Episode: 17 See Jane Work at Microsoft with Tereza Nemessanyi
One of the gold standards for having “made it” in the entrepreneurial world is if you get invited by a giant corporation to be their Entrepreneur-In-Residence. It's quite a coveted gig, because it means you've done things so well that a corporation wants to know how you think and what you do. Well, today’s guest just happens to be Microsoft's Entrepreneur-In-Residence!
Tereza Nemessanyi has helped high growth startups go further and faster by leveraging frontier technologies and scale distribution channels. She helps entrepreneurs understand how Microsoft's products might help them, and helps Microsoft understand the way startups are thinking. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.
One of the gold standards for having “made it” in the entrepreneurial world is if you get invited by a giant corporation to be their Entrepreneur-In-Residence. It's quite a coveted gig, because it means you've done things so well that a corporation wants to know how you think and what you do. Well, today’s guest just happens to be Microsoft's Entrepreneur-In-Residence!
Tereza Nemessanyi has helped high growth startups go further and faster by leveraging frontier technologies and scale distribution channels. She helps entrepreneurs understand how Microsoft's products might help them, and helps Microsoft understand the way startups are thinking. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.
She has worked with a ton of incredible companies at senior levels, including PWC, IBM, The Walt Disney Company, Unilever, Symphony, IRI, Interpublic Group and the Inter-American developmental bank. In addition, Tereza was named a Forbes 10 female entrepreneurs to watch in 2011 and its top 40 over 40.
Notable Moments:
- Hear about Tereza’s journey to Entrepreneur-In-Residence
- Learn how in-kind investments can be quite substantial and and helpful
- Tereza shares the end goals of her relationship with Microsoft
- Listen to how she set up a process for great people to refer startups
- Learn about Tereza’s involvement with synthetic biology and bio-fabrication
- Tereza shares how important a growth mindset is
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Episode: 14 See Jane Angel Invest with Alicia Syrett
If you’ve ever wondered what advisory board members are, how to tell when you need them, or where to find them, you’re in the right spot.
You should also stick around if you’re looking for tips and tricks on how to get your startup noticed -- straight from an angel investor focused on women entrepreneurs.
Today’s guest is Alicia Syrett, founder of Point 25 Initiative, a mentorship program for women entrepreneurs seeking advisory board members. She is also the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments.
If you’ve ever wondered what advisory board members are, how to tell when you need them, or where to find them, you’re in the right spot.
You should also stick around if you’re looking for tips and tricks on how to get your startup noticed -- straight from an angel investor focused on women entrepreneurs.
Today’s guest is Alicia Syrett, founder of Point 25 Initiative, a mentorship program for women entrepreneurs seeking advisory board members. She is also the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments.
Alicia and I have worked together on CNBC’s Power Pitch, and have bonded over our mutual passion for for helping women entrepreneurs. She's also been on MSNBC's Your Business, is a contributor for Inc. magazine, and an instructor for Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad course at Columbia University.
Notable Moments:
- Learn what to do if you’re not sure if you’ll need investor dollars or not.
- Find out how to look at advising as a career path.
- Hear Alicia’s story and how she returned to the “dynamic” energy of a startup.
- Listen as Alicia identifies the trap a lot of startups fall into when looking for investors.
- Find out what the vast majority of companies spend too much time on (and what they should be focusing on).
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Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs: Early-Stage Funding for Long-Term Success by Susan Preston
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Episode: 5 See Jane Represent: with Shayne Veramallay
Inspire, Educate, and Activate
These are the 3 core pillars of REPRESENT:, the foundation that Shayne Veramally is spearheading with Kweku Mandela: grandson of Nelson Mandela. Instead of immortalizing Mandela with a statue or school named after him, Shayne and REPRESENT: aim to live out Mandela’s legacy by empowering the next generation with the goal of creating a more just and equitable future.
Inspire, Educate, and Activate
These are the 3 core pillars of REPRESENT:, the foundation that Shayne Veramally is spearheading with Kweku Mandela: grandson of Nelson Mandela. Instead of immortalizing Mandela with a statue or school named after him, Shayne and REPRESENT: aim to live out Mandela’s legacy by empowering the next generation with the goal of creating a more just and equitable future.
Understanding that change starts with an army of youth, Veramally is reaching teenagers by making pressing humanitarian issues relevant through impactful projects (like 100 dance parties to kick off Mandela’s 100 year anniversary) and media campaigns that are geared towards a digital and experienced, driven generation.
Notable Moments:
- How one an intern changed Shayne’s career trajectory from venture capitalist to CEO of a foundation carrying out Nelson Mandela’s legacy.
- Why Nelson Mandela hoped his name wouldn’t just end up on an airport
- Learn why REPRESENT: is focusing on young innovators in their teens and early twenties.
- Find out how Represent: is blending a nonprofit foundation model blended with venture capital practices
- How REPRESENT: is kicking off Nelson Mandela’s 100th anniversary with 100 dance parties