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Making finance understandable and approachable, and exploring sustainable alternatives to the male-dominated, “get rich or die trying” mindset of venture capital.
Seeing things the same, but different
From the evolution of VC-related content, to the future of the consumer industry and differentiating yourself as an early-stage company.
Navigating sexual and reproductive wellness
Behind the scenes with Allbodies as they fundraise to grow their online community, shop, and practitioner access network.
Move over, frozen peas
Generations-old taboos have resulted in meager offerings for pain management and health of intimate areas. Today we chat with Suzanne Sinatra, the founder of Private Packs, who seeks to solve that problem.
Coming out while raising capital
“Being gay and being Black are superpowers, they make me unique and very beneficial for a VC firm.”
Mutual Rewards for Employee and Employer
Being transparent with colleagues around earnings and wages is an important and necessary step individuals can take to help to decrease the wage gap.
Fundraising Essentials from the Founder of Black Girl Ventures
Addressing a lack of access to wealth or financial resources, an inability to tap into influential networks, and difficulty hiring.
Cutting edge technology, meet ancient holistic practice
"We created an entirely new product and new category, a new piece of hardware and integrated across technology, art, science, and neuroscience to create this thing—and changed hundreds of thousands of lives."
Applying Corporate Strategy to an Indie Personal Care Brand
"You have so much power; what they’re going to have to pay for and do the most in order to try and replicate, you already have the insider information."
"If it wasn’t hard, it wouldn’t have a meaningful outcome."
The direct to consumer plant business has raised over $7M in two years.
Preventing agricultural waste
"I saw 25% of heads of romaine lettuce being harvested and 75% being wasted for as far as the eye could see. I remember thinking: If I don’t pursue this, who’s going to?"
How An Ethical Clothing Brand Subsists in the Face of Fast Fashion
"If I’m building a brand I want it to have moral ground. So as much work as it is to do, I’m willing to do it because I know the brand I’m bringing forward is what I want it to be."
From hedge funds to homeopathy
Carly Stein’s bee-product brand just closed a $3.5 million fundraising round.