežne ich používate v konverzácii, len nie ste si vedomí, že sú to príčastia. Najdôležitejšie je, aby ste vedeli kedy a ako ich môžete použiť + čo Vám budú vyjadrovať.Dozviete sa:1. Aké príčastia máme.2. Ako ich používame.3. Rozdiel medzi "-ing" a "ed" v slovách ako interesting/interested, boring/bored, surprising/surprised.Example: This podcast is not boring. Actually, I am never bored when I listen to interesting podcasts.Contact:www.spikuj.skenglishteacherviliam@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/EnglishTeacherViliamwww.instagram.com/viliam_r https://twitter.com/spikuj_sk

The stats don’t lie. Companies perform better when they have female leaders in addition to males. And yet, just 5% of all venture funding supports women CEOs. This isn’t just about equality--it's about the economy, too. If we want to see higher stock returns, higher overall profit, and a higher return on equity, we have to hire women, and put them in leadership roles. Unfortunately, when you see how wide the gap is between where females are today and where we want to be, the path to equality can seem daunting. Thankfully, with people like Victoria Pettibone leading the charge, we are moving the needle towards an equal future. She strongly believes we can achieve this vision if we invest financially in female leadership now. In this episode, we sit down with Victoria to discuss how she’s doing just that as the managing director at Astia and why investing in women is investing in everyone, along with some solid advice for female founders on how to build a booming, crisis-proof business. Join the party on social @workparty and stay in-the-know at workparty.com. Guest Victoria Pettibone, @vpettibone @astiaglobal Produced by Dear Media

The post Diversity and Inclusion: The Key to Social Innovation with Sharon Vosmek of Astia | Episode #57 appeared first on Rank & File Magazine.

In this episode, Hall welcomes Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia. Located in San Francisco, Astia was founded in Silicon Valley in 1999 as a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and promoting best-in-class, high-growth ventures that include women leaders. Astia levels the investment playing field by cultivating a trusted global ecosystem of engaged male and female investors and advisors, who offer crucial resources, including capital, networks, and expertise. Unlike most VC’s, investment firms, or accelerators, Astia provides a creative, proven approach that contributes to the success of women leaders and their ventures. Astia is rigorous about using a global process to source and screen their investments and that process is called the Astia's Expert Sift. Astia's Expert Sift leverages the wisdom of a highly curated expert crowd made up of advisors within Astia’s global 5000+ community to source, screen and evaluate high-growth companies. The process identifies best-in-class, investor-ready opportunities, and then presents them to accredited investors. Over 60% of companies achieve funding or an exit within one year of presenting at Astia.  Sharon is not only an angel investor but is also a member on many boards. She is well-regarded around the globe for her opinions, research and commentary on the importance of women leaders as integral to innovation and high-performing entrepreneurial companies. Sharon goes into detail about Astia’s investment thesis and some of the companies within the fund, tells Hall what she is excited about and gives advice to entrepreneurs and investors.Visit Astia at Sharon can be reached via LinkedIn at , on Twitter at , and via email at sharon@astia.org. 

Galia Gichon is an independent personal financial expert with more than 20 years in financial services, including nearly 10 years on Wall Street and an MBA in Finance. Her career has spanned corporate bond research analyst, personal finance expert, angel investor, entrepreneur advisor, and author. As an angel investor and advisor, she has worked with Next Wave Impact, Her Corner, Pipeline Angels, Astia, Topstone Angels, and Refinery CT. She is also the Founder of Down to Earth Finance, independent personal finance education. She has been teaching at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership for more than 10 years. She has been widely quoted in The New York Times, NBC, CNN, Real Simple and more. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns and Nomura Securities. Galia is also the author of “My Money Matters” which was featured on TODAY SHOW. She can be reached at galia@downtoearthfinance.com, www.downtoearthfinance.com and @SimplyMoney.

We're happy to welcome Sharon Vosmek to the show today! Sharon is the CEO of Astia, managing director of the Astia Fund, and a managing member of Astia Angels. Astia is the pre-eminent organization working to ensure the success of high-growth startups founded and led by women. Astia Angels is a global investment group comprised of family offices and HNW individuals to invest directly into women-led, high-growth companies. She is well-regarded around the globe for her opinions, research and commentary on the importance of women leaders as integral to innovation and high-performing entrepreneurial companies. In this episode, you'll learn: What is the current VC model and how is it broken? How important is diversity for a company? Are there any measurable benefits? What is the investment thesis for Astia? What is screening process that Astia uses to eliminate any biases?   . We would like to make a special thanks to Maya Tussing who is a Principal, Institutional Investment Advisor at Alesco Advisors LLC . Without her, we would never have met Sharon.   Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Resources Sharon Vosmek's LinkedIn Sharon Vosmek email address Website of Astia   Connect with Shawn by following this link for most updated and complete social media platforms https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV    

The topic of this episode — our first live podcast — is more or less a question. What exactly do we, people in the space and satellite industry, mean when we use the term 'New Space'? New Space is often used to describe new companies, new ideas, and new technologies. Is New Space a technical term? Or, is it a cultural identity? This episode was recorded during the SATELLITE 2020 show in Washington D.C., and it’s co-hosted by our good friends Grace Graham (Brooke Owens Fellow, Utah State University, Via Satellite contributor) and Brian Garret-Glazer (Avionics Magazine). Our special guest panelists are Dr. Tanya Harrison (Planet), Charlie Nitschelm (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space — SEDS), Rafferty Jackson (Jack Industries, Astia) and Ali Younis (Astranis). Via Satellite also covered the panel during SATELLITE.  We’d like to thank Charlie and SEDS for sponsoring this episode. SEDS is a non-profit that empowers young people to participate and make an impact in space exploration. Visit SEDS’ website for more information about how you can join or volunteer for SEDS and their many causes and events throughout the year.  Finally, the Via Satellite team would like to send our best wishes to all of our listeners as we deal with this global health crisis. We hope all of you stay safe and healthy, and we also thank you for listening to this podcast. We may be stuck inside, but thanks to modern technology, we can still talk to people all around the world. So, if you have an idea for an episode, or are interested in participating in a discussion, please follow us and message us on Twitter (@OnOrbitPodcast). Enjoy the show!

Potrebujeme príbehy. Potrebujeme povzbudiť. A potrebujeme veriť v dobro. Preto potrebujeme rozprávky. V denníku SME sme sa preto rozhodli, že počas týchto komplikovaných časov vám každý deň budeme prinášať rozprávky. Počúvate ďalšie špeciálne rozprávkové vydanie podcastu Dobré ráno, ktoré je určené nielen deťom. Rozprávky zo Zlatého fondu denníka SME pre vás načítal svojim charakteristickým hlasom úžasný herec a člen činohry Slovenského národného divadla Robert Roth. Predchádzajúce rozprávky Škrupinový zámok Dvanásť mesiačikov Zlatovlasé dvojčatá Jelenček Tri zlaté hrušky Pani mačička Janko a macko Ako išlo vajce na vandrovku

Rozprávky zo Zlatého fondu denníka SME pre vás načítal svojim charakteristickým hlasom úžasný herec a člen činohry Slovenského národného divadla Robert Roth. Online: https://zlatyfond.sme.sk/dielo/389/Dobsinsky_Prostonarodne-slovenske-povesti-Treti-zvazok/36 

Jenny Fielding heads Digital Ventures at BBC Worldwide where she evaluates digital opportunities, strategic partnerships and investments. She also runs BBC Worldwide Labs, a business accelerator designed for early-stage digital media companies in London and New York.Jenny has a long history in the tech industry founding start-ups including, Switch-Mobile, a disruptive VoIP mobile software company that was acquired in 2008.Previously, Jenny was COO of Wodan Capital, an associate at JP Morgan and started her career as a lawyer at Wieden & Kennedy.She also sits on the Board and advises several companies and organizations including Texting.ly, Founder Labs and Astia among others. Jenny is based in San Francisco and New York when she's not in London.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2013.Watch Jenny's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/jenny-fielding-think-small-even-when-you-are-big

Nocadeň po vydarenom klipe k singlu Svitanie predstavujú ďalší skvelý klip! Singel z posledného albumu Auróra Architekti šťastia  dostal opäť pekný filmový klip, ktorý. Rasťo Kopina prezradil aj to, čo spája tento singel s Petrom Nagyom. Mišo a Táňa zisťovali viac v rozhovore.

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This episode features an interview with Astia LeBron, Public Information Officer at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor, as she discusses her role, and the various ways that the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor gets the word out about their services. Astia also reveals the impact that the 2017 hurricanes had on residents, and how technological shifts are changing preferred methods of communication. 

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We’re happy to welcome Sharon Vosmek to the show today! Sharon is the CEO of Astia, managing director of the Astia Fund, and a managing member of Astia Angels. Astia is the pre-eminent organization working to ensure the success of high-growth startups founded and led by women. Astia Angels is a global investment group comprised of family offices and HNW individuals to invest directly into women-led, high-growth companies. She is well-regarded around the globe for her opinions, research and commentary on the importance of women leaders as integral to innovation and high-performing entrepreneurial companies.In this episode, you’ll learn:What is the current VC model and how is it broken?How important is diversity for a company? Are there any measurable benefits?What is the investment thesis for Astia?What is screening process that Astia uses to eliminate any biases?Tweet your comments about this episode directly to Shawn Flynn and the rest of The Investor’s Podcast Community using #TIPSiliconValley.We would like to make a special thanks to Maya Tussing who is a Principal, Institutional Investment Advisor at Alesco Advisors LLC . Without her, we would never have met Sharon. Help us out!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Books and Resources Sharon Vosmek’s LinkedInSharon Vosmek email addressWebsite of AstiaDownload your free audiobook at Audible.Find the best job candidate at Ziprecruiter.

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Mary McDougall, Vice President of Astia, talks about getting started in the world of venture capital for start-ups. Astia is transforming the way businesses are funded in the here and now, providing capital, connections, and guidance that fuel the growth of highly innovative, women-led ventures around the globe. Astia was founded in Silicon Valley in 1999 as a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and promoting best-in-class women high-growth entrepreneurs. Astia’s model is designed to change the way our ecosystem looks at and evaluates high potential organizations, increasing the recognition of, and investment into women entrepreneurs and their teams. We identify high potential companies through our personalized referral system, move them through our multi-step Astia Expert Sift™ towards possible investor presentation, link them to advisors and resources as needed, and share them with our Astia Angels. Find out more at: www.Astia.org or submit an application at https://astia.force.com/connect/s/raiseapplication Mary even provides a template for the process after your application is accepted EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (writing an executive summary) The Executive Summary is the key document for the next stage of our review.The document should be a 1-2 page PDF and less than 1 MB Attached are some suggested layouts. Content should include: -->Customer Problem -->Product & Services -->Revenue Model/How you make money -->Target Market & Market Size -->Sales & Marketing Strategy -->Proof of Concept (customers & traction) -->Competitors and Competitive Advantage -->Management team and experience -->Financial snapshot including revenue & EBITDA forecasts -->Previous investors -->Advisors -->Capital Seeking -->Contact info Don't Miss Moments: --> Why women are not highly resourced in venture capital --> What Astia is doing to change this situation --> What types of ideas Astia is looking to promote to venture capitalists --> The easy process for pitching your idea

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Our guest today is Lynn Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Pivt, a tool that helps relocated employees acclimate to their new city right away.   Lynn was a Senior Associate at Autonomy Ventures prior to founding and being the CEO of Pivt, and at Autonomy Ventures, she helped find startups that would be investable for the firm, managed teams, and helped these startups build and grow. She is also a Board Member and the Vice President of Panels for the New York Venture Community and a mentor at For Women in Business at Yeshiva University and Astia.   For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu   Resources: Learn more at http://pivtapp.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-greenberg-3515865a/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynngreenberg10 From the Dorm Room to the Boardroom is produced by Podcast Masters

Astia nu vaneaza caprioare.

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Chráňte si to svoje, prípadne pochopte, prečo vo všetkom ustupujete a necháte druhým to vaše ničiť...

Ako som sám seba "tlačil" v pracovnej oblasti, čo malo aj následky na moje zdravie, skrátka následky strachu zo zlýhania...

Strach zo zlyhania. Strach blízki ľuďom so životným číslom 1.

Vnútorné napätie vplyvom stresu, ako si upratať deň a nebyť pod tlakom

Odkedy sme tu vystúpili z autobusu nám v hlave znela upravená verzia hitu - Severní vítr je krutý, naša verzia znela  Severný Vietnam je studený. Po šialenej jazde autobusom sme sa dostali do mestečka Ha Giang, ktoré je vstupnou bránou pre loop - okruh, ktorý ide severom Vietnamu až k hraniciam s Čínou (Ha Giang, Dong Van, Meo Vac and Bao Lac). Domáci mu hovoria cesta šťastia a čo by sme to boli za Svetobežníci, keby sme sa aj napriek nepriazni počasia nevydali dobrodružstvu naproti :) https://www.expres.sk/167308/sever-vietnamu-tam-kde-sme-mrzli-a-zdolali-cestu-stastia/

Terri talks to Jennifer Ehlen of Brazen Global about her focus on supporting the advancement of women-led companies including why she created Brazen Global, a for-profit company, to better serve female founders.  Who is Jennifer Ehlen?   Jennifer Ehlen is the founder of Brazen and Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE), two organizations aimed at advancing women-led companies. She is the CEO of Brazen Global and a Managing Partner of the PWE Startup Accelerator.  Before making the entrepreneurial leap to focus on Brazen and Prosper full-time, Jennifer was a Director at Thompson Street Capital Partners, where Jennifer worked with senior management to help source and evaluate investment opportunities for the St. Louis based $1.5B+ private equity firm.  Prior to joining Thompson Street, Jennifer was the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University.    Jennifer is an angel investor and invests in early stage ventures. She is also a member of Golden Seeds (NYC chapter).  Jennifer serves as a coach, mentor and advisory board member for companies ranging in size from pre-revenue to $200M+.    Jennifer’s favorite and most important venture is raising her four children with her partner Craig.    Show Highlights  Jennifer shares her path from a small town in mid-Missouri in a socio-economically challenged family that provides a unique perspective where she has worked in and with the top 2% in private equity.   Jennifer has been fascinated by intersectional feminism in entrepreneurship.  She worked at the St. Louis University, has been an investor, raised a fund, worked in private equity and saw the differences between men and women in entrepreneurialism.   Jennifer saw some research in 2012 about the state of women-owned businesses and saw that St. Louis came in dead last, tied with San Francisco.  She and her colleagues had worked very hard at getting women a seat at the table and they were very frustrated by the reality and the study results.  Jennifer, through Prosper, raised a $3M fund to invest in women and they built an accelerator.  Realizing that the power is in the peer advisory groups, they decided to create Brazen to build the tools to create better peer groups and allow for global scaling.    Brazen operates in 7 cities including St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, and Philly.  Their goal is to expand into more cities this year.    Brazen’s flagship program is the peer advisory groups (growth groups).  7-9 women are in each group and meet every month.  They use Brazen’s proprietary software that provides a rigorous structure that allows the participants to feel like they are fully understood before their peers start to provide guidance and support.    Brazen is a for-profit organization and they license to franchisees.  They have 50 cities that could foreseeably be a new Brazen market, but it comes down to the director and who is delivering the program.    At Brazen, they feel strongly about making sure that the directors understand startups/entrepreneurship/growth process at a deep level.  They need to be able to speak about gender parity in an articulate, evidence-based way.  The directors need to have a good network in the market already.    Brazen has found that the software for the peer groups is applicable across sectors…not just for entrepreneurs.   Jennifer shares what has been most surprising about her journey over the last year.    Jennifer talks about how quite a few of their investors are men as they see the financial opportunity in this space.    Terri asks Jennifer about what she is doing to temper the founder roller coaster.  Her response is a lot of self-care and she is no longer following her competitors in order to be focused on what she is trying to accomplish.  Her team follows them for her.      Terri talks about how when she was going through a tough spot her executive coach reminded her that regardless of what ‘failures’ occurred or ‘down times’ existed in the past, I was able to recover, and this is so important to remember when we encounter tough times.   Terri shared what she discussed with her executive coach about the comparison game and how easy it is to lose sight of your own goals. It is important to focus on your own journey and not someone else’s.    If Jennifer could wave a magic wand to change something in this world, she would create true, total equity in the early stage capital space and have more women investing.   Jennifer’s favorite founder resource is Brazen Global (of course) and recommends becoming a Brazen member.      Terri’s Key Takeaway  Some of the best entrepreneurial ideas come from anger or angst.      References in the Podcast  AmericanExpress article on women owned businesses: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/2012-american-express-open-state-of-women-owned-businesses-report/  Paul Heirendt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulheirendt/  Prosper Women Entrepreneurs:  http://www.prosperstl.com/  Brazen Global: https://brazenglobal.com/  Brazen Vault (resources);  https://brazenglobal.com/category/blog/  Golden Seeds: https://goldenseeds.com/  Pipeline Angels: http://pipelineangels.com/  Portfolia:  https://www.portfolia.co/  Astia: http://astia.org/     Contact  Jennifer can be reached via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferehlen/ or through the Brazen Global website https://brazenglobal.com/.    You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.   Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com.  To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.   

Uusi jakso ja vieraana Lappeenrannan Astia-studiolta Anssi Kippo. Anssi on minulle nimenä tullut tutuksi aikoinaan Children Of Bodomin levyn kansista, mutta hänen pitkällä uralla on iso kirjo erilaisia musiikin produktioita, aina gospelista Hanna Pakariseen ja black metalliin. Astia-studiolla siirryttiin viime kesänä täysin analogi-pohjaiseen työskentelyyn ja juttelimme Anssin kanssa tästä, sekä hänen historiastaan.  Pääsimme myös lempiaiheeseeni tuottajan rooliin musiikissa. Oli erittäin opettavaista ja mielenkiintoista kuulla Anssin näkemyksiä aiheesta. Sain myös pienen tutoriaalin analogisen ja digitaalisen musiikin kuuntelun eroihin. Ero oli muuten yllättävän iso. Yllättävän. Erittäin mukava hengaus ja nautinto nähdä Astia-studio paikan päällä. 

In this second episode, host Claire O'Connell speaks to Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital and Inspirefest regular Sharon Vosmek, CEO of ASTIA. As a black, lesbian woman, Arlan Hamilton is a Silicon Valley outsider who she is rewriting the rulebook of venture capital. Sharon Vosmek and ASTIA have been championing investment in diverse founding teams for many years. Music by Drake Stafford. Produced by Bureau. Inspirefest: The Podcast is proudly supported by The Digital Hub.

Victoria Pettibone, Managing Director of Astia Angels, a group focused on funding women entrepreneurs. She discusses what they like to invest in, as well as the trends she sees in the deal flow and the portfolio.

Do you want to grow your business? Are you a women entrepreneur or work with women leaders? Do you want to mentor or advise women led organizations? Astia.org creates new models to fuel high potential entrepreneurs. Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia, and I discuss how women led investment and entrepreneur development programs provide inclusive teams and their ventures with unparalleled access to capital and advise at all stages of growth through to exit. In our conversation today, we will share significant depth and wisdom in the area of entrepreneurship. Listen into the show and gain valuable lessons and insights into how to grow your business and be part of a dynamic ecosystem for venture growth. Fire up that rock engine and create exponential growth!

Do you want to grow your business? Are you a women entrepreneur or work with women leaders? Do you want to mentor or advise women led organizations? Astia.org creates new models to fuel high potential entrepreneurs. Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia, and I discuss how women led investment and entrepreneur development programs provide inclusive teams and their ventures with unparalleled access to capital and advise at all stages of growth through to exit. In our conversation today, we will share significant depth and wisdom in the area of entrepreneurship. Listen into the show and gain valuable lessons and insights into how to grow your business and be part of a dynamic ecosystem for venture growth. Fire up that rock engine and create exponential growth!

Like so many others who support the Orange County startup scene, Lori Mazan is involved in many different tracks.  She has been amazingly effective both with Fortune 100 companies and with startups.  One of her passions is the work she does with Astia, a very large Angel Investor group that focuses on startup that has at least one woman in the C Suite with equity. Lori tells all in this episode of FastStart.talk

Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek shows how behavior shifts in entrepreneurial ecosystems can lead to more robust levels of inclusive innovation. Vosmek also highlights research on how access to business networks, expertise and capital play out across gender lines.

Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek shows how behavior shifts in entrepreneurial ecosystems can lead to more robust levels of inclusive innovation. Vosmek also highlights research on how access to business networks, expertise and capital play out across gender lines.

Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek shows how behavior shifts in entrepreneurial ecosystems can lead to more robust levels of inclusive innovation. Vosmek also highlights research on how access to business networks, expertise and capital play out across gender lines.

Audio File:  Download MP3Transcript: Interview with Asmau Ahmed Lucy Sanders:  Hi this is Lucy Sanders, the CEO of NCWIT, the National Center for Women and Information Technology and this is an interview and a series of interviews that we're doing with just wonderful entrepreneurs, who have started technology companies. With me is Larry Nelson, w3w3. Hi Larry. Larry Nelson:  Hi I'm so happy to be here. One of the great things we've been on the Internet Radio Show business for fourteen years and we're running into NCWIT and Lucy Sanders and their whole team. This has been absolutely been fantastic. I've got four daughters, so I'm very very moved. Lucy:  Wonderful. OK. This is the first time in over seventy interviews that I believe we're interviewing a chemical engineer. Larry:  Oh, that's it. That's right. Lucy:  It's awesome and with experience in color quality assurance no less. So stay tuned as to why this is so important for her company, Plum Perfect. Today we're interviewing Asmau Ahmed. She is the founder and CEO of Plum Perfect and it's just this fantastic site where you can go and you can upload a picture of yourself and magic happens, and it will find through color detection the right kind of make‑up for you. Now, Larry if you're not going to really look up at make‑up yet, OK, they're going to expand in other verticals around clothing or maybe furniture so you could send a shot of your sofa and you would know what colors you could use to decorate your house. Welcome Asmau. We're really happy to have you here. Asmau Ahmed:  I'm thrilled to be here. Thank you for having me. Lucy:  So tell us a little bit about what's going on at Plum Perfect. It's just an astoundingly beautiful site as well. Larry:  Yes, yes. Asmau:  Thank you. Thank you. What we've built really is a technology that enables end‑users to use mobile, social and online photos to shop. That really is the base line of our technology. Think about, what you said Lucy, taking a photo of your face and instantly in seconds, we would scour the web and all of the brands that you know and love to find you the one lipstick that would look great on you, the one eye shadow that would look good on you for that night out. Take a photo of a dress that you already own and we're going to find the perfect accessories to go with that dress or couch, to find the perfect throw pillows or paint colors. What we've really built here isn't just a beauty product or a fashion product or a home product. It is the ability for users to take photos, which we all do now, right? We literally have cameras everywhere we go on our phones, on our computers, so the ability to utilize that and we share it everywhere too as well right on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram. We're really in this culture of photo sharing. What Plum Perfect does is leverage that culture of photo sharing and uses that to drive e‑commerce powered by really, really strong technology. Lucy:  I can already see a successful exit for you. Larry:  My wife would be there tonight. Asmau:  I would be happy to take any introductions. Lucy:  I may be visiting this company when I go to California the end of this week. Asmau:  Oh, that would be great. Lucy:  Why don't you tell us how you first got into technology? You're a chemical engineer and here you are now starting a tech company. Asmau:  Absolutely. So where do I start? I love innovation. It's just been part of life, part of how I grew up. I remember growing up and reading my father's ‑‑ I'm aging myself now ‑‑ at that point, computers as common as they are today ‑‑ but reading my father's encyclopedia and just always being amazed by technology, particularly chemistry. At a young age, my parents changed our laundry room into a chemistry lab for me. [laughing] Asmau:  You know they did. So that was just the beginning. I knew that even in college, I was a chemical engineer, but I loved, loved, loved till today, loved math. I loved innovating and I couldn't just figure out what I wanted to concentrate on. That could be a good thing and a bad thing. I went with chemical engineering because it was so diverse, but I also made sure that I took all of the math classes and all of the biology classes, just anywhere I had an interest. In leaving college, my first job was Honeywell International, where I did manufacturing work. Through my experiences at work and through my experiences at shopping, I thought how neat it would be, if we were able to build, if we ever got to the point where we had visually accurate information in consumer‑grade cameras and were able to extract that information somehow, make sense of that information, and use it to recommend other products that you could buy. At that point, I thought how neat would that be if we could use photos to power e‑commerce. This was years ago. I don't think that if I had built something back then, it would be as successful as it is today with the culture of photo sharing, but that was how it all began for me. I honestly did not do anything with it for a while, but sat on it. It was just one of those ideas that wouldn't go away. It was one of those things that just kept nagging me. In the back of my mind, I knew that it had legs. I knew that this was something that could really really catch on. Until I went to business school and wrote a business plan and built the technology, I learned how to do it. I had a chemical engineering background not a software engineer or a coder, but I know logic. I was curious enough to learn how to build out the first technology, build out the first recommendation engine. That was about five, six years ago and here we are. Larry:  Wow, very impressive. My goodness. What do you think out there in the field are technologies that are really cool today? Asmau:  Oh my goodness. I think virtual reality, anything virtual reality is great. I was watching , actually one of my favorite Sunday pastimes is watching tech. This past Sunday, there was a show and I don't remember his name, on how we can really integrate a virtual world with reality without having the interface of a computer. Where you can literally just use your fingers to take a photo or go shopping and use the window to figure out what it is that you want to buy in the store. I think virtual reality and integrating reality with the online world or the digital world, I think that's where the next big technology breakthrough would be. Lucy:  I just read about being able to control devices mentally, so I don't know if maybe I dreamt that. [laughter] Asmau:  You know to think that that's not too far away. I mean there are great technologies being built today that allow you to control things by what you sense is, smell. For us we are using photos because we thought using something visual was the closest thing we could get. It was measurable. But being able to control something by your mental ability, using your brainwaves of some sort to control what you do. It's a little scary isn't it? But its great. Lucy:  It is great. Well, so why are you an entrepreneur? What is it about being an entrepreneur that makes you tick? Asmau:  I think that there is an entrepreneurial DNA. I think that there really is a type of person that can stride in the world of entrepreneurship. For me as a child, I remember to just always wanting to be everything. I could never say I wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer. All I knew was that I wanted to innovate. All I knew was that I wanted to do something radical, make a difference. I wanted to build something out of seemingly nothing, but put pieces together. That was my one goal really in life. For me, I find that one goal fulfilled with entrepreneurship. It really is a way for me to innovate, a way for me to build, a way for me to use my brainpower and my knowledge to make a difference and to create something that I see has utility. People love it when they see it and they use it. I've worked in corporate America before and there are great things about it, but I was bored to death. At the time I stopped working, I knew it was time because it was an environment that was good from a stability standpoint. I was getting a paycheck every other week. It was great to have that, but I felt my brain cells were deteriorating because I was not learning anything new. I was not motivated by what I was doing. I did not have the freedom to innovate as much as I wanted to. It really is, innovation is what drives me. For me, it is not about work or play, it's really all about life and for me life is about innovating. It's about making a difference and entrepreneurship allows me that outlet to do that. For me, there isn't a nine to five job. It really is my life and what I do. Larry:  Now, let me ask this. Along the way you launched your company five, six years ago now and you've done so many different things. Who were your mentors or service role models for you over the years? Asmau:  Well, there are quite a few. The greatest supporters I've had, have been advocates of technology, advocates of women in technology, advocates of minorities in technology and just people that recognize talent when they see it. I know that I've started building technology five, six years ago, but we launched the company about two years ago 2010. One of my very early supporters was with the Astia Network. Astia is a community of women in technology or women in start‑ups to come together. I joined ASTIA back in 2010. Through Astia and all of the wonderful people that make up Astia, Yolanda Wardowski, Sharon Vosmeck and a bunch of others, I've got a huge huge support network and a huge boost. One of our greatest supporters, as well an earlier investors, was Keyport Capital. Frieda and Mitch Keyport has just been, I can't describe words how much support they have offered. You know when you talk about having angels or [indecipherable 11:09] . It's not just about the money, it's about the advice, the time, their experience, belief in you even when you make mistakes and you will make mistakes. I have made mistakes. Their constant support and knowing that there is somebody with this much experience that has been through the grind, had so many business start‑ups and has seen the entire spectrum of really big successes to drastic failures, and having them believe in you and take the time and energy to spend with you, most recently Golden Seeds, who are our latest investors. o On that board is Marty Nealon, who is the former CEO of the Home Shopping Network. I remember first meeting Marty and actually met her with another gentleman, and immediately, when I told her about what we were building, she loved it. She loved it from the get‑go. She got it. She understood and she has been behind us a hundred percent since. Obviously, we couldn't have done this without Astia, without Keyport Capital, without Golden Seeds, without my husband who takes care of my two‑year old son every time I have to go out on the fundraising trail or go out to travel for business. We could not have done it without all of their support, both people that believe in the technology and its potential, and people that believed in me and my potential as an engineer and also as a founder and CEO and people that have just been a great support network for me, family and friends. Lucy:  Well, you know we know many of them well here at NCWIT. We worked with Frieda and the level playing field and we worked with... Asmau:  Oh. so you know how passionate Frieda could be. Lucy:  Oh, absolutely wonderful people. Now, we're going to switch gears and talk about this toughest thing that you've ever done in your career. Why don't you tell our listeners what ever comes to mind about, "Oh, that was horrible. I would hope to have never do that again." Asmau:  That's a tough one because Lord knows I've made a lot of mistakes. The toughest thing that I've ever done ‑‑ I know this is going to sound very cliché, but it's the truth ‑‑ it really has been around not following my passion when I knew it was time. It's been around staying at that job longer because I wanted to have that security of that paycheck. I did not want to take the leap of faith, you know, what would happen if I did that? ,The toughest thing that I've done is stayed at an environment that I knew wasn't right for me, that I knew was a path really leading to nowhere but feeling obligated to stay there because I had to make ends meet right? For me, that was the toughest thing emotionally. It was also the toughest thing, mentally for me. It was the toughest thing. It was tough. It was tougher than going out there. I know that most start‑ups would say the toughest thing was fundraising and waiting for forever and not getting funded and you know hearing all the nos. For me honestly that was fine because I knew that not everybody would buy into our technology, not everybody would love it. It wasn't everyone's sweet spot, but I believed in it and that fuel kept me going. Staying in the environment where I had no fuel, where I had no passion was a slow death, so that was the toughest thing. Larry:  Wow, you know that's going through a great deal and that's a great segue into our next question. That is, if you were right now sitting at your desk or your table with a "wannabe" entrepreneur, what kind of advice would you give them? Asmau:  I would say if you can, find a partner. Find somebody that believes in this just as strongly as you do. It has to be the right person from the onset and go at it together. Finding that partner is like choosing a mate for life because it really is that intimate of a relationship. You have to trust them. You have to get along. You have to be comfortable about talking about strategy to finances to direction of where the company is going to go, hiring, who's going to take responsibility. It's like raising a child together right? So you have to be able to know that person and trust that person in and out. That's my first advice. My second advice would be you're going to hear a lot of nos and you're going to hear people give you varying opinions on how can grow your product and that's a great thing. When you have a strong technology, you have a strong product. There's several different ways that you can go with it. That's a good thing. But you need to stay focused and I struggled at that very much in the beginning. That was something that I got lot of guidance on was when we first build this out, we wanted to be everything. We had to choose one vertical to focus on, and hopefully, we can roll out the others with time, but we had to get the first vertical right. My third advice would be to stay focused. Lucy:  Focus is important. Asmau:  It is very important. Larry:  I like it! Lucy:  So along the same lines and maybe drilling down just a bit, what personal characteristics do you have that make you a successful entrepreneur. Asmau:  Staying power and not giving up, that's one. The second is thinking outside of the box and pushing the envelope. Whenever I try to bring somebody on board on our team or I post the job, I always put on there that this isn't for the faint‑hearted. If you're looking for the status quo, this isn't it for you. You have to be willing to push the envelope. If I think that and not going out there and seeing whether they exist and using that as the limits to what you can create right? And I had a lot of people that have done that. They've come onboard and they're like, "Oh let's see what other people are doing," and that kind of creates the boundaries to what we can do. I say, "No. We can't do that. The whole point of this is that we're not looking to create what has already been created. We're looking to push the boundaries here." Yes, we learn from what has already been done, but we take that next level. We take it a step ahead. So I think just having that mindset as well. I think the two characteristics are staying power and just a thirst for innovation and pushing the envelope and not being satisfied until you do. Lucy:  Well, and I think the push for innovation is something that many people need to experience an innovative effort before they really understand that, right? Asmau:  Agreed. Lucy:  They have to be around it for a while. Some people are busy when they're young blowing things up in their parent's laundry room and the chemistry lab. But I think some people are a little scared of innovation perhaps until they've gone through it before. Asmau:  I think also that people are scared of failure. Lucy:  Yes. Agreed. Asmau:  I've been through this as well. For me, I think it's not necessarily failure, it's a fear of not being the best and not knowing how to approach or solve a problem. You then kind of shut off and just think you can separate yourself from this world of innovation just because you don't know how to relate to it. You are not sure you would be the best that you can be, if put in that world. I think even more so than not being around innovation because I think this day and age we're all around innovation. You can't escape from it. It's everywhere. I think it's the fear of just engaging with it and knowing that you can without failure. Larry:  Innovation is certainly a big word here, but also you know you have a very loving, wonderful family. You're building a new business. How was it that you bring ‑‑ and this is a word we talk about a little bit ‑‑ balance into your personal and your professional lives? Asmau:  A lot of support, my family. I think as women, we are built to multitask. I went out fundraising, when I was pregnant. I continued to work when I had my son. I didn't shut down between breastfeeding and changing diapers. I continued to work. It's really a matter of effective time management skills. Again that drive, that drive, if you're really passionate about something and it's is what drives you, then you find time for it. You get it done somehow. There's been times when I've slowed down, absolutely, but I've slowed down. I have always known that I would have to make up for that and get back on and push even harder. There's no magic formula to this. It's really just about having that drive, managing your time effectively and having the support. My husband has been... I couldn't have done this without him. He's been awesome. I remember having to travel out to the West Coast sometimes and not having a nanny and he would come out with me and stay with my son in the hotel, while I went out on meetings. It really is a team effort. Lucy:  I love that story because I feel like that's an answer to women potentially having stronger careers, that kind of sharing. I think not only that, but I think it's an answer to a number of fathers feeling like they've been with their kids as they've grown up. I think it's wonderful. You've already achieved a lot. What's next for you? We think that's kind of an interesting question to ask entrepreneurs because they are so heads down in their business and their life, but do you see anything that potentially might be next for you or for the company? Asmau:  Absolutely. You know it's interesting that you say that we're so heads down because I think you're absolutely right. I was talking to one of my colleagues here, and sometimes, we just realize that we just need to take some time out and appreciate the milestones that we've achieved. You spent so much time working at getting to that milestone, but when you get there, you're already thinking what's the next step. For us, I think we've built a great technology. We've built a great product and we have active users. I would love to see our user base increase significantly. I would love to see us go out there in the marketplace. We haven't done a ton of marketing, but we've already built great enthusiasm for our technology in the technology round space. My next goal is to reach as many people in the US and internationally as we can. I really see this as the next way to shop, the next way for people to engage with stores and with retailers both online and the physical stores. It's just to take a photo of whatever it is you want and we can use that visual information from that photo to drive e‑commerce. I mean just think about how huge that could potentially be. Lucy:  I'm excited. Asmau:  Whatever that thought is or wherever your imagination goes, that's how big we want to get, that's how much impact we want to have. It's baby steps. We've certainly taken a lot of baby steps in the past four years. We've made huge milestones and we're looking forward to our next achievement. Lucy:  It sounds wonderful and I'm looking forward to the time I could actually buy make‑up that looks good on me. Asmau:  Certainly. Lucy:  All right well thank you very much Asmau:  Thank you, Larry. Lucy:  I want to remind listeners that they can find this on w3w3.com and ncwit.org Larry:  You betcha. Thank you so. Lucy:  Good luck with the company. Asmau:  Thank you so much. [music] Series: Entrepreneurial HeroesInterviewee: Asmau AhmedInterview Summary: Asmau Ahmed's entrepreneurial story begins with years of unsuccessfully navigating store aisles in search of make-up and clothing colors to help her look her best. As an engineer and beauty and fashion enthusiast with over 11 years of experience in business, Asmau was compelled to address the problem with technology. So she built Plum Perfect, a visual search engine that provides instant personalized recommendations to shoppers using their photos. Release Date: September 1, 2012Interview Subject: Asmau AhmedInterviewer(s): Lucy Sanders, Larry NelsonDuration: 22:57

Audio File:  Download MP3Transcript: An Interview with Shanna Tellerman Product Line Manager, Autodesk Date: October 3, 2011 [intro music] Lucy Sanders: Hi, this is Lucy Sanders. I'm the CEO of NCWIT, National Center for Women & Information Technology. We're working hard to encourage more girls and women to pursue computing, education and career paths. This interview series with women who have started great technology companies is very inspirational. and to be having great advice for all entrepreneurs in terms of starting companies. With me Larry Nelson, w3w3. Hi Larry. Larry Nelson: Oh boy! It's a pleasure to be here. This is a great, great series. I know your listeners want to pass this interview along to others and you know would be interested and they can listen to it at couple of different places that we'll give you at the end of the show 24/7. Lucy: Today, we have another great person to interview. The talent just keeps coming. Today, we're talking to Shanna Tellerman who is currently at Autodesk, Cloud Services and Applications, but before that she was Founder and CEO of Wild Pockets. Shanna is in a post- acquisition mode. That's a very exciting thing to have a company that you are the founder of, be acquired. Wild Pockets is an end-to -end open source solution that supports creators through the life cycle of 3D game development. I can't wait to hear more about it. It was Shanna's first technology company out of graduate school, but she attended Carnegie Mellon University, which is just a great, great school. She attended the Entertainment Technology Center. Doesn't that sound like great deal of fun? Shanna welcome. We're really happy to talk to you today. Shanna Tellerman: Thank you, glad to be here. Lucy: Tell us a little bit about Wild Pockets/Autodesk and what's happening. Shanna: My company was Wild Pockets. We were building out a 3D game engine that you could access in a web browser. What we were trying to do is make the ability to build games, 3D games specifically, easier and more broadly accessible to anybody. When my company first met with Autodesk, Autodesk is the creator of 3D tools and all kinds of products for the media world, the entertainment world, architecture, manufacturing, engineering. They saw what we were doing and saw that we had an idea that could be applicable to a lot of their different tools and products here at Autodesk. There was a lot of synergy between our teams and the company. Ultimately they decided that we should join them. Now I work at Autodesk. I'm the Product Line Manager for our new Autodesk cloud product line, something that's coming out this fall. It has been started through the summer last year. It's a really exciting new space for Autodesk. We're doing some awesome new things. Lucy: Well, that's pretty exciting. We don't often talk to people who are in that post-acquisition mode, so maybe a sentence or two about what that was all like. Shanna: This Autodesk acquisition of our company was a pretty quick experience. We had been talking to them and working with them a bit over the course of two years. Then, when I met with one of their directors of engineering, he was really an exciting person to talk to and visionary here at Autodesk. Then I would think up on what we were doing and what he was doing on a fairly regular basis. We did that a couple of times over the course of two years. Finally, they said, "We really want to move forward. We want to make their team part of our company." Once they said that, the process went really quickly. It was really about working together, figuring out the right terms, making sure investors were happy, et cetera, but we all had the end goal in mind. Within a couple of months, the whole deal was closed. Our team in Pittsburgh can move into an Autodesk office in Pittsburgh. I was in San Francisco. I had moved into their San Francisco Office. Before I knew it, I was completely part of the Autodesk Company. Lucy: Surprised. That's very good. Congratulations. Shanna: Thank you. Lucy: Shanna, why don't you tell our listeners a little bit about how you first got into technology? Everybody is always curious to know what was it that first sparked your interest. Shanna: I first got into technology during college actually. I had gone into college for fine arts, of all things. I was painting and drawing and doing very traditional art, but Carnegie Mellon is an extremely practical and tech-heavy school. It's one of the number one computer science schools across the country and a great engineering program. They have a lot of interdisciplinary programs. Even though I was in the art school, it didn't take very long before I was introduced to all of the amazing things going on in the computer science program. Specifically, I had seen this one presentation from this course called "Building Virtual Worlds." They did a big presentation for the whole school at the end of their semester. It was really like a show they put on. People were standing on stage, wearing these 3D virtual reality glasses, and taking you through like video games that were being projected live. They were playing through it in real time. I looked at that. I was like, "This is the coolest thing I have ever seen. I have to go to that class. I have to take that class, because they combine artists with computer scientists, so I would get to build these worlds, but I didn't have to know how to program them." That was really what drew me in to technology. I had played around with some of the different editing programs, Photoshop, and other kinds of programs, Director, and a little bit of the 3D tools, but it was the end result. It was looking at the incredible things that could be produced. They were both visual, but also interactive that drew me in. Lucy: Well, Carnegie Mellon does that so well. They are so well known for interdisciplinary curriculum and computing, a great place to be drawn in, I must say. One more technology question for you. When you look out, your purview of the technology landscape, what technologies do you think are particularly interesting or up-and- comer? Shanna: Well, I'm going to have to say it's really all about the cloud right now. That's what I'm excited about working on it at this very moment. It's about not having to be tied to one particular device or your laptop or your computer or your phone, but it's about being able to take the thing you're doing anywhere that you want to be. You're working on a document. You can access it from or your phone or your iPad even, you're playing a game and you log in here and then log out and then you log back in from your TV. It's in the same place and remember who you are. The cloud is providing incredible opportunities for us to be super- connected and also things that people don't really usually think about, which is it can process in compute intense data at a rate that a single machine can't. Some of the really cool things we're doing here at Autodesk includes rendering in the cloud. Rendering when you take like a 3D model and you create a photorealistic version of that 3D model with all of the perfect lighting and the materials that were just like they do in the real world. Usually you'd be an artist and you'd be sitting at your computer and maybe building a model of a house. If you want to do a rendering a bit to show the client what that house is looked like, then you had clicked the render button and then you would probably log out for the evening and let it run for hours while it creates that photorealistic rendering. When you send that to the cloud, you can scale up. You can do renderings in minutes or they can take a few hours, but you keep working on your machine, because it's not processing locally anymore. That to me is just the tip of the iceberg of the incredible things that the cloud can do. Lucy: Speaking of rendering, too, I remember about eight or nine years ago watching something I thought was pretty simple get rendered, and it did, it took forever. Larry: Yeah. Lucy: Speeding this stuff up is good. Larry: I'm more empathetic than I want. Lucy: Yes. Larry: Shanna, can you hear me? You came out of Carnegie Mellon and you formed a company. Why did you become that entrepreneur and what is that about entrepreneurship that makes you tick? Shanna: I became an entrepreneur totally accidentally. I came out of Carnegie Mellon. Actually well I was still within Carnegie Mellon. I was working on a project in graduate school that to me felt like a really had legs. It was something that we had prototyped and we had shown to our end users. They were excited about it and they wanted to start using it in the real world. I said, "Oh! How can we make that happen?" The university was not planning to continue to develop it into a commercial product. They build prototypes, they build samples, but they don't commercially distribute software. I started looking at can we get grants to the university to commercialize this or is there another path? Before I knew it, I started talking to local business people and investors. They said, "I think there is a commercial opportunity here." At which point, I said, "OK. Well, let's see if we can make this happen." Really it was my eagerness to try to get something from prototype to reality that drove me into entrepreneurship. Larry: Wow! Lucy: Well, I suppose that the accidental entrepreneur is may be more common than we think. Larry: Yes. Lucy: You know for sure. Who influenced or supported you to take that path? It sounds like people, perhaps at CMU or in the local community who you had talked to, were encouraging you to take that technology outside the university. Who else influenced you? Shanna: I had a bunch of great mentors along the way. The very first one was somebody named Randy Pausch, which perhaps you've heard. He is famous for the book he wrote and the talk he gave called "The Last Lecture." He was actually the person who ran that class that I talked about Building Virtual Worlds. He was the reason I got into technology. He was influential through my whole course into starting a company and supporter all along the way for everything I was doing. He was one of my first mentors and I recommend seeing "The Last Lecture" if you've not seen that, because he unfortunately passed away from cancer a few years ago. But before he got sick, he was an incredible teacher. Another mentor for me was someone named Jesse Schell, very well- known in the game industry. He's done a bunch of talks on something called "Gamification" and he worked at Disney Imagineering and he's now a professor at the Entertainment Technology Center, he has a game studio. He was one of my early advisers, an adviser/co-founder when we started this company. He was somebody who really was there in the early days supporting me and encouraging me and helping me figure out how to get this company up and running. Very quickly after that, I met somebody name Jake Witherell. He had been a former entrepreneur who was a local person. He was just an informal adviser and guided me through all kinds of the bumps and chaos of starting a company in the early days. Then in the later days of the company, I moved from Pittsburgh where I started the company in the area of Carnegie Mellon. I moved out to San Francisco where I started working with venture capitalists and investors in Silicon Valley. There was one woman that I met out here who was actually a Carnegie Mellon grad as well. She was an accomplished entrepreneur as well as an accomplished venture capitalist. Her name is Cindy Padnos. She was an amazing mentor for me. She helped me establish myself out here. She connected me to people to invest in the company. She also connected me with lots of partners and lots of opportunities. A really incredible woman. Lucy: She is incredible. She has a venture fund that she's forming called Illuminate Ventures. She's just a fabulous person. Larry: All of these different things that you've done, graduating and starting your own business and getting acquired. What is the toughest thing that you've had to do? Shanna Tellerman: There's a lot of tough things when you're an entrepreneur. Stacking them up and saying the toughest one is a hard thing to pick, but I would say that actually it had to be letting people go. One of the toughest things that you have to do is manage a team. A team of people works best together when the culture and the environment is right. Oftentimes you'll hire somebody and they may be really talented or really smart or really good in some way, but they just aren't fitting. They aren't fitting the team or they aren't doing the work they need to do. To have to make the call that that person doesn't belong in the company anymore is the hardest call that I've ever had to make in my life. We've had that happen a few times. I really liked and respected the people, but the fit wasn't right. I just knew that that kind of a bad seed on your team can disrupt your progress. Lucy: I think too that generally the people themselves know that they're not a fit. They're going to be happier someplace else. That's what I always used to tell myself. "I'm doing them a favor." Shanna: You do think that. You think after the fact, I hope that their next opportunity really makes them look back at this and say, I'm glad that things ended and I'm glad I was able to move on, but in the moment it is such a difficult thing when the person is unhappy. I'm one of those people who really thrives on energizing people and getting them excited and making them motivated and happy. To deliver a message that's the total opposite is really difficult. Lucy: It is difficult. I think almost everybody that I had to let go ended up being the better for it and came back and told me so. Larry: There you go. Lucy: I can tell so far in listening to you that you have a great deal of passion about the technology and about energizing people and having a great team. What other kind of advice would you give a young person about entrepreneurship? What other kinds of things do you think are really important? Shanna: The first thing that's really important is just doing it. I think that most people stumble on the idea that they're not ready, that they're not prepared, that there's one more thing that they need to do first, the time isn't right, etc., etc. My personal feeling is if you've got an idea, you're motivated to make something happen of it, the best thing in the world you can do is go for it. You're going to definitely make mistakes. You're definitely going to fumble. It may not work out, but that's not the end of the world. It's really that journey and the learning experience that you get from it that's the most meaningful. The worst thing you can do is sit around and wait until everything feels like it's perfectly ready to go. Getting yourself out there and getting something started is the best thing that you can make happen. The other thing that I would say is surround yourself with incredible people. It's the people who have been around me that have made me who I am and have made these opportunities possible. I never could've done this on my own. I've always looked to a great team of people to work with, to a great team of people to advise me, to a great team of professionals to work with whether that be legal or whether that be HR or accounting, you look for people that you trust and that you know are going to be partners through what will hopefully be a long and very fruitful adventure, but could also be difficult and strenuous at times. Larry: Once again, you've been through a number of different things. I'm very fascinated by it, as well as your company. What are the personal characteristics that you have that makes you an entrepreneur? Shanna: I think entrepreneurs are generally curious people. They are people who get excited by the world and are excited by the possibilities of what they can do to change the world. They believe in themselves that they might have the opportunity to make that happen. I think there's a bit of confidence you have to build as an entrepreneur. There's a bit of fear of nothing. You have to believe that anything is possible and that your wildest dreams could come true. I also think you have to be extremely dedicated and extremely motivated because it's a lot of hard work. You need to focus and you need to get a lot done. You're probably the kind of person, if you're an entrepreneur, who has always over-committed or overdone everything that they've tried to do because that's just the personality that you have. But number one is really that curiosity or you're the kind of person who wants to explore and wants to try to make things happen. Lucy: I think that reminds me of the word "invention," too. You're curious. You take it one step. You see what happens. You take it another step and you just keep pushing forward with that relentlessness to really get it to move. You mentioned hard work and being dedicated. That gets us to our next question around having both a work life and a personal life. How would you integrate the two? Some people would even say balance, although I think we've come to realize that there is no such thing as balance in entrepreneurship. How do you address that in your own life? Shanna: Well I think the first thing is you have to love your work, because if you're an entrepreneur you're working a lot more than most people work. It does seep into every area of your life. If you don't like what you're doing you're not going to be very happy. That's the first thing I recommend. On top of that, I do think it's important to structure in balance. My first year or two I found that I was always on, I was always stressed, I was always anxious. I didn't really take time off for myself. It had a negative result. It made me more tired. It made me less focused at times when I needed to be focused. Eventually, by the 3rd or 4th year of my company, I started realizing on the weekends I need to take a good day or so where I'm not checking email and I'm not working, maybe even two days, which for an entrepreneur is a lot, but you need that time to rest and to get your mind off of everything going on. For me, I'm pretty active. I do that through sports. I've done triathlons. I've made a lot of friends out in the Bay area who also do triathlons. It's such a beautiful place to live in, the Bay area. There's so many places to explore that I just found being outside and being around people really rejuvenated me and put a lot of balance into my life. Larry: Wow, I could get tired just watching you, I think. Lucy: I think you might be an extrovert. Larry: Lucy, she does a lot of running too. Lucy: And I'm an extrovert: Larry: You have achieved a great deal for such a young person. I have to say that while you talked about the cloud and the things that you're doing with the company right now. What do you see is next for you? Shanna: I'd like to start something again at some point in my life. Right now I'm at Autodesk. I'm loving what I'm doing here at Autodesk. If it keeps going as it is today there's a good chance I will stay here because we're getting to start all kinds of things within the structure of a big company. I could also see an opportunity where something comes along and starting another company just makes sense and I dive into that and grow something from the ground up again. I'm pretty open. I usually let things come to me and roll in as they happen. I take the opportunity when something feels right to jump on it and try it out. Larry: Wow. I love it. Lucy: I think that's great. One thing I wanted to mention when you said that Shanna has accomplished a lot. I just have to give her a shout out for being named "Business Week's" best young entrepreneurs in 2009. That must have felt real good. Shanna: Maybe. Lucy: Yeah. One other thing too that I want to thank you for is your participation in organizations around women and computing and thank you for that. Great organizations like Astia, Women 2.0, Girl Geeks, etc. Thank you for your participation with those groups. They are most excellent. Thank you Shanna. We really enjoyed talking with you. Larry, do you want to remind listeners where they can find this interview? Larry: Absolutely. A couple of really neat places, ncwit.org, up there for sure, also at w3w3.com. You can listen to both 24/7. You'll see it in our podcast as well as our blog. Lucy: Shanna, thank you very much. Shanna: Thank you very much. This is definitely the area of passion for me. I hope that more girls do get into technology. I love opportunities like this. Thank you for having me. Lucy: Thank you. Larry: Thanks for being here. Shanna: OK. Thank you. Series: Entrepreneurial HeroesInterviewee: Shanna TellermanInterview Summary: Shanna Tellerman describes herself as an “accidental-entrepreneur” who turned a course project from Carnegie Mellon University into reality in the form of her first tech company, Wildpockets. The company focused on democratizing access to game development by providing a cloud hosted game engine. It was later acquired by Autodesk Cloud Services and Applications, where Shanna currently works as the Product Line Manager. Release Date: October 3, 2011Interview Subject: Shanna TellermanInterviewer(s): Lucy Sanders, Larry NelsonDuration: 20:42

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