“Why is this a business and not a nonprofit?” #thecapitalflex #podcast

if you had the 3 like big must-do points of advice for female founders coming into the space now, or peers of yours, what, what would you tell them? What do you wish you knew before you jumped in?

Understand what you truly need from an investor, how much capital, like genuinely what you are going to use it for, and then like double that amount. But then also what you're looking for in terms of the types of support they can provide. The second is definitely just know that your time is your most precious asset. Don't waste it, like screen out people, screen out investors at the beginning in those initial calls, pick up on what the rejection points are as you start to get passes, always ask and try to get that information, and then be very transparent about those in the initial call. So in our case, you know, understanding LP conflict, understanding risk appetite around regulatory, I will be incredibly vocal about those, what the risks are, how we mitigate them, but I want it on the table up front so that we don't waste time on diligence that's not gonna go anywhere.