What to Expect in 2021
Gillian and Anne review trends emerging from the tumult of 2020 that are not going back in the genie’s lamp, especially increased investing in diverse
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Gillian and Anne review trends emerging from the tumult of 2020 that are not going back in the genie’s lamp, especially increased investing in diverse
Anne and Gillian take a look back at 2020, the year we are all really glad to see come to an end. Oh, what a
Launching IPO’s using Special Purpose Acquisition Companys has shot upward in 2020. With both the number of SPAC’s and dollars invested m ore than tripling
In venture capital, Series A sits somewhere between startup seed capital and Series B fuel for significant growth. Following on from a previous episode ‘How
Anne and Gillian talk about Special Purpose Vehicles, funding mechanisms used often by VC funds to invest in companies they might not be able to
VC firms that increased their number of female partners by just 10% saw a 1.5% increase in ROI, plus 9.7% more profitable exits. So says
Conventional VC has produced 20% of US GDP, on invested capital of less than a quarter percent of all investing. Yet, wealth gaps increased, while
Anne and Gillian continue their conversation about the effect of the Covid19 global pandemic on venture funding and the rise of ‘stakeholder capitalism’. The real
Gillian and Anne discuss reporting in Forbes magazine, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan that impact portfolios and diverse leadership get better returns than conventional
Jenn Leblanc, the author of “Changing Tides: Powerful Strategies for Female Founders” and founder herself of the Changing Tides Movement, joins Gillian and Anne to
Anne & Gillian return to their root focus, gender lens investing, with an encouraging update based on Project Sage 3.0 from Wharton’s Social Impact Initiative,
In their July 27 show, Anne & Gillian examined the role that venture capital can and should take in building Black wealth. Conventional VC has
A strong board is vital, and a weak or ineffectual board is a disaster for investors and entrepreneurs alike, says Julianne Zimmerman, Managing Director of
This week Anne and Gillian talk with Joe Milam of Angelspan to track startup performance for better context for investor reporting, with less hyperbole and
Continuing the discussion of Structured Exit funding vehicles, Gillian and Anne dive deeper into how this relatively new funding vehicle works for both investors and
Structured exits mitigate investor risk for investors, while at the same time allowing access to upside results, says David Gitlin, an attorney at Royer Cooper
Finding the right VC for a startup is critical to building a lasting and productive relationship. Gillian and Anne detail how to determine your short
Anne and Gillian talk about Equity. Not the kind of equity that VCs purchase when they invest capital in a startup. The kind of LACK
Gillian and Anne take a deep dive into the leadership structure of venture capital firms, starting with the most common organization charts. A confusing landscape
Gillian and Anne continue by explaining what angel investors can expect when they level up to investing in venture capital funds. It’s different, and there
What do first-time venture fund investors need to know? Investing in a VC fund is quite different from investing as an angel. Gillian and Anne
There are three critical parts to success in getting to Series A funding from conventional VC’s. Gillian and Anne talk about finding the right VC
After the past few episodes on equity funding, venture debt and structured exits, Gillian and Anne tie it all together by explaining how to use
Structured exits were promoted as long ago as 2015 to angel investors as a path to earlier liquidity. What exactly does the term mean? Gillian
Do you find terms like ‘discounted cash flows’ and ‘net present value’ confusing, even mysterious? This episode is for you as Gillian helps Anne understand
In their continuing mission to clarify everything investors and entrepreneurs need to know about venture capital and how it works, Gillian and Anne unsnarl the
Continuing their new podcast about everything you — an investor, advisor or entrepreneur — need to know to best fund a startup, Anne and Gillian
Back for week two of their new VC Confidential, Gillian and Anne lay bare the pros and cons of funding your startup with conventional VC
Anne Kennedy & Gillian Muessig return to WMR with a new show all about everything they — and you — need to know about venture