Cheryl Campos (Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships @ Republic)

Democratizing access into startups, balancing projects outside of work, and investing in underrepresented founders

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This week we talked to Cheryl Campos, who is Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships at Republic.

Republic allows for both accredited and non-accredited investors to invest directly into startups through their platform.

In this talk, we ask Cheryl about:

  • Her multiple talents outside of her day job

  • Her roles as an investment partner with the Community Fund and a scout with Lightspeed

  • How Republic is democratizing access into vetted startups

  • Investing in underrepresented founders

Check out the full episode below:

🔥 Great breakdown of the business model and flywheel of Pipe

🔢 A quantitative way to measure product-market fit

🛠 Curated list of resources and tools to build online communities

😎 Engineering scarcity in the age of abundance

🧐 Why you should avoid freemium offerings

🧠 50 frameworks for better thinking

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