What Makes a Successful Founder?

Apr 20, 2022

My guest today is Nisha Dua, a Managing Partner at BBG Ventures, which she Co-Founded with Susan Lyne in 2014. BBG Ventures is an early-stage fund backing female founders with big ideas that will reshape the way we live. 

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Links

• https://www.bbgventures.com/ 
• https://ifundwomen.com/
• https://helloalice.com/
• https://www.strictlyvc.com/ 
• https://www.axios.com/ 
• Join the waitlist for the event connecting thousands of female founders IRL: www.femalefounderworld.com 

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Shownotes

(05:30): Should you actually be raising money for your business?

 

(08:20): The different types of funding sources for founders.

 

(10:40): How to get introduced to investors.

 

(15:30): Financial capital vs human capital and relationship capital.

 

(17:30): What makes a successful founder.

 

(20:30): Preparing for a pitch meeting.

 

(23:00): What startups are hot right now?