Broadmic Startup Shortcuts

Tina Roth Eisenberg is a New York based, Swiss born and raised graphic designer. Over the past nine years,  Tina (aka design blogger @swissmiss) has started numerous side projects that have organically turned into businesses: a collaborative co-working space called FRIENDS, a global, monthly lecture series called CreativeMornings, a simple to-do app called TeuxDeux and Tattly, a designer temporary tattoo shop. Kelly Hoey and Tina chat about how having kids ignited Tina’s entrepreneurial career, how she became a serial creative entrepreneur, and how her #1 rule, invest in what you love, has served her well. Notes Yay Internet Office Hours with Kevin Spacey Levo Becoming Wise by Krista Tippett, iBooks 2015 CNN Hero of the Year Maggie Doyne helps women, children in Nepal CNN Start-up Stories: The inventor of the glue that can fix pretty much anything Enterprise Nation Slow Factory Additional Reading Temporary Tattoos, Now for Grown-Ups, Too by Courtney Rubin, New York Times An Exclusive Spotlight on How Cr

Kelly Peeler, founder/CEO of NextGenVest, is tackling the $2.9Bn problem of unclaimed financial aid in a trillion dollar student loan market one text message at a time. NextGenVest is a free, on-demand, text message service that helps students navigate the complex financial aid and student loan process, NextGenVest is quickly becoming a trusted college money mentor helping millennials become smarter about the first and most important financial decision of their lives. Notes Tulipomania by Mike Dash, iBooks #AskGaryVee by Gary Vaynerchuk, iBooks How Kat Cole Went From Hooters Girl to Running a Billion-Dollar Brand by Jessica Grose, Lenny Additional Reading The Biggest Mistakes in Paying for College by Kelly Peeler, LinkedIn Millennials, money and changing the world by Kelly Peeler, TEDx Johns Hopkins University Student Loan Debt Is Leaving Women Broke and Vulnerable by Jill Filipovic, Vice Student Debt Can Hurt Women More Than Men by Natalie Kitroeff, Jonathan Rodkin, Bloomberg NextGenVest CEO On What Fi

How do you know when the time is right to pitch your startup to investors? Is crowdfunding right for your business? In her interview with Kelly Hoey, Alicia Syrett, angel investor, founder of Pantegrion Capital, and a CNBC PowerPitch panelist, answers these questions and gives tips on what every founder should have in their pitch deck. Notes New York Angels Cisse Cocoa Willa Cosmetics The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, iBooks Person of the Year, Chancellor of the Free World by Karl Vick / Berlin with Simon Shuster, Time Christine Lagarde, iMFdirect The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: Melinda Gates, Forbes Additional Reading So What Should I Put In A Pitch Deck?!? by Alicia Syrett, LinkedIn Angel pet peeves: Avoid these things in a pitch by Alicia Syrett, CNBC How To Become An Angel Investor by Dorie Clark, Forbes Pros and Cons of Using an Angel Investor to Fund a Startup by Murray Newlands, Startup Grind Funding your startup: Crowdfunding vs. angel investment vs. VC by Conner Forrest, TechRe

Miki Agrawal is disrupting not just one but three taboo industries.  Pee, periods, and poop are uncomfortable topics for some, but these billion dollar industries are ripe for change.  Miki, an entrepreneur who thinks big, is the CEO and co-founder of THINX, a high-tech, beautiful underwear solution for women to wear during their periods. Listen to how Miki developed THINX, crowdfunded the first prototype, and discovered that her path to becoming a social entrepreneur - doing good while making money - became the ultimate win/win. Notes Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better by Tony Schwartz, Harvard Business Review Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey & Rajendra Sisodi, iBooks Agrapalooza 2012 - Three Legged Race Final YouTube The Girl Effect: A Whole New Way To Invest by Manisha Thakor, Forbes The Skimm The Power of Shakti by Padma Aon Prakasha, iBooks Radio Taison by hoodboon, YouTube Richard Branson on Leo DiCaprio’s Space Travel, American Politics, and Getting Super High W

How does diversity help startups build great products? This week on BroadMic Bonus Cuts, listen to Tami Reiss, Nikki Kuritsky, and Allessandra McGinnis on… Why diverse hiring is important to building a world class team and product Their practical tips on managing diverse teams The core engineering hires you need for your startup What agile means in layman's terms Choosing the computing language you need to launch your business Notes Lean Case Study: Just Not Sorry by Tami Reiss, Medium Additional Reading How Do You Define Startup Culture? by Corey McAveeney, Wired Startups Are Personal: Focus On Company Culture by Mary Juetten, Forbes 80% of Your Culture is Your Founder First Round Review Diversity debt: how much does your startup have? by Andrea Barrica, 500 Startups Do Tech Startups Need More Diversity? Tell Me More, NPR It’s Time to Innovate Inclusion… The #ProjectDiane Report is Here by Kathryn Finney, Medium The tech industry’s “diversity” focus favors one group over pretty much any oth

Is the startup unicorn over? What is blockchain? This week on BroadMic Bonus Cuts, listen to Joanne Wilson & Jalak Jobanputra answer these questions and more… Joanne Wilson on Unicorns in today's funding environment A cautionary story about investors and cram downs Convertible notes versus equity Jalak Jobanputra on Why blockchain is the next 'internet' Whether an MBA is necessary for women to succeed in business How she views entrepreneurs who crowdfund Notes Gilt Groupe Was A Different Type of 'Unicorn' by Dan Primack, Fortune The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds FeldThoughts Open Sourced Model Seed Financing Documents Techstars How The Blockchain Can Unshackle Us by Jalak Jobanputra, The Barefoot VC Additional Reading CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboards CrunchBase Meet The 14 Unicorn Startups That Have Created 25 Billionaires by Kate Vinton, Forbes The Unicorn Era for Tech Startups is Over by Therese Poletti, MarketWatch Comparing Equity, Debt And Convertibles For Startup Financings b

Does unconscious bias affect the language we use when talking about startups and founders? This week on BroadMic Bonus Cuts, listen to Heidi Messer & Susan Lyne about… Their fascinating (and different!) takes on Reid Hoffman's quote about what he looks for in an entrepreneur: “I look to see if someone has a marine strategy, for taking the beach; an army strategy, for taking the country; and a police strategy, for governing the country afterward.” Their practical tips and inside info on what they look for in an entrepreneur’s pitch deck Susan Lyne's view on the critical difference between thought leaders and influencers. Notes Tomorrow's Advance Man by Tad Friend, The New Yorker LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs, Reidhoffman.org Quantifying Silicon Valley’s Diversity Issue by Jessi Hempel, Wired These 10 Male Executives Are Committing to Reach Gender Parity in 5 Years by Valentina Zarya, Fortune Additional Reading Startups Serving The 99 Percent Will Be the Next

What’s every entrepreneur’s dream? To build a big business, successfully exit and lead a life of autonomy with choice. Our guest today needs no introduction: Carley Roney co-founded The Knot in 1996. Think about where the internet was then. It was AOL chatrooms, dial up modems, and a single photo took five minutes to load. Carley takes us through the roller coaster ride of her entrepreneurial journey - from pitching the “worst idea ever” - according to AOL - to building the first model of an ad supported business, and talks about what it was like working with 3 other co- founders (spoiler alert: one was her husband), to going public, being de-listed and going public again. And while you may not think startup lessons from 1996 are relevant today, guess what folks, they are more relevant than ever! Efficient use of capital has not gone out of style! Knowing your customers has not gone out of style! If you’re the least bit worried about being unconventional in your approach as an entrepreneur, then you will want

Our guest today has a “golden” resume, notably for the ease with which she crossed the Internet 2.0 digital divide, while at the helm of some of the largest brands in media, commerce and consumer products - Disney, ABC, Gilt and AOL. Susan Lyne is now founder and president of Built by Girls Ventures, aka BBG Ventures, a corporate VC fund investing in early stage, female-led businesses with consumer, tech-enabled products. In this fireside chat, Susan talks about “why the time is now” to invest in female founders, a conviction born out of decades of observing women’s powerful role as consumers, yet she points to a disturbing disconnect: the still “shockingly low” amount of VC $$s being invested in female-led companies. You’ll hear what she has to say about... how to look for mentors, whether it makes sense to go for VC $$s or not, and why you may be shooting yourself in the foot if you are a solo founder. Listen if you want to hear Susan Lyne’s unique blend of inspiration and practical wisdom for today’s “ha

Have you ever been guilty of the following crimes: thinking that you could start a company if only you could find a developer? Hiring a developer—your aunt’s cousin’s son—because he’s cheap? Taking a ‘hands off’ approach to managing your developer team? Then you need to listen to today’s guest, Nelly Yusupova, the CTO for Webgrrls and founder of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, a bootcamp for founders. After a decade of hearing complaints from founders about how they were being “ripped off” by developers, Nelly designed the boot camp with the interests of the non-technical founder in mind. In this episode, Nelly reveals the biggest roadblocks new founders face building their product. She shares a clear and detailed roadmap for how to build great product, talks about the four most common mistakes made by founders, why she’s an advocate for the agile approach to product development, and how embracing failure can lead to success. Finally...Nelly shares her secret sauce, a 7 step ‘how-to’ guide to building world cl

What makes a world class venture capitalist tick? How does she develop the confidence to invest in the future now? Meet Jalak Jobanputra, the General Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures. Jalak Jobanputra is a global technology veteran and powerhouse with a 20-year track record of investing in cutting edge technologies. While running her own micro-VC fund, Jalak also makes time to write one of the top 10 investor blogs, the Barefoot VC. Jalak is a highly sought-after speaker and one of Forbes 40 under 40. In our conversation with Jalak, we will hear why not being in an office in Silicon Valley gives her a competitive edge, what she looks for in the entrepreneurs she funds, and why she is still so excited about her work! Jalak is investing in the future today - a future that includes mobile technologies, blockchain, bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and much of what is today’s most cutting edge technology. Listen to hear the pearls of wisdom from this technology thought leader! Notes Future\Perfect Ventures: A 2

What's the stereotype of a VC? It’s someone with a computer science degree, an MBA, who ran a startup. The door seems closed to anyone who doesn’t meet those requirements. Meet wunderkind Jessica Peltz-Zatulove, the exception to the rule. Jessica, a Madison Avenue veteran turned venture capitalist at kbs+ Ventures, a corporate VC fund, invests in transformative technologies that big media and advertising brands are seeking. Jessica answers many of the most common questions about VCs: where a corporate VC fits into the VC landscape, what she looks for in founders, the homework entrepreneurs should do in advance of meeting VCs and how to avoid the most common mistakes made with investors. Jessica puts a very human face on venture capital when she talks about the unconditional love/conditional like relationship she has with the entrepreneurs she funds. Listen to hear more of Jessica’s tough love advice: it will make you a lot smarter about the type of money you should be seeking! Notes StrictlyVC Newsletter CB

When angel investor Joanne Wilson was recently asked "how do female entrepreneurs find you", she replied "i don’t know, they find me; i guess i’m kinda out there." Joanne’s larger-than-life reputation precedes her... for going to bat for her female founders, and for speaking the truth even if it comes at the expense of her own pocketbook. Joanne took up angel investing with a vengeance as a second career and as a way of giving back and empowering the next generation of female founders. Joanne has made over 60 angel investments in women-led startups and regularly writes about her experience on Gotham Gal, a blog that she’s been writing for over a decade. Today, we have a chance to get inside the mind of an experienced angel investor and hear some inside baseball from Joanne, including what she and Warren Buffett have in common. Entrepreneurs listen up: she will share cautionary tales about the importance of knowing your deal terms and why she *hates* seeing an exit slide in a pitch deck! You will learn all ab

“Agile...lean startup...fail early...fail fast...fail cheap…”. These terms are tossed around but what the heck do they mean? More specifically...what do they mean when you’re building a product and running a business? Today I’m speaking with a panel of product experts who will explain these terms and how they apply to every business. If you’re about to build a product and wonder where to begin, you should listen to this episode. If you want to hire the best talent for your technical team, you should listen to this episode. If you want to become a more successful manager in general, you should listen to this episode. Learn from the experts who do it every. single. day. I’m speaking with Tami Reiss, CEO of Cyrus Innovations, who created the #JustNotSorry Gmail plug-in that’s been making waves. Also on the panel are Nikki Kuritsky, formerly head of product for Christie’s, now VP of Product at Shutterstock, and Allessandra McGinnis a product manager at Autodesk. They will share their hard-earned “trade secrets” f

Want to build a big, disruptive business that improves lives and make a lot of money in the process? Meet Heidi Messer, an extraordinary NYC entrepreneur who sold LinkShare, a decade ago for $425 million, but when she was pitching the buisness to investors in the mid-90s, she had to have a slide in her investor pitch deck, “what is the internet and why should you care.” Fast forward to today: Heidi is on her way to disrupting a whole new industry in enterprise sales. LinkShare was just a preview to "the main show", Collective[i], her new company in big data, a $1 Tn market opportunity. You will hear why she thinks B2B is such an exciting place to be, where she describes the dichotomy that people experience going from home to work, where they spend the majority of their time, "it's like you go from indoor plumbing at home to an outhouse at work." You will also hear why she started what’s been described in the press as “New York’s most exclusive women-only poker game” (spoiler alert: to help women become bette

“We can’t move forward with only 50% of the population.” In the past 3 years, only 4% of female founders have received venture capital funding. It is 2016, well past the time to change this. Women are a powerful entrepreneurial force—not just a large consumer market to be tapped or “binders full of women” to be hired. Listen to host Kelly Hoey highlight the diverse role models who are breaking the conventional stereotype of an entrepreneur, and spotlight the women and minorities who are acting, leading and changing the world. Through hosted conversations on BroadMic, Kelly will demonstrate why having conversations about success is as important as having role models. We believe in strengthening the BroadMic community through shared expertise. Together, we can change the narrative. No more white papers, no more studies, no more theses about change – let’s act! #ThinkBroad Notes Show Women Entrepreneurs The Role Models! by Kelly Hoey, Inc. It’s Time to Innovate Inclusion… The #ProjectDiane Report is Here by K

How many times have you seen or listened to an entrepreneur profiled in the media as a “white-male, hoodie-wearing, unicorn-hunting, Stanford engineer”? Hungry for substantive advice from accomplished entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders who look and sound like you? Welcome to BroadMic where we are breaking the mold about what it means to be a successful entrepreneur. You have to see it to be it!   Here you will learn from unconventional role models, get the picks and shovels you need, and access the candid conversations that normally go on behind closed doors. It’s no longer necessary for women and minorities to sacrifice their identities in order to fit into the tech community. We believe in strengthening the BroadMic community through shared expertise. Together, we can change the narrative. No more white papers, no more studies, no more theses about change – let’s act! #ThinkBroad Notes This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like - Sara Weinheimer by Women 2.0, Forbes A Colleague Drank My Breast