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Anna Alex, Gründerin von Outfittery, Planetly und Founding Angel bei Nala Earth, ist zu Gast und teilt ihren Weg vom Aufbau erfolgreicher Startups bis hin zu ihrer Mission, Nachhaltigkeit und Naturschutz in den Fokus von Unternehmen zu rücken. Sie spricht über ihre Erfahrungen mit Exits, die Bedeutung von Secondaries für Gründer, und wie sie ein neues Setup als Founding Angel bei Nala Earth gewählt hat, um operativ aktiv zu bleiben, aber gleichzeitig Freiheiten für ihre Familie zu schaffen. Was du lernst: Die Rolle von Secondaries: Warum Gründer frühzeitig Secondaries in Betracht ziehen sollten, um Risiko zu minimieren und langfristig groß denken zu können Wie Secondaries Gründer motivieren und dabei helfen, nachhaltige Unternehmen aufzubauen Nala Earth und die Abhängigkeit von der Natur: Warum 50 % des globalen GDP von intakter Natur abhängen und welche Risiken Unternehmen eingehen, wenn sie das ignorieren Wie Nala Earth Unternehmen unterstützt, die Abhängigkeiten von Ressourcen wie Wasser, Bestäubern und Böden zu erkennen und zu managen Das Founding Angel Setup: Wie Anna als Founding Investor bei Nala Earth operativ aktiv bleibt, ohne Geschäftsführungsverantwortung zu übernehmen Warum dieses Modell für Gründer und Investoren spannend sein kann, um innovative Unternehmen effizient aufzubauen Lessons Learned aus Planetly und Exits: Warum eine klare Unternehmenskultur und ein starker Teamzusammenhalt entscheidend sind – auch über die Existenz eines Unternehmens hinaus Worauf es bei der Integration nach einem Exit ankommt und wie kulturelle Unterschiede eine Übernahme erschweren können Nachhaltigkeit als Business Case: Warum Naturschutz und Klimaschutz nicht nur moralisch, sondern auch wirtschaftlich sinnvoll sind Wie Unternehmen von nachhaltigen Strategien profitieren können und warum diese Themen auch in die Finanzabteilungen gehören ALLES ZU UNICORN BAKERY: https://zez.am/unicornbakery  Mehr zu Anna: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-alex/  Website: https://www.nala.earth/de  Join our Founder Tactics Newsletter: 2x die Woche bekommst du die Taktiken der besten Gründer der Welt direkt ins Postfach: https://www.tactics.unicornbakery.de/  Kapitel: (00:00:00) Wer ist Unternehmerin Anna Alex? (00:03:13) Annas Standpunkt zu Secondaries (00:10:27) Co-Founder vs. Founding Angel (00:17:46) Die Balance zwischen Arbeitszeit und Anteilen (00:20:31) Annas Pro-Argumente für Venture (00:23:51) Inwiefern sind wir als Unternehmer von der Natur abhängig? (00:28:58) Wie löst Nala Earth Produktentwicklung und Kundengewinnung? (00:35:10) Wie priorisiert Anna die Aufgabenbereiche, die sie (erstmal) behält? (00:40:33) Learning der Planetly-Journey (00:47:40) Wie war es für Anna, als Planetly eingestampft wurde? (00:56:37) Die Krux der Merges (01:02:02) Wie aligned sind die Interessen von Gründern und Investoren?

Today in Sense of Soul we have author and recovery advocate Mary Beth O'Connor, former Federal Judge who shares her story of overcoming addiction to methamphetamine and becoming a recovery advocate. Clean and sober today for nearly three decades, she is proof that anyone can find their sober self, their best self, no matter how far they have fallen.  She is the author of the memoir, From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction, former federal judge Mary Beth O'Connor shares her three-phase journey to recovery. The riveting memoir details the abuse and trauma that drove Mary Beth to shoot methamphetamine at 17, the chaos from her addiction, and how she developed a personalized recovery plan, without a higher power, that led to twenty-nine years of sobriety thus far.   Mary Beth is a Board Member, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers Foundation. She is also a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery and frequently develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety.    For more information, visit: https://junkietojudge.com, and follow her on Twitter at @MaryBethO_.  www.senseofsoulpodcast.com

Today on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have a special episode featuring a good friend of mine, Dr. Giora Yaron. We talk about what's happening in Israel now, the realities of the situation Israel faces and what's likely to happen next. Dr. Giora Yaron is considered a legend in the startup tech world. He's known as one of the key players in creating the tech startup VC ecosystem. He started his career as a Senior Executive in National Semiconductor in the United States. And subsequent to that he's founded, co-founded, and/or been the chairman of more than 25 Deep-tech startups. He's also the former chairman of Tel Aviv University. Dr. Yaron is also a decorated Israeli Defense Forces Combat officer. And today, he serves as a strategic adviser to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. No matter what you think about this war, no matter how much you think you might know, there's a lot to learn in this riveting captivating, in depth, no BS conversation with a living Israeli legend. Also, it's important to note this episode was recorded on October 26 2023. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let's go. Dr. Giora Yaron on the current situation in Israel Christopher Lochhead and Dr. Giora Yaron discuss the situation in Israel. Dr. Yaron shares how his family was safe living far from conflict zones, although they hosted affected families initially. He mentioned the challenges faced by IDF with a significant number drafted and the delicate balance in completing the mission while saving hostages. Dr. Yaron also highlighted past incidents, comparing the current situation to previous attacks in 1973 and 2002. He expressed concerns about dealing with barbarian savages and the challenge of maintaining Israeli values while addressing the crisis. Dr. Giora Yaron on the conflict's impact on civilians The conversation then shifts to the topic of the recent conflict in Israel and its impact on civilians. Dr. Yaron discusses the strategic and moral dilemmas faced by Israel in dealing with groups like Hamas and the challenges in differentiating between combatants and civilians. He emphasizes the need to combat extremist groups aiming to establish an Islamic state and the importance of military action to achieve this. Christopher notes that many veterans, like Colin Powell, become peacemakers later in life and discussed the heroic efforts of civilians in the conflict. But Dr. Yaron responds that the situation isn't about pursuing peace but dealing with an ongoing conflict. Dr. Giora Yaron on Cultural Differences and how it affects perception in the West Dr. Yaron shares his concerns about the disconnect between Western sympathies for Palestinians and the harsh realities faced by Israelis due to terrorist attacks. He emphasizes the need for a practical approach and shared personal experiences, such as Mellanox's tragic incident, to illustrate the challenges faced in pursuing peace in the region. He further underscores the complexities of the situation and the clash between idealistic hopes for peace and the harsh realities on the ground. To hear more from Dr. Giora Yaron and the clash of ideals in Israel, download and listen to this episode. Bio Dr. Giora Yaron is the former Chairman of Tel Aviv University (Executive Council), and on the board of Amdocs (DOX). Dr. Yaron serves on the advisory board of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. He is also an active Founding Investor and Founder of a group of high-tech and med-tech companies; P-cube, (acquired by Cisco), PentaCom (acquired by Cisco), Qumranet (acquired by Redhat), Comsys (acquired by Conexant, Texas Instruments), Exanet (acquired by Dell) Hyperwise Security (acquired by Checkpoint) Qwilt, Itamar Medical, Excelero, Equalum and, Aqua Security. Dr. Yaron has been serving as board member and/or Chairman of the Boards of these com...

Today we are happy to welcome Simone Brummelhuis, Founding Partner & Fund Director of Borski Fund, a VC fund investing in technology leaders and diversity. Simone is Supervisory Board Member of Royal Schiphol group, Rabo Amsterdam and Media Huis Nederland. She previously founded The Next Women, providing access to capital, programs, resources and networks for female entrepreneur and is Founding Investor and Director of The Next Women Crowd Fund.

Jonah Goodhart hat zwei Exits mit einem Gesamtvolumen von mehr als 1,5 Milliarden Dollar hinter sich. Bei Right Media (an Yahoo verkauft) war er Founding Investor, Insidern zufolge, war er aber deutlich stärker involviert. Die Advertising Management Plattform MOAT verkaufte er 2017 für ca. 850 Millionen Dollar an Oracle. Deswegen sprechen wir über Jonahs Company Building für die Gründung von B2B SaaS Firmen. ALLES ZU UNICORN BAKERY:https://zez.am/unicornbakeryWas du lernst:Validierung von Ideen: Was macht eine wirklich gute SaaS Idee aus?Wie entwickelst du eine B2B Logo Maschine, die stetig wächst?Wie findest du so verlässlich wie möglich Product-Market Fit?Jonah GoodhartLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahgoodhart/ Montauk Labs: https://www.mtklabs.com/ WHATSAPP NEWSLETTER:1-2x wöchentlich bekommst du eine persönliche Sprachnotiz oder Inhalte von mir, die dich zu einem besseren Gründer machen, melde dich jetzt mit einem Klick an: https://bit.ly/ub-whatsapp-newsletter(00:00:00) Wie hast du zu Beginn deiner Karriere Ideen validiert und ausgewählt vs. wie hat sich das im Lauf der Jahre verändert?(00:09:01) Wie sehr beeinflussen dich deine Bekanntheit in der Szene und dein Umfeld bei der Ideenumsetzung?(00:12:58) Wie würdest du als First Time Founder vorgehen, wenn vermeintlich alle anderen Gründer um dich herum mehr Erfahrung haben und wissen, was sie tun?(00:16:12) Welche Dinge sind zu Beginn meines Unternehmens wirklich wichtig und was ist eher "go with the flow"?(00:19:33) Wie definierst du als Seriengründer ein gutes Team?(00:23:02) Wie entscheidet man als Gründer, welche Art Finanzierung man wählt? Wann bootstrappe ich, wann suche ich einen Angel-Investor, wann einen VC?(00:29:08) Wie sehr wird unterschätzt, welchen Schaden eine Fremdfinanzierung anrichten kann, wenn der Gründer nicht genau weiß, was er tut?(00:40:30) Was bedeutet für dich Product Market Fit und wann wusstest du mit deinem Unternehmen, dass du ihn erreichst/auf dem Weg dorthin bist?(00:43:37) Was braucht es, um eine Logo Machine im Vertrieb zu bauen?(00:50:58) Wann kann ich die Produkte bestmöglich an meine Kunden anpassen und wann sollte die Skalierbarkeit im Fokus stehen?(00:54:19) Musstest ihr schon mal einen Kunden ablehnen, weil er zu viele Anpassungen wollte und was wollen VCs lieber - skalierbare Produkte oder angepasste?(01:04:10) Wie kommst du persönlich mit den mentalen und stressigen Herausforderungen zurecht, die Gründungen mit sich bringen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From Junkie to Judge with Mary Beth O'Connor Untapped Keg Ep 134Do you want to be a part of the show? Go to www.UntappedKeg.com/Community and let us know what your daily mantra or affirmation is to help you get through tough times! You can do so anonymous or read it yourself to hear your voice on the show!Mary Beth has been sober from a meth use disorder since 1994. She also is in recovery from abuse and trauma. Her history and her recovery are chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. Mary Beth is a Director, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers Foundation. She also is a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery. She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. Mary Beth also has had opinion pieces published, including in the Wall Street Journal. Professionally, 6 years into her recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014 she was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge from which position she retired early in 2020. The very FIRST endorsement for a coach is Jake Yoder of Natural High's Recovery! You can schedule a FREE call with Jake to see if you both would be a fit to work together here: https://calendly.com/naturalhighs/untapped-keg-podcastCheck out Mary Beth's links here:WebsiteLinkedINBookCheck out Untapped Keg's website where you can find all the episodes and social media at: Join The Community: Be Part of the SHOW!!!WebsiteTwitterInstagramYouTubeTime Stamps:0:00 Intro5:00 Mary Beth's Story12:00 Mary Beth's Recovery15:00 Finding Mary Beth17:00 Finding Your Passion25:00 Mary Beth's Mental Health Recovery34:00 Mary Beth, Boundaries, and Giving Yourself Permission43:00 Mary Beth the Author47:00 Mary Beth's Final MessageIf you want some Untapped Keg merch be sure to check out:MerchNeed Help? Dial 988 or:Call Foundations Recovery Networks:confidential and private line at: 877-714-1318 Nationwide Residential & Outpatient Facilities:National Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255 Games and Online Harrassment Hotline: Just text "SUPPORT" to 23368

This episode of Tech Sales Insights is the last part of our conversation with Nick Candito, Founding Investor at Flatfile and Co-Founder of Angel Collective Opportunity Fund (ACOF). He explains the need for balance between technical and go-to-market founders and how each plays a pivotal role in defining the product that will ultimately solve the customer's problem. And just as important, Nick also discusses the need for feedback to climb to the next stage of growth.  HIGHLIGHT QUOTESHave a feedback loop between the technical and strategic founders - Nick: "Every technology-first company needs a product and I think that's... the skillset of the founders. I think the ones that have a founder around the table who knows how to think about strategy, ops, go-to-market, they tend to be able to have every part of that conversation." "You represented the fastest. But I also think there's something to be said about the feedback loop with strictly technical founders that know how to kind of see each other's strengths and then just trust what maybe others are getting for observations."Be mindful of the bigger picture and the people you work with along the way - Nick: "Thinking very deliberately about relationships and opportunities, you always think you're going to have your next opportunity or there's more relationships that you can get introduced to, so I've tried to now be much more relationship-focused, much more patient, and it's tough to balance that with the founder DNA." Find out more about Nick in the link below:About Nick Send in a voice message to us: https://anchor.fm/salescommunity/message This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by: Sales Community | https://www.salescommunity.com/OpenSymmetry | https://www.opensymmetry.com/

This episode of Tech Sales Insights is the second part of our conversation with Nick Candito, Founding Investor at Flatfile and Co-Founder of Angel Collective Opportunity Fund (ACOF). He discusses how companies need a great product and customers to even begin a PLG motion. Nick also talks about determining product-market fit using product signals, as well as choosing the right customers that help you define the market together. HIGHLIGHT QUOTESYou need a great product and actually have customers to be successful at PLG - Nick: "The reality is, to build a great company, you're going to need the best product, good marketing, and probably exceptional go-to-market, which means everything that goes into how you think about predictably finding, acquiring, and then making a customer successful."Finding product-market fit early and picking the best customers - Nick: "You really want to optimize for how do you get in the door for those customers, and picking great customers means they're going to help you define the market together which is how do you grow the addressable opportunity." Find out more about Nick in the link below:About Nick Send in a voice message to us: https://anchor.fm/salescommunity/message This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by: Sales Community | https://www.salescommunity.com/OpenSymmetry | https://www.opensymmetry.com/ 

This episode of Tech Sales Insights is the first part of our conversation with Nick Candito, Founding Investor at Flatfile and Co-Founder of Angel Collective Opportunity Fund (ACOF). He shares his professional journey in investing and operations and how he ensures the health of their portfolio today together with their fund managers. He also explains how they do not lead rounds and instead facilitate the introductions that lead to the next rounds of financing. HIGHLIGHT QUOTES Working with large family offices with an emerging manager problem - Nick: "It's been helpful right now to be more active with existing companies, especially the ones that are doing better than maybe the broader market knows because they're not out fundraising."  Making introductions to facilitate the next rounds of financing - Nick: "We're not leading rounds. We do facilitate a lot of introductions. If our managers are inception stage, we describe ourselves as inflection. So right when the business is starting to really work and doing better than people realize."Find out more about Nick in the link below: About Nick Send in a voice message to us: https://anchor.fm/salescommunity/message This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by:  Sales Community | https://www.salescommunity.com/OpenSymmetry | https://www.opensymmetry.com/

Mary Beth has been sober since 1994, after spending many years as an IV meth addict. She also is in recovery from abuse, trauma, self-harm, ptsd, and anxiety. Her history and her recovery are chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. In August 2020, Mary Beth had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, I Beat Addiction without God, where she described combining ideas from several secular programs to create a robust recovery foundation. Mary Beth is a Director, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers Foundation. She also is a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery. She also develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety. She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. Professionally, 6 years into her recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014 she was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge from which position she retired early in 2020.

My guest has been clean and sober since 1994. She also is in recovery from abuse, trauma, self-harm, ptsd, and anxiety. Her history and her recovery are chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. She is also a Director, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers Foundation. Additionally, she is a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery.She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. This includes conferences, podcasts, radio, and recovery houses. She also develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety. https://junkietojudge.com/http://www.yourlotandparcel.org

In this episode, Rob and Ileana are joined by Jeff Wallace, Founder of Global Kinetics and Co-Founder of, "Silicon Valley in Your Pocket." He is a well known, very experienced entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, an active Angel investor and LP Investor into new fund managers. He is deeply passionate about entrepreneurship as an economic engine. He talks to us about his simple, but ambitious belief that the knowledge, relationships and experience of "Silicon Valley" should be accessible to entrepreneurs anywhere in the world, at any time. His passion for the world's founders is contagious. If you're a global founder, or investor who wants access global deal flow, you'll really enjoy this episode. Jeff's work at Global Kinetics is focused in his market development accelerator to early-to-mid stage clients seeking to establish/expand operations in the US market & a long-standing enterprise mobility industry veteran. He is a Co-Founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket (SVIYP), a mobile & online platform that allows global entrepreneurs to access Silicon Valley content, coaching & connections as they build viable businesses. In addition, he is an Executive Board Member to the Rutgers Business School Road to Silicon V/Alley Program (RSVP). He is a Founding Investor of Batchery, a global incubator for tech startups. Jeff is an EIR for SKTA Innopartners. He is an Advisor and Fund Investor for UC Berkeley's incubator, SkyDeck. He was previously with Cognizant & Brillio where he was founder & Global Practice Head for the Mobility practices & focused on Internet of Things (IoT) & user experience (UX). Prior to this, he was a serial entrepreneur founding several businesses from the mid-1990s. He was awarded the prestigious BridgeGate 20 Award, recognizing him as one of the top 20 business leaders & “difference makers” in S. California's IT & new media community. He is a mentor and advisor to several Silicon Valley technology accelerators where he advises early to mid stage companies. He is an active angel investor and a member of Berkeley Angel Network. Jeff is a Board member for Innovate Marquette SmartZone in Michigan where he helps support the entrepreneurial eco-system in which new tech-based business ideas can start, grow and succeed. He frequently speaks at international conferences & corporate events & has published extensively about enterprise mobility, UX, IoT & startup / entrepreneurial related topics. He holds a BA degree in Economics/Finance from Rutgers College & an MBA in Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Technology from UC Berkeley. He is based in San Francisco enjoys the Silicon Valley lifestyle.” Feel free to follow and engage with JEFF here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jwallace913 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwallace913/ Website: https://siliconvalleyinyourpocket.com We're so grateful to you, our growing audience of entrepreneurs, investors, builders, influencers and those interested in the entrepreneurial economies of Latin America and the under-represented entrepreneurial communities in the USA! Plug in, relax and enjoy some Spanish, English and a fun dose of spanglish as always. We're here to help inspire, educate and empower you, so that you can build the future! ¡Salud y gracias!, Mentors Today's Team --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mentorstoday/message

In this episode, we discuss:Mary Beth's recovery from abuse, trauma, self-harm, PTSD, and anxietyThe relationship between trauma and addictionChoosing a secular path to recoveryWhy there is no “one-size-fits-all” path to recoveryHer triumphant story from "junkie to judge"The false hierarchy of addictionEnding the stigmaMary Beth has been clean and sober since 1994. She also is in recovery from abuse, trauma, self-harm, ptsd, and anxiety. Her history and her recovery are chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction.Mary Beth is a Director, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers Foundation. She also is a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery.She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. This includes conferences, podcasts, radio, and recovery houses. She also develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety.In August 2020, Mary Beth had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, I Beat Addiction without God, where she described combining ideas from several secular programs to create a robust recovery foundation. In November 2020 she had an op-ed published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in support of a safe injection site, I was a federal judge, and I support Safehouse. Here's why. Mary Beth's memoir writings have been published in Memoir Magazine, Awakenings, The Noyo River Review, The Fault Zone, Carry the Light, and Ravens Perch. Professionally, 6 years into her recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014 she was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge from which position she retired early in 2020.Website: junkietojudge.comTwitter: @MaryBethO_Book: From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction: O'Connor, Mary Beth: 9780757324567: AmazonSmile: Books__If you're looking for support with your sobriety, be sure to check out the Holistic Sober Living Course, starting this month. This 8-week guided group program is designed to help you quit drinking a begin building a fulfilling life alcohol free. See link below for details:sunandmoonsoberliving.com/holistic-sober-living-courseFollow @sunandmoon.soberliving for more free resources and inspirationDisclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

  What can modern scientists learn from the Wright brothers? Whether you're an academic researcher or an entrepreneur, you'll often need to balance the financial and creative sides of science. With the right approach to managing your research, you can learn to harness your scientific passion to drive innovative discovery—and when that research takes off, the money will follow. 00:44     Introductions Meet your hosts, Nick and Damien from Experimental Designs Consulting. EDC website 01:30     Does profit really trump passion in scientific entrepreneurship? Are we approaching the end of the technical founder era? Nick and Damien discuss a recent article that describes a new model of biotech product development, controlled more by venture capital interests than by the passion of individual founding scientists. How can entrepreneurs balance these two aspects of the biotech business to reduce financial risk without stifling scientific innovation?  Article: The Founder is dead. Long live The Founding Investor, by Isaac Stoner 13:50     Beyond the budget in academic research In this segment, your hosts explore an example of a major equipment purchase decision in which the immediate financial costs had to be weighed against the value and risk of a long-term investment in the lab's research productivity. Reframing the dollars and cents of a research budget in ways that relate directly to advancing your overall research vision can help you make the right decisions about how to spend your hard-earned funds. The story of Samuel Langley: 5 Lessons From the Wright Brothers and the Power of Purpose, by Aly Juma Feedback? Questions? Ideas for new episodes? Let us know!

Angel City FC Founding Investor and Vice President of Player Development & Operations Angela Hucles joins Megan Reyes, Jessica Black, Nina Kiefer and Sarah Gorden. The two-time Olympic gold medalist reflects on Angel City's up-and-down season so far and gives us an inside look into the club behind the scenes. Later, Megan sits down for an exclusive interview with Simone Charley, and we welcome in our second guest, Executive Director at Common Goal USA Lilli Barrett-O'Keefe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Jyotsna Krishnan (Managing Partner, Elevar Equity), joins our host Digjay, to talk about her path leading up to Elevar Equity, Elevar's unique investing DNA, taking concentrated bets while investing at very early stages of a company, why ‘aspiration' is the key emotion that founder's should tap on when building for the underserved markets, building conviction as a ‘founding investor', Elevar's North-star metric as a VC fund, how being a VC has influenced Jyotsna's personality over the years & more. Founded in 2006, Elevar Equity is a VC firm that invests in transformative and scalable ventures focused on underserved customers & low-income communities. Elevar has invested in 40+ companies across India and Latin America, which includes impact driving companies like Ujjivan, Samunnati, LEAD School, The Better India, InCred, Justo, Indifi amongst others. Prior to Elevar, Jyotsna was at HSBC and worked directly with the bank's India leadership. An SP Jain alum, Jyotsna has over 16+ years of work experience spanning across banking, retail financial services and building businesses as an early-stage investor. You can connect with her here on Linkedin. ---- Show notes – (01:43) Jyotsna's background & path leading up to Elevar Equity (06:01) Elevar's DNA - Understanding the pulse of the underserved customer segment in emerging economies (08:50) Unique VC & PE crossover investment style - concentrated bets while investing at very early stages of a company (11:20) Why ‘aspiration' is the key emotion that founder's should think about when building for this segment (17:59) Available white spaces for founders to build trusted brands catering to the underserved markets (25:49) Building conviction as a ‘founding investor' (31:11) North-star metric for a VC fund like Elevar (32:50) How being a VC has influenced Jyotsna's personality over the years? (36:45) Rapid fire and closing remarks ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any podcast platforms of your choice (like Spotify & Apple iTunes). We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This helps others discover the podcast organically. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay here on Linkedin & Twitter

This week we feature Serhat Aydogdu, founding investor at D4 Ventures and host of the Curious Learners podcast. 

This week we had on Tali Vogelstein (@talivog) from Avid Ventures. Avid just closed on one of the largest first-time funds ever raised, and the firm is looking to win allocation into the best deals by taking a more collaborative approach. Within her role, Tali focuses on investing across consumer internet, fintech, and software businesses across the US, Europe, and Israel. In this talk, we discuss: Sweat equity and earning the right to follow on investments Building an LP base that is a source of value to portfolio companies Catalysts that have propelled Israel into an innovation hub

Welche Qualitäten müssen Gründer mitbringen?Feliks baut Firmen als Founding Investor mit auf, investiert als Business Angel und hat bereits selbst Regiohelden aufgebaut und verkauft. Worauf achtet er bei Gründern mit denen er arbeitet?Aus dem Interview mit Feliks Eyser von 2020, habe ich diesen Ausschnitt hervorgekramt. Falls du das ganze Interview hören willst, dann klicke hier: https://jungunternehmerpodcast.com/feliks-eyserFalls dir der heutige Short gefallen hat, würde ich mich freuen, wenn du den Podcast abonnierst oder einem Freund bzw. einer Freundin empfiehlst, der bzw. die diesen Impuls gerade brauchen kann. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wie baue ich eine neue Firma auf? Die Schritt für Schritt Anleitung am konkreten BeispielDarf ich vorstellen, unser erster Stammgast: Feliks Eyser!Feliks war bereits ein Mal im Podcast dabei und in der ersten Folge haben wir sehr viel über seine Story gesprochen.Nach viel gutem Feedback und Feliks Interesse mehr Inhalte zu produzieren, haben wir uns dazu entschlossen regelmäßig über Stories aus seinem Alltag zu sprechen.In dieser ersten Stammgastfolge haben wir nochmal über ein paar Details aus seiner Regiohelden Zeit gesprochen, bevor wir dann zu seiner Neugründung übergegangen sind.Feliks hat gemeinsam mit seinem Partner Stefan Tietze als Founding Investor eine Firma mit zwei CODE Studenten gegründet, die jetzt seit ein paar Monaten im Stealth Modus anläuft.Im Interview arbeiten wir uns Stück für Stück durch den Gründungsprozess, sodass klar wird in welchen Phasen welche Prioritäten liegen.Hierbei besprechen wir sowohl, ob ich zuerst die GmbH gründe, Geld einsammle oder doch erstmal den Markt testen sollte, sowie die Frage, welche Systeme unbedingt aufgesetzt werden müssen, um später nicht über Schlampigkeiten zu stolpern.Phase 1: TeamDas Team besteht aus zwei technisch versierten Gründern und Feliks und Stefan als Founding Investoren. Die beiden Gründer sind Designer und Engineers, sodass Produkte wirklich inhouse fertiggestellt werden können und es nicht an technischem Skillset scheitert.Phase 2: Dummy bauen & am Markt testenDieser Schritt ist definitiv unterschätzt. Oft bauen Gründerteams erst ganze Produkte, bevor sie diese am Markt testen. Feliks und sein Team haben sich darauf fokussiert einen Dummy in Figma zu bauen, den man in einer Kundendemo testen kann, ohne ihn vorher programmieren zu müssen.So kann man Features anhand von Kundenfeedback evaluieren und muss nicht Tage für das Programmieren einzelner Features verwenden, die keiner braucht.Wie testet man am Markt?Die Jungs sind im Bereich kleiner- & mittelständischer Unternehmen unterwegs und haben so potentielle Kunden in ihrer Zielgruppe gesucht. Diese haben sie angerufen & angeschrieben und versucht die Leads zu einer Demo einzuladen. In dieser Produktdemo, wurden die potentiellen Kunden dann durch den Designprototypen durchgeleitet, als wenn das Produkt schon komplett existieren würde. Im letzten Schritt wurden dann Letter of Intents eingesammelt, die zeigen, dass der Kunde auch wirklich Geld ausgeben möchte, wenn das Produkt fertiggestellt wird.Phase 3: Kundenfeedback und Kaufinteresse evaluierenAnhand des Feedbacks und mehr als 10 LOIs war schnell klar, dass mit dem Produkt auch Umsatz generiert werden kann. Durch die konkreten Wünsche der Kunden, konnte auch die Produktroadmap erstellt werden, sodass Prioritäten in der Entwicklung geklärt sind.Phase 4: Fundraising & Gründung der FirmaErst nachdem der Need am Markt evaluiert wurde, haben sich die Jungs ans Fundraising gemacht.Die erste Runde konnte dann aufgrund von fundiertem Kundeninteresse und bestehendem Netzwerk von Stefan & Feliks in einer Woche abgeschlossen werden. Grundsätzliche Empfehlung zum Fundraising: Investoren solltest du versuchen kennenzulernen, bevor du sie brauchst. So können sie dich in einem entspannteren Umfeld kennenlernen und beobachten. Fundraising ist Vertrauenssache und das vergessen viele oft. Wenn du noch keine Investoren kennst, versuch den Investoren von vertrauenswürdigen Personen vorgestellt zu werden. Dies können andere Gründer, Netzwerke oder auch Inkubatoren / Accelerator sein.Mit der Fertigstellung der Runde gab es dann auch den Notartermin, sodass hier alles in einem Aufwasch erledigt werden konnte und die GmbH war gegründet.Phase 5: Strategy Offside & HiringMit dem gesicherten Funding, kann das Team stetig erweitert werden... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Josef Brunner hat schon mehrere Startups erfolgreich groß gemacht und ist nun mit Relayr wieder auf Erfolgsspur Richtung Zukunft. Er ist Founding Investor und CEO von Relayr, einer der treibenden Kräfte für das industrielle Internet of Things. Die industrielle Transformation muss mit guten Ideen und Umsetzungspower in Europa mitgestaltet werden. Wir können nicht weiter nur großartige Ideen haben und theoretische Philosophen bleiben, wir müssen mehr Fokus auf die Umsetzung legen. Was ihm in der Transformation von Unternehmen jedoch besonders wichtig ist, ist der Respekt vor den Lebensleistungen der Mittelständler. „Ohne die Domain-Expertise unserer Kunden sind wir nichts.“ Neben seiner Haupttätigkeit investiert er außerdem in junge Unternehmen.

In dieser Folge des Industrial IoT Use Case Podcast spreche ich mit Josef, dem CEO von relayr, nach einer kurzen Vorstellung über "x as a Service Modelle" und damit zusammenhängend den CapEx und OpEx Entwicklungen. Demzufolge den Entwicklungen von Investitionsaufwendungen hin zu den Betriebsausgaben und was diese Projekte genau in der Praxis bedeuten. Wir sprechen ebenfalls darüber, wie das Risiko von IoT-Projekten minimiert werden kann im Sinne so genannter Revenue Share Modelle. Im Anschluss auch zu dem Prozess wie ich vor allem im Mittelstand meine Transformation von IoT-Projekten gestalten kann - weg vom klassischen Produkt - hin zu meinem Geschäft in der Zukunft und wie sich neue und bestehende Märke für mich entwickeln können.Wir sprechen zu spannenden Use Cases, beispielsweise über Kaffeequalität as a Service , oder Josef nennt es "cup as a service" Modell, als neues Geschäftsmodell. Dieser Use Case ist natürlich auch auf andere Branchen übertragbar in denen es beispielsweise über Kompressoren Druckluft oder Boiler im Gebäudeumfeld geht. Dann sprechen wir über den Use Case des Equipment breakdowns und dem Versicherungmodell dazu und wie Stillstandsreduktionen im Feld im Maschinen und Anlagenbau herbeigeführt werden können. Zuletzt sprechen wir über den Mittelständler Flenders, der als Motorenhersteller Marktführer im Bereich Mining Operations ist. Hierbei geht es ebenfalls um Stillstandsreduktion und Prozessoptimierung. Im Zusammenhang der Use Case sprechen wir ebenfalls über das Zusammenspiel mit der Muttergesellschaft der MunicRe, die der Rückversicherer für Versicherungen und Industriekunden sind. Relayr sind - wie Sie selber schreiben - "die Innovationsschmiede für das Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)" und stellt eine Lösung zur risikofreien digitalen Transformation bereit. Relayr ist dabei so genannter Full-Stack Anbieter und bieten den vollen Umfang von der Beratung, der Lösungsfindung, den technologischen IoT Konzepten bis hin zum fertigen Dashboard an. Zu Josef und seiner Person: Er startete 2014 bei relayr als Founding Investor und Executive Chairman. 2015 übernahm er die Position des CEO. In dieser Tätigkeit koordiniert er die Bedürfnisse verschiedener Gruppen – vom relayr Management und dem Strategie-Team, bis zu den Investoren, dem Board of Directors, den Angestellten und natürlich den Kunden. Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei relayr gründete Josef Brunner bereits mehrere IT- und Cyber-Sicherheits-Unternehmen, darunter den Softwareanbieter JouleX sowie Bastille Networks, das später von Cisco übernommen wurde. Bereits bei Joulex verschob Brunner in der Entwicklung nachhaltiger und innovativer Energiesparlösungen die Grenzen der Technologie. Schon in jungen Jahren war er geprägt von Unternehmensgeist, weshalb er bereits mit 16 Jahren sein erstes Unternehmen startete. Seitdem gründete er verschiedene Unternehmen, fungierte als Unternehmensengel und betreute als Mentor andere Gründer. Infos zu den Use Cases | iotusecase.comKontakt zu Relayr | https://relayr.io/Kontakt zu Josef | https://www.linkedin.com/in/josef-brunner-85203915/

This episode features Marvin Somlo, Founding Investor at BIOLIFE4D, a company that optimizes medical technology by using 3D bioprinting. Here he talks about the goals and benefits of bioprinting, the effects it could have on the healthcare field, and the work his company is putting in to begin printing hearts to be used in organ transplants.

Will is a Partner and a Founding Investor at ForgePoint Capital. He has been an avid technology enthusiast for decades: building his first computer in elementary school and starting online businesses while completing his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Full show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode124

Will is a Partner and a Founding Investor at ForgePoint Capital. He has been an avid technology enthusiast for decades: building his first computer in elementary school and starting online businesses while completing his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Full show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode124

Will is a Partner and a Founding Investor at ForgePoint Capital. He has been an avid technology enthusiast for decades: building his first computer in elementary school and starting online businesses while completing his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. This week we have our quarterly segment to review the money of security, including public companies, IPOs, funding rounds and acquisitions from the previous quarter. We also update the Security Weekly 25 index. Let's understand how the security market is doing. Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode124

Will is a Partner and a Founding Investor at ForgePoint Capital. He has been an avid technology enthusiast for decades: building his first computer in elementary school and starting online businesses while completing his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. This week we have our quarterly segment to review the money of security, including public companies, IPOs, funding rounds and acquisitions from the previous quarter. We also update the Security Weekly 25 index. Let's understand how the security market is doing. Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode124

Principal and founding investor at ForgePoint Capital Cybersecurity William Lin talks about venture capital activity in the security space, sectors that are ripe for investment, missed bets on successful companies, and the cybersecurity talent shortage.

Will has invested more than $100 million across 15+ cybersecurity companies to date. He is currently a Principal and Founding Investor at Trident Capital. He joins Michael & Matt Alderman for an interview! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode75 Visit http://securityweekly.com/category/ssw for all the latest episodes!

This week, Michael is joined by Matt Alderman to interview Will Lin, Principal and Founding Investor at Trident Capital Security! In the Security News, Apptio raised $4.6M in Equity, Morphisec raised $12M in Series B, & Dover Microsystems raised $6M "Seed" Round! Last but not least, part two of our second feature interview with Sean D'Souza, author of The Brain Audit! All that and more, on this episode of Business Security Weekly! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode75   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes!

This week, Michael is joined by Matt Alderman to interview Will Lin, Principal and Founding Investor at Trident Capital Security! In the Security News, Apptio raised $4.6M in Equity, Morphisec raised $12M in Series B, & Dover Microsystems raised $6M "Seed" Round! Last but not least, part two of our second feature interview with Sean D'Souza, author of The Brain Audit! All that and more, on this episode of Business Security Weekly! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode75   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes!

Will has invested more than $100 million across 15+ cybersecurity companies to date. He is currently a Principal and Founding Investor at Trident Capital. He joins Michael & Matt Alderman for an interview! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode75 Visit http://securityweekly.com/category/ssw for all the latest episodes!

Udana Power starred on Broadway and in TV opposite Katharine Hepburn, Bill Shatner, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Billy Crystal, Suzanne Somers and more. She has always had a deep desire to know how life works. Her real journey into self-discovery began when she traveled to meet Osho (then Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) in Poona, India in 1979.Udana has written 11 screenplays, 1 play and several books. She is just completing MANIFEST MIRACLES: A Practical Guide to The Inner Dynamics You Need to Know. • She is a million dollar earner in network marketing. • Founding Investor, Fundraiser and Strategic Partner in Muzit – a digital marketing platform that was created by artists for artists to save the music industry. It has now grown into much more and is poised to be one of the largest Big Data companies in the world. Muzit has been featured in Forbes Magazine and many other news outlets. •One thing I love about Udana is that she celebrates the juiciness of ordinary moments. Bursts into song unexpectedly, dances at midnight and frequently exclaims, “Wow! That was wonderful! What’s next?”• Favorite quote: “To be creative, one must become one with creation.” – Osho • A quote she lives by: “Become the loving and don’t get stuck on particulars.” – also Osho.

Alan Jones is Chief Growth Hacker at Bluechilli, who have set the incredible goal of building 100 startups by 2016! Alan is also Founding Investor and Mentor at Startmate, an Australian Y Combinator style accelerator. If that wasn't enough Alan also invests and advises through Blackbird Ventures, Pollenizer and Startmate. In Today's Amazing Discussion with Alan We Discover: What you should do when you have a great idea? How to validate a market? How to figure out if it is a viable business? What can non technical co-founders do to get their idea of the ground? What individuals can do to meet technical co-founders? What are the biggest tips for entrepreneurs when facing a pitch?  Items Mentioned in Today's Show: Dan Ariely: Predictably Irrational Tzukuri: Bluetooth Wearable Technology TreeHouse Quora OtherLevels: Mobile Marketing Automation Platform