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Managing Director Mastersfund | President #OutlinesVentureGroup | Producer & Co-host VC, Confidential @WMR.fm #VCConfidentialPodcast

Philadelphia, PA
Joined July 2008
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Women-led funds fund more women founders. So says a new report from Women-VC by @JessicaPeltz & @SutianDong. Good news! Rosier if investors stepped up and invested merely .5% in women-led funds. Read bit.ly/3kJM2Qk. Hear @SEOmom & I bit.ly/2IPnbxh
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Impact investing faces a crucial stress test by Covid19. This week @SEOmom & I discuss if funds are changing how they invest in light of the pandemic, and before. With help from bit.ly/31QHwIV & @francoisbotha bit.ly/31QHwIVhttps://wmr.fm…
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Impact investments and diverse leadership of funds gain better returns, while conventional VC funds fail to match markets. @SEOMom & I have all the stats on VC confidential. Hear us at bit.ly/2TgJmhz on WMR.fm #VCConfidential
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Good news from Wharton's Sage 3.0 report on gender lens investing. More funds raise more money & invest in 4x more startups socialimpact.wharton.upenn.e… @SEOmom & I sum up for you on VC Confidential on WMR.fm. Hear us at bit.ly/2RPvv1f.
Proud of our partners at @ReinventureCap investing in diverse founders creating a better and more equitable future for all. #changetheparadigm
Had enough of “move fast and break things”? Yeah, us too. That’s why we invest to generate, sustain, and improve. Please check out an infographic on our new website that compares our investment thesis to conventional VCs. (reinventurecapital.com/wp-co…). reinventurecapital.com/
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New this week on VC Confidential on WMR.fm @SEOmom & I thrilled to speak with Natalie Nixon @natwnixon & Peri Higgins about how to heal the black wealth gap. Hint: VC's: take action! See bit.ly/3icSZJ7 Hear bit.ly/2FsNGGP
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New this week on VC Confidential @SEOmom & I talk with Julianne Zimmerman of @ReinventureCap about why strong boards of directors for portfolio companies are critical to their investors' success. wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…
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New this week on VC Confidential, @SEOmom & I hear Joe Milam @AngleSpanInc on how investors can better track startup performance with less hyperbole & more metrics that matter. Transparent founders most likely to succeed. wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…
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New this week on #VCConfidential @SEOmom & I talk about the difference between Structured Equity Investments (aka 'structured exsits') and venture debt, all you need to know: wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…
Structured exits mitigate investor risk & protect upside says our 1st guest on VC Confidential, attorney David Gitlin who joins @SEOmom and me to explain a better way to fund middle-sized & social impact companies. Listen at wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…
New this week on #VCConfidential @SEOmom & I talk about how why VC's need to fund more black founders and how to do so. Better for business, better for economies. Listen on WMR.fm wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…
Up now on our weekly podcast on WRM.fm, @SEOmom & I reveal everything angel investors need to know if they want to level up to invest in VC funds. Two episodes: bit.ly/32oqB1v & bit.ly/32r4XJV #VCConfidential
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New this week on VCConfidential, @SEOmom and I tell founders the essential steps to land your Series A round. Hear what to do on WMR.fm -- wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia… #VCConfidential
Excellent advice from Elizabeth Yin. As always!
1) Entrepreneurs as well as fund managers often ask me for feedback on their pitch decks. Some quick thoughts on my learnings on this...
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So much data . . . when will the money follow? #mastersfund
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Hear two NEW episodes on #VCConfidential: @SEOmom & I talk about how founders can best capitalize their companies & explore a new term for venture debt, 'structured exits'. on @webmasterradio wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia… & wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…
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New this week on #VCConfidential @SEOMom & I unravel IRR on WMR.fm . Yup, 'Internal Rate of Return'. if you've always wanted to know what IRR means and what it's for, and what it's not, this one is for you. wmr.fm/podcast/vcconfidentia…