Blackbelt VC by SpeedyVC
By Brian Smiga
Blackbelt VC by SpeedyVCFeb 07, 2023
4 Reason Immigrant Founders Outperform with Nitan Pachisia, of Unshackled Ventures
Nitin Pachisia @immigreating, co-founder and GP of Unshackled Ventures @UnshackledVC, talks about the underrated synergy of immigrant founder teams and why frugality generates ingenuity.
Links:
HBR: “Why Immigrants Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs”, “Why Diverse Teams are Smarter”
Axios: “Venture capital slowly seeps outside of Silicon Valley”
Unshackled team: Manan Mehta, Samala, Alexis Maciel, E’mani Davis
Unshackled Pitch link / Nitin’s calendar
Unshackled: The most common reasons we pass on companies
SHACK15 + SHACK15 CONVERSATIONS podcast
Transcript available here.
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Democratizing Growth with Irwin Loud, of Muller and Munroe
Irwin Loud, co-founder of Chicago-based Muller and Munroe, fund of private equity funds, talks about the recent progress of directing capital to minority and women general partners.
Links:
NAIC Examining the Results
Cambridge Associates: Sector Specialists Outperform by nearly 5%
Cambridge Associates: Sector Specialists Outperformance
Cambridge Associates: Diverse Manager Investing
Transcript available here.
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Learn more about Alpha Partners growth capital.
Investing in Community with Sonia Nagar, of The Community Fund
Sonia Nagar @ssahney, of The Community Fund @theCommunityVC, talks about why community-driven companies can be bigger, faster, and more cost efficient to grow.
Links:
Pritzker Group Venture Capital @PritzkerVC
Dame @dameproducts / Alexandra Fine @afinehuman / Dame Labs
Flybridge @flybridge / Jesse Middleton @srcasm
Ganas Ventures / Lolita Taub @lolitataub
Transcript available here.
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Building Inclusive Companies with Alan Patricof, of Primetime Partners
Links:
MIT: “Successful entrepreneurs are middle-aged, not young.”
The number of Americans ages 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years
Transcript available here.
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Democratizing VC Leadership with Marlon Nichols, of MaC Venture Capital
Marlon Nichols @MarlonCNichols, founding managing partner of MaC Venture Capital @MaCVentureCap, talks about how more diverse private investment leadership can bring us closer to equity in our near future. Let's make the 2020s the Inclusive Decade.
Links:
NVCA: VC Human Capital Survey, 2021
@PaulJudge / @TopeAwotona / @RubenHarris / @DaveSalant / @SongeLaRon
Transcript available here.
To be in touch with Brian, DM @bsmiga.
Learn more about Alpha Partners growth capital.
The New York Angel: Brian Cohen
Our host sits down with Brian Cohen from the New York Angels to discuss Pinterest, one of his category leading companies.
Math Ventures: Mark Achler
Our host sits down with Mark Achler at Math Ventures to talk about his category leading company, Aprevita.
Scout Ventures: Brad Harrison
Our Host sits down with Brad Harrison at Scout Ventures to talk about his category leading company, Bespoke Post
Rubicon Venture Capital: Joshua Siegel
Our Host sits down with Joshua Siegel from Rubicon Venture Capital