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025: Raising Startup Capital on Twitter with Lolita Taub and Chrissy Cowdrey
She Starts Up Podcast
05/26/20 • 70 min
In this special two-part episode of She Starts Up, I'm sharing a startup story and interviewing two women on opposite sides of the narrative, Chrissy Cowdrey and Lolita Taub.
More about Lolita
Lolita Taub is a first-generation Latinx operator and investor pushing for diversity in tech. She's acting Chief of Staff and interim head of sales at Catalyte; a scout at Indie.vc, Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners, and an LP at Operators Collective and Portfolia's Enterprise Fund; and a mom to the cutest Dachshund mix.
More about Chrissy
Chrissy Cowdrey is CEO & Founder of Stagger. Chrissy's career has been rooted in leading creative teams through the human centered design process. She's designed digital experiences for startups and large companies ranging from Disney, USAA, Logitech and frog design. As an avid traveler and addicted to seeing the way other parts of the world works, she designed Stagger to solve a problem of visual storytelling for herself that has grown into a business focused on visual storytelling and brand building for businesses. When she's not working, she spends her time staying active and planning for her next travel adventure.
Listen for...
Part 1
- An announcement some exciting news: I've made my first investment in Stagger, an app for visual storytelling for your brand.
- The tweet from Lolita Taub that got me over 30 pitch decks for review, sparking the investment in Stagger.
- Lolita Taub's story and background, including how she became involved in the startup world.
- How working with an executive coach allowed Lolita to find her purpose and magic sauce: connecting people to resources to achieve goals and produce results for all.
- Lolita's involvement in the startup community and the projects she is currently working on, including an investor and startup matching tool.
- The importance of diversity in startups, teams, and investment. Lolita is helping to create a world where technology is led by the diversity of our population
Part 2
- What it was like for me, a former founder raising capital, being on the other side of fundraising as an investor.
- How Chrissy stumbled upon Janine's tweet expressing she was looking to invest and how the conversation continued from there.
- The story of how Chrissy came up with the idea for Stagger, and how she turned her idea into a widely-used app by influencers and small businesses.
- Chrissy's experience with fundraising and what it was like to raise money during COVID-19.
- The evolution of Stagger's product and ways it will help small businesses and businesses with storytelling and building their brand.
- Behind the scenes of Stagger, including user testing, building the product, and juggling fundraising and product management.
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Connect with Lolita Taub Online
Connect with Chrissy Cowdrey Online
Mentioned in this Episode
Raising During COVID - Virtual Demo Day
Startup Investment Consideration Form
Fundraise from Scratch Course (if you use the link + promo code TeamLolita, you'll get 10% off)
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006: Streamline Your Life as a Working Mom
She Starts Up Podcast
10/30/18 • 17 min
In this episode I'll be diving into one of my FAVORITE topics, streamlining! As a mom of 4 and CEO, I find the best way to make time for my family and business is by outsourcing and automating.
Grab a copy of the Streamline Your Life Template in the Shop to start prioritizing and delegating!
- The benefits outsourcing will have on your business, family and personal wellness.
- How to evaluate time to cost and determine which tasks you should be outsourcing.
- Applications and websites to utilize for finding people to help you with those boring household tasks.
- Specific resources I recommend for the working mom, including dog walkers, clothing subscription boxes (for me and the kids!), meal prep services and more!
Listen Now on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play!
Links to products mentioned during this episode
Meal Plans & Prep
- Blue Apron https://www.blueapron.com/
- Gobble https://www.gobble.com/
- Plated https://www.plated.com/
- HelloFresh https://www.hellofresh.com/
Grocery Shopping
- Amazon Prime Now https://primenow.amazon.com/
- Shipt https://www.shipt.com/
- Instacart https://www.instacart.com/
Hiring a Chef
- Thumbtack https://www.thumbtack.com/home-improvement?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=cma-google&utm_campaign=s-c-96449624-3733134824-46822306064-kwd-47289770-e-732074824&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-8uohZKQ3gIVlFmGCh29TQWvEAAYASACEgL2yfD_BwE
- Care.com https://www.care.com/
- Nextdoor https://nextdoor.com/login/
Dog Walkers
- Rover https://www.rover.com/
- Wag! https://wagwalking.com/
Laundry
- Cleanly https://cleanly.com/
- Rinse https://www.rinse.com/
- Push Laundry https://www.pushlaundry.com/
Shopping for Clothes
- Stitch Fix https://www.stitchfix.com/
- Trunk Club https://www.trunkclub.com/
- Frank and Oak https://www.frankandoak.com/
- Mac & Mia https://www.macandmia.com/
- Kidbox https://www.kidbox.com/
- Kidpik https://www.kidpik.com/
Odds & Errands
- TaskRabbit https://www.taskrabbit.com/
- Handy https://www.handy.com/
Family Memory Organizing
- Kolo Photo Albums https://www.kolo.com/
- LegacyBox https://legacybox.com/
- Fiverr https://www.fiverr.com/
- Upwork https://www.upwork.com/
018: More Women in Tech Please!
She Starts Up Podcast
03/24/20 • 20 min
I was invited to speak at the Women of Legal Tech Summit in Chicago, but I had to stay home because all of my four little ones got sick. This was the presentation I was waiting for all year because the content is something I'm SO passionate about: bridging the gender gap in legal tech. Because this topic is so important to me, I'm sharing my presentation with you all in this podcast episode.
Women hold only 25% of all jobs in tech, and it's up to take action and change this statistic. In this episode of She Starts Up, I'm sharing WHY we need more women in tech and HOW everyone can make a difference.
Listen as I...
- Give background on the state of the tech industry with shocking statistics about women in leadership and raising funding as a woman
- Share my story, and how I experienced adversity when starting my company as a solo female founder
- Provide tips for how women in the industry, men and businesses can all take steps to close the gender gap in legal tech
Featured in this episode:
- Nicole Black, Tech Evangelist at MyCase Follow Nicole: Twitter, Law Tech Talk
- Pegeen Turner, Co-Founder of MyFirmData Follow Pegeen: Twitter
Listen and Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play!
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Sources & Links to Resources Mentioned
- The State of Women in Tech 2020 (Dreamhost)
- The Latest Stats on Women in Tech (Cleverism)
- Why Women-Led Companies Are Better For Employees (Forbes)
- Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary: Women-run businesses make me the most money—here’s why (CNBC)
- Is Gender Diversity Profitable? Evidence from a Global Survey (Marcus Noland, Tyler Moran, and Barbara Kotschwar)
- Study: Firms with More Women in the C-Suite Are More Profitable (Harvard Business Review)
016: Annual Planning Tips
She Starts Up Podcast
01/03/20 • 21 min
The start of the new year is the perfect time to set intentions and goals for your personal life, family and business. On this episode of She Starts Up, Janine shares how she reflects on the previous year and plans for the year ahead using the Annual Retreat Workbook.
Listen as Janine talks about...
- The importance of setting intentions and goals, as well as tracking them throughout the year.
- Using the Annual Retreat Workbook to structure your new year planning.
- Creating actionable items for yourself that are both realistic and fun to check off during the new year.
- Her intentions and goals to spark your 2020 new year planning.
- Practicing gratitude and how to incorporate it in all areas of your life.
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Links to Resources Mentioned
Book Recommendations
002: Starting Up With Janine Sickmeyer - Part 1
She Starts Up Podcast
10/01/18 • 9 min
In this episode of She Starts Up, Janine Sickmeyer covers the initial steps you need to take to turn your business idea into a reality! Janine will introduce helpful resources and information she used to start up her booming business.
You'll gain insight on the following topics!
- Overcoming Internal Battles
- Competitive Analysis (link to shop) & Acquisition Research
- Product - Market Fit
- Developing a Prototype or Landing Page
- Finding a Productive Workspace
Now that you know how to start, it's time to get to work on your newest venture! Subscribe for more advice on starting up and managing your business so YOU can stay on track .
021: How Business Owners are Weathering the Storm with Allie Lehman
She Starts Up Podcast
04/21/20 • 40 min
Allie Lehman of the Wonder Jam joins me on this episode of She Starts Up to chat about her creative background and being a business owner during the coronavirus pandemic.
Listen as Allie and I discuss...
- Allie's favorite ways to create and how she finds a balance between creating as a hobby and to make money
- her experience with starting newsletters, including her previous Death to the Stock Photo and her current newsletter A Consideration
- the reason behind Allie's newsletter and her experience thus far with sending out emails every week
- how the small businesses are affected by the pandemic and are they are reacting and changing course to stay relevant during this time.
- the Wonder Jam's creative and unique ideas for tiny businesses.
- how the Wonder Jam has shifted their perspective and business model to serve their customers who need help.
- the importance of relationships as an entrepreneur.
- how business owners can stay nimble during the coronavirus pandemic and the positive changes and innovations she is seeing from business owners during these hard times.
- ways to keep your team connected when working from home.
Find Allie Online
- Subscribe to Allie's newsletter
- The Wonder Jam
Listen and Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play!
005: Time Batching, Self-Care and Working Mom Hacks with Erika Karl
She Starts Up Podcast
10/23/18 • 23 min
This episode of She Starts Up is perfect for you new mamas and those of you that are working at home with kids. Erika Karl came on the show to talk about how she manages her business from home with a baby while still finding time for self care!
About Erika
Erika is the co-founder of Boom Creative, a boutique marketing agency serving clients in the fashion, beauty and luxury space. She is also a wife, new mama and the blogger behind BABESKILLS, where she shares the secrets to clean living through a glamorous lens. As an advocate of self-care, better beauty and authenticity, her mission is to help women design their thoughts to recognize the incredible power and positivity they can bring to their lives when they decide to love themselves!
Join Erika as she tells you her story while also presenting you with tips and resources that you can apply to your life!
- Challenges that go along with working from home with a child and how new mamas can overcome them.
- How time batching maximizes work productivity and allows for more meaningful moments with the family.
- Prioritizing as a working mom, along with strategies to implement into your life.
- Making time for yourself in unconventional ways as an entrepreneur and working mom with simple hacks.
- Taking advantage of outsourcing tasks to gain the ultimate luxury, time.
Listen now in iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play!
Products mentioned during this episode!
I done this: https://idonethis.com/
5 Minute Journal: https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/the-five-minute-journal
TaskRabbit: https://www.taskrabbit.com/
010: How to Hire a Team for Your Startup
She Starts Up Podcast
11/27/18 • 25 min
In this episode I'm going over everything you need to know about the hiring process for your startup - from finding remote team members to bringing on in-house employees - while also taking you back through my hiring experiences.
In this episode we're diving into...
- Tips from my Startup Week talk about managing SaaS product development
- Using local resources, tech job boards and other online resources to find team members
- How to use UpWork and other freelance websites to hire and manage remote workers
- Tools for managing remote workers and app product management
Links to Resources Mentioned...
001: Welcome to She Starts Up!
She Starts Up Podcast
10/01/18 • 4 min
Tech Entrepreneur. CEO. Mother. Wife.
Can you be all of these at once? The answer is yes, you absolutely can. Before we dive into the nitty-gritty business tips and motherhood hacks to get you where you want to go, here's a brief look into my story.
- I began my career as a paralegal while expressing myself through photography on the side. After gaining so much knowledge and experience as a paralegal, I started my own virtual paralegal business.
- After using some not-so-good softwares, I came up with my own system to prepare and file cases. I knew the industry was in dire need of something more modern and efficient. So I turned down an opportunity to expand my virtual paralegal business to get to the root of the problem, the software.
- I didn't know the first thing about building a software, but I did know what attorneys and paralegals wanted and needed out of a software. So I created my business plan, got in contact with the right people, learned how to code, and ultimately developed my web application into what it is today.
- But that wasn't all. I got married, bought my first house, and had two wonderful children - and have two more on the way!
This is just a brief look into my story. Over time I will take you back to explore my journey of starting a business as a solo female founder while building my family.
023: Adoption Misperceptions with Megan Garbe
She Starts Up Podcast
04/28/20 • 50 min
I am so excited to have Megan Garbe on this episode of She Starts Up, where she openly shares her experience of adopting her daughter Lily. Megan and I speak about adoption misperceptions, as well as her journey of becoming an adoptive parent and ways we can be more mindful when talking about adoption. Let's start up!
Bio
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Listen as Megan and I discuss...
- the path leading up to her family's decision to adopt, which included seeing a fertility specialist, and forgoing IVF treatments.
- the adoption process, and the trainings & tests required for those adopting a child.
- her personal experience with finding and working with adoption agencies, the home study, match process and waiting period.
- mental health for adoptive parents: the rooted causes of post-partum depression and anxiety for adoptive parents.
- how society views and adoption and adoptive parents and how we can make efforts to change the systematic differences change our viewpoint
- Being mindful of your language and word choice when speaking to adoptive parents
- The benefits of open adoption and navigating the relationship between with your child's birth parents as an adoptive parent
- how Megan and her husband speak openly to her child about adoption and her birth parents and why this is important.
- Her advice for people considering adoption.
"Adoption is not a plan b its just another plan"
"adoption is not transactional, it's a lot of factors that go into it."
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Connect with Megan Online
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FAQ
How many episodes does She Starts Up Podcast have?
She Starts Up Podcast currently has 26 episodes available.
What topics does She Starts Up Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Motherhood, Startup, Girlboss, Development, Growth, Podcasts, Business and Strategy.
What is the most popular episode on She Starts Up Podcast?
The episode title '025: Raising Startup Capital on Twitter with Lolita Taub and Chrissy Cowdrey' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on She Starts Up Podcast?
The average episode length on She Starts Up Podcast is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of She Starts Up Podcast released?
Episodes of She Starts Up Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of She Starts Up Podcast?
The first episode of She Starts Up Podcast was released on Oct 1, 2018.
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