You can tell when an industry is nascent, growing, or established by looking at how many different conferences and events there are in September and October, the size of those events, and the overlap of attendees. Impact investing have moved from nascent to growing, and seems to be growing rather fast. Yesterday was my fifth industry event of the month: 1. SOCAP is the biggest annual gathering...
Last month, sitting in a monthly gathering of impact investors, in the midst of a discussion on why so few investments get made, a fellow member made a comment that I can’t get out of my head, “It’s not about dealflow, it’s about investorflow.” The way startups usually get funded is not how entrepreneurs think. It’s not a meritocracy. It’s not like an...
A new online magazine, Rank & File has a nice article on the power of mentorship.
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