Crowdfunding is relevant to both investors and entrepreneurs. It is the great democratization of the capital markets... for both sides of the coin: Entrepreneurs to break free of the narrow gauntlet of capital --angel investor clubs to venture capitalist -- and be able to raise capital from thei…
Episodes in this category include both Karen's direct talks about angel investing and the angel investors she has worked with over many decades; and the insides secrets she shares in her best selling primer for investors seeking to learn how to succeed at angel investing: Inside Secrets to Angel …
These episodes highlight the founders that have gone the distance and created profound success, and then became the 'king & queen makers' by investing in other startups and growing innovative companies. Listen to hear their stories and their gold nuggets they share of what they learned along the …
Karen and her guests discuss best practices, lessons learned, and proven tactics for startup companies to launch right and grow. You'll hear insights gained over many years experience as a startup and as advisors to startups.
Entrepreneurs must master raising capital for every stage of their business: from launch to growth. The strategies to successfully raise capital vary based on the type of business, stage, industry and value proposition to a target market. Sources vary from the 'crowd', defined as customers, com…
Business Strategy is a broad term and you could almost say every episode has business strategy for listeners to launch, grow, and exit rich with their business. Therefore the guests in this category are specific to tactics such as building a team, creating a strong corporate culture, creating cus…
The goal of every founder and investor is to get to an exit and reap the financial rewards of the risk taken with time and money to launch and build the company. Wealth is created when there is a successful exit - not when the company is started or through all the rounds of capital. Creating a s…
Guests in the innovation category share their expertise about specific hot topics that may be driving markets, investment interest, and changing the world we live in. Karen's guests may be industry experts or the innovator themself. Topics include but not limited to: AI (Artificial Intelligence…
Karen's conversations with venture capitalists often overlap in other categories. But when you want to hear straight talk from those that have forged their way through multiples startups and exits, to then become the gate keeper to highly coveted venture capital. The gold nuggets these VCs share …
Karen interviews industry professional and experts in tactics to create wealth and preserve wealth for founders and investors that have succeeded in their goals and need to protect, preserve, and compound their wealth. As part of the legacy for those that have achieved their goals, is to leave an…
Listen to these shows to hear about innovation and venture investing intended to address and solve the growing climate crisis. Some episodes also deal with best practices for creating sustainable businesses - sustainable in their way they interact with their ecosystem of suppliers, community, cus…
Guests on shows in this category feature women. They may be founders, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors or a combination; yet they share the common characteristics of being female and their unique lived experience in a male-dominated business and finance world.
The shows in this category include topics that directly relate to the challenges facing diverse founders and under represented entrepreneurs and investors. Karen's guests in this category bring unique experiences from their unique perspective as a woman, person of color, LGBTQ, or geographical per…