👩 5 things about careers (in VC); Building a VC Platform; Thoughts on Product-Market-Fit; A framework on how to find your Co-Founder
Your Weekly Newsletter on Women in Tech, Entrepreneurship and Diversity in Venture Capital
This is issue No. 96 and the last issue had a 49% open rate. The top two articles from last week's issue were:
Big thanks to those that joined our Summer Social with Dawn Capital in London on Thursday despite the heat. I am currently in the Swedish countryside for a wedding and this issue is slightly shorter than usual. I hope you all have a fantastic Sunday!
Insights.
This year’s Fortune 500 came out and there were a record-high number of female CEOs leading companies. As of June, 33 of the companies on the ranking of highest-grossing firms will be led by female CEOs for the first time ever.
The Medallia IPO is a family affair: Married Co-founders are one of several startup couples.
There are big opportunities in the era of femtopia.
21 charts showing current trends in US venture capital. 20 women leading the charge in revolutionary SaaS Marketing.
HSBC Bank announces partnership expansion to US with Women’s Network, AllBright.
Shan-Lyn Ma of the online wedding business Zola on the future of proposals, gift-giving and ceremonies.
From the Investor.
If you love nerding out all things enterprise tech, the NYC based fund Work-Bench is looking for a Head of Content to join their team. After 254 issues and 18K+ readers later, Jessica Lin, GP at Work-Bench shares The Enterprise Weekly Newsletter Story.
5 things about careers (in VC). — Carmen Alfonso Rico, Principal at Samaipata VC
Building a VC Platform: Focus, Test, and Iterate. — Jackie Vouthouris, Head of Platform at Corigin Ventures
Thoughts on Product-Market-Fit. — Elizabeth Yin, GP of Hustle Fund
Youngest woman to take a company public Katrina Lake still uses the word ‘Like’ and here’s why. — Denali Tietjen, Investor at General Catalyst
The challenger bank marketing playbook: virality, community, education & design. — Jackie Vullinghs, Investor at AirTree Ventures
From the Founder & Operator.
How to use a job offer to negotiate with your current boss. — Leah Fessler, Reporter in Residence at Slow Ventures
30 mental models to add to your thinking toolbox. — Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of NessLabs
Navigating change in the world of work. — Sage Franch, CTO of Crescendo Work
4 ways startups can overcome implementation challenges of machine learning. — Shifa Martin, IT sourcing analyst at ValueCoders
A framework on how to find your Co-Founder. — Iba Masood, Co-founder & CEO at Tara AI
Events.
July 28th New York Aspire to Her Launch Party
July 30th Palo Alto Brand & Storytelling workshop with Jane VC & Pear VC
July 30th New York SheEO NYC Evening of #RadicalGenerosity
July 30th Online Venture Funding for Female Founders:AMA with Cat Lee
July 30th London Allbright Pitch Day
July 30th London LMS #10 - The truth of raising money from VCs — the investors’ and the founders’ perspective
August 1st London Women, Wisdom & Wine - A Networking & Peer Mentoring Evening by Blooming Founders
The SaaS School, a community event hosted by the amazing Brianne Kimmel, is back! Join leading experts from Airtable, Dropbox, Drift, Slack, Twilio and more for a full day of expert talks and office hours in San Francisco on August 14th.
📝Resources.
The Fundraising Bible
The essential Venture Capital database for women entrepreneurs.
A practical list of resources about venture.
Global directory for women in venture capital.
A database of 200 Black & Latinx Venture Capitalists & 100 Latina founders
Elpha - The leading women-only forum
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Sarah Nöckel, Founder / Editor in Chief
@femstreet & B2B SaaS Investor @dawncapital
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