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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 in their candid conversations with Karen are priceless.
From Wall Street to Late Stage Angel Investing: A Roadmap for Predictable Returns with Rashaun Williams
Nov. 14, 2023

From Wall Street to Late Stage Angel Investing: A Roadmap for Predict…

In this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Show brought back to life from the vault, Karen Rands engages in a compelling conversation with Rashaun Williams, a late-stage angel investor and venture capitalist. Williams sh...

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The Wealth Creator: A Deep Dive into Ad-Tech, Film Financing, and Fintech with Jon Gosier
Oct. 12, 2023

The Wealth Creator: A Deep Dive into Ad-Tech, Film Financing, and Fin…

In this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show™, Karen chats with Jon Gosier, a successful entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, who has made a significant impact in the worlds of adtech, fintech, and film financing. ...

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Media Tech Entrepreneur turned Venture Capitalist with Shachar Oren of Sound Media Ventures
Aug. 16, 2023

Media Tech Entrepreneur turned Venture Capitalist with Shachar Oren o…

Listen to Karen's interview of Shachar Oren, of Sound Media Ventures, as he shares his journey from boot strapped startup to successful exit to lead a Media Tech VC firm in Atlanta, GA. Karen first met Shachar nearly 2 decad...

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Unveiling the Future: Insights from a Visionary Angel Investor and VC with Brett Martin
May 30, 2023

Unveiling the Future: Insights from a Visionary Angel Investor and VC…

In this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen engages in an enlightening conversation with Brett Martin, a seasoned serial entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist, and visionary. Brett shares his remark...

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The Dream Journey: Entrepreneur to Angel Investor to VC with Brad Feld
May 5, 2023

The Dream Journey: Entrepreneur to Angel Investor to VC with Brad Feld

Brad Feld, the Co-Founder of Techstars, the Managing Director at Foundry VC Group https://foundry.vc/blog/ , and author of numerous books as part of the Startup Revolution series, the latest: Startup Boards ( https://feld.com...

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What is Bigger than a Unicorn? Unlocking the $Trillion Solar Opportunity with Bill Nussey
Sept. 27, 2022

What is Bigger than a Unicorn? Unlocking the $Trillion Solar Opportun…

Bill Nussey joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to talk about the $Trillion 'startup' opportunity that no one is talking about - That is, other than a small group of innovators that see the potential of app...

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Real Estate Investing Strategies & Trends with Heather Dreves
Aug. 8, 2022

Real Estate Investing Strategies & Trends with Heather Dreves

Getting started investing in entrepreneurs is very similar to investing in real estate. Karen & Heather delve into the innovative ways real estate investors can use different types of funds to get started in investing with a ...

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Zane Ventures - Access to Startup Capital for Diverse Founders With Shila Nieves
April 26, 2022

Zane Ventures - Access to Startup Capital for Diverse Founders With S…

Just 1.2% of the record $137 billion invested in US startups in the first half of 2021 went to Black entrepreneurs, and only 2% went to women-founded companies, according to a blog post from Crunchbase. If you aren't familiar...

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Creating Generational Wealth ---  Owning and Investing in Businesses with Aryeh Sheinbein of Lion's Den
Dec. 21, 2021

Creating Generational Wealth --- Owning and Investing in Businesses …

You can't save yourself to wealthy. You must make your money compound to create wealth. If we accept that the greatest way to create wealth is by starting/owning a successful business, then we must agree that the next best wa...

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