Watch as Shachar Oren of Sound Media Ventures 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 decades ago when he was raising capital for Neurotic Media and wanted to present to her angel group, the Network of Business Angels & Investors. Shachar's journey as an entrepreneur gave him keen insights into the concepts of growth hacking, lean start up, boot strapping, raising capital, and getting to a profitable exit. His experience has provided an unique perspective as an angel investor and venture capitalist sitting on the opposite side of the table. Shachar also shares his insights as to what he looks for when considering investments in the emerging field of Media Tech. Enjoy their conversation and learning moments.

Shachar Oren is the Founder & CEO of Sound Media Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in companies at the nexus of media and technology. Prior to starting this fund, Shachar founded Neurotic Media, a high-tech music platform that served global Fortune 500 brands for 18 years. Shachar led the successful exit of Neurotic Media to Peloton Interactive in 2018. For the last decade, Shachar has also offered executive counsel pro bono for incubators, educators, and start-up founders. He currently serves as the President of Georgia Music Partners, and advises startups in technology, media and entertainment through organizations such as TechStars Music, GA Tech's Create-X and College of Creative Design, ATDC, GSU Main Street among others. He is a member of Atlanta Technology Angels and active in the growing entrepreneur/investor ecosystem in Georgia. For more information please visit: https://soundmedia.vc/

Karen Rands is a sought after strategic advisor to entrepreneurs struggling to relate to investors or are stuck and unable to scale their business without growth capital. She is the best selling author for Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation. Private Investors, Family Offices and Angel Investor Groups seek Karen's expertise on evaluating business models and opportunities and best practices for due diligence. She is currently working on her next best seller, a guide to help entrepreneurs break through the psychological, operational, and financial barriers preventing them from scaling their business from $1M to $20M and beyond.

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