The Agony of “What Am I Supposed to Wear to an Investor Pitch?!”

The Agony of “What Am I Supposed to Wear to an Investor Pitch?!”

I was having lunch with a woman recently who I’ll call “Dior.” Dior has been a senior executive in a number of large media corporations and is now starting her own company and thinking about outside funding. We’d been having a lively conversation on different startup...
Introducing the Los Angeles Women’s Entrepreneurs Meetup!

Introducing the Los Angeles Women’s Entrepreneurs Meetup!

We kicked off the New Year with the launch of the brand-new Los Angeles Women’s Entrepreneurs Meetup.  We’re looking forward to programming an awesome year of meetups including mixers, workshops, intimate fireside chats, and some plain old fun as well. Our...
Building Your Pitch Deck:  Letting Out Your Inner Superhero

Building Your Pitch Deck:  Letting Out Your Inner Superhero

  I was working with a founder on her pitch deck recently.  Let’s call her “Violet.” Violet and I had been introduced through a mutual friend.  We had spoken a few times previously about her very promising start-up, and we had finally set up time to review a...