What makes Southern California unique as a startup ecosystem, changing dynamics of evaluating teams virtually, and some red flags that scare investors away
Emerging ecosystems, the Mountain West startup scene, and investment trends worth monitoring
Scaling communities from niche to global, insights from the Women in VC emerging manager report, and advice on how to best support continued investment into women-led businesses
The ultimate breaking into VC resource guide, pivoting investment focus areas, and the thought process behind taking a more hands-on approach with portfolio companies
Democratizing access into startups, balancing projects outside of work, and investing in underrepresented founders
Chicago tech ecosystem, challenges of working on a lean team, and taking on projects outside of work
Gen Z Investment trends and the companies that are positioned to win over this group of consumers
The dynamics of working under a celebrity, how Serena can add value to portfolio companies where other investors cannot compete, and misused founder evaluation frameworks
Key themes of consumer tech, areas of interest for VCs in the space, and why LA has emerged as a consumer hub
In this talk, we ask Molly about her unusual path into venture, the thesis behind investing in student-run startups, and how DRF has built an unfair advantage over other similar initiatives
Jessica's thoughts on creating leverage as an investor through personal branding, why specialization is dying, and why she is leaving venture to join the operator side.
Mike's thoughts on his path into venture, launching communities, and why venture capital firms are shelling out more to build out their platform teams.
