Karen Rands and Karen Walker talk about the early days of tech, the art of operating in the fast pace world of hyper growth startups and managing to the ambiguity of plans and goals and outcomes, and how businesses optimize their business for maximum value from an acquirer. What is…
This video cast explores how women are empowered to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams...they can do it on their own terms if they just give their selves 'permission'. Karen, the Compassionate Capitalist, talks with Heather Havenwood, the author of "Sexy Boss: How the Empowerment of Women is Changing the Rule Book…
Karen Rands is joined with trail blazing Award Winning Coppersmith, Author and Entrepreneur Sara Dahmen on the Compassionate Capitalist Radio Show. Karen & Sara talk about the challenges women face in pursuit of success in the corporate and entrepreneur worlds. And when a female entrepreneur finds her passion, perseveres, gains…
Karen Rands explains the difference between Conscious Capitalism (CEOs and the Corporations they run being good corporate and community citizens) and Compassionate Capitalism (Investors making money by helping entrepreneur launch and grow their businesses providing a portion of the financing they need to succeed). Also available as a podcast on…
Karen Rands is joined by Diane Conklin, President / Founder at Complete Marketing Systems, LLC to discuss the importance of a comprehensive brand and marketing strategy for start up and emerging growth companies. All too often, entrepreneurs and business owners think that they can't afford to advertise in traditional media,…
Workshop held for private angel investors to learn how they can reduce their risk by embracing the ways that companies raise capital through the 5 ways of crowd funding. Reward based crowdfunding has launched many successful companies. Investors missed out on sharing in that success until the JOBS Act of…
Business plans are critical to the vision for your business. They are a roadmap to your future destination as a company. They tell the story to a bank on how you are going to pay the loan back and to investors on how you will make a return on their…
A lesson for Investors and Entrepreneurs on leadership and delegation
When it comes to raising capital, you will need to be prepared to pitch investors... one on one, small groups, and large groups. In this workshop, Karen Rands lays out how to find investors, schedule those meetings, maximize the capital you receive from those types of events, what to expect,…
Karen Rands shares feedback based on a recent call from an Entrepreneur seeking to get help in finding VCs.
Karen Rands shares a tip for investors getting started investing in entrepreneurs as purchase of their private equity and becoming a share holder. However you are introduced to an entrepreneur that is seeking startup or growth capital, the founders need to be able to show how they are going to…