Welcome to She Invests, where you’ll hear from existing female angel investors, venture capitalists and fund managers on their investment thesis. From deal flow to exits, they will share the best practices that contribute to their success.
In this episode, Dr. Silvia Mah welcomes Barbara Bickham to the show to discuss Barbara’s work with Women’s Innovation Fund Accelerator. Barbara expounds on the mindset of an investor, the importance of ecosystem building and the concept of risk mitigation.
What We Covered
01:03 – Dr. Silvia Mah introduces today’s guest, Barbara Bickham who speaks to her work with Women’s Innovation Fund Accelerator
05:40 – Entrepreneurial strategies for pivoting and adapting in the midst of Covid-19
10:24 – The process of communicating strategic pivots to investors
12:40 – Barbara explains the concept of risk mitigation
16:26 – The mindset of an investor
20:36 – Barbara speaks to the importance of communicating with your network and limited partners (LPs)
24:00 – Doubling down on relationship and ecosystem building
25:30 – Barbara talks about her involvement in Innovation City and the upcoming virtual Women of Color Pitch Competition
30:42 – Barbara speaks to her experience with risk assessment and gender balance
33:50 – Barbara shares her ongoing fundraising projects
39:07 – Barbara provides her insights on maintaining a mindset of abundance
42:07 – Dr. Silvia thanks Barbara for joining the show
Welcome to She Invests, where you’ll hear from existing female angel investors, venture capitalists and fund managers on their investment thesis. From deal flow to exits, they will share the best practices that contribute to their success.
In this episode, Dr. Silvia Mah welcomes Alicia Robb to the show to discuss the Next Wave Impact Fund and the Founder of Color, two organizations in which Alicia has deep ties. Alicia breaks down virtual investing and the economic impact that COVID has had on entrepreneurship and venture capitalists.
What We Covered
02:28 – Dr. Silvia Mah introduces today’s guest, Alicia Robb who speaks to her work with Next Wave Impact and Founders of Color
08:18 – Alicia breaks down who and what is driving economic growth during the uncertainty of COVID
10:50 – Alicia speaks to virtual investment and how that has led to the diversity of investors who are involved with the Next Wave Impact Fund
13:49 – Alicia breaks down the incredible work that Founders of Color is doing and how it felt to win the Hans Severiens Award from the Angel Capital Association
18:36 – The democratization of data, wealth and opportunity and how COVID has impacted Founders of Color
22:45 – Alicia provides her insights on maintaining a mindset of abundance
24:02 – Alicia shares her ongoing projects
26:30 – Dr. Silvia thanks Alicia for joining the show
In this episode, Silvia Mah introduces a new COVID-19 themed series on the She Invests podcast.
Female investors are stronger together when uncertain times emerge. This is what we have seen during our global pandemic over and over again, female investor colleagues, reactivating, realigning with the most critical mission at hand and reinvesting in this business of investing and supporting transformational innovations that will make our world a better place.
In this new series you'll be inspired through conversations with amazing women who have invested during a pandemic. You will be encouraged by their actions, the checks they write, their passions, the founders they invest in, their thoughts, their strengths, and their advocacy for what is right and just, which is supporting founders that are making this world a better place through innovation and entrepreneurship.
This is a time to help founders. This is the time to really activate our capital to impact the economy.
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