The Story is The Pitch: A Discussion with Transparent Collective on Underrepresented Founders, Pitching Inverstors and More
01/09/17 • 36 min
In this episode, TBN has a conversation with Rohini Pandhi and James Norman from Transparent Collective, a non-profit that helps founders from underrepresented groups access the resources they need in order to create successful companies. We talk about the history of TC, the progress that they’ve made so far, in addition to how they’ve structured their past events. They also give really helpful advice on the do’s and don’ts of making a pitch deck and discuss the plans for the future of the organization.
Links
Airbnb’s First Pitch Deck
Transparent Collective’s Twitter
Transparent Collective’s Website
Our intro and outro music is Sorry by Comfort Fit
In this episode, TBN has a conversation with Rohini Pandhi and James Norman from Transparent Collective, a non-profit that helps founders from underrepresented groups access the resources they need in order to create successful companies. We talk about the history of TC, the progress that they’ve made so far, in addition to how they’ve structured their past events. They also give really helpful advice on the do’s and don’ts of making a pitch deck and discuss the plans for the future of the organization.
Links
Airbnb’s First Pitch Deck
Transparent Collective’s Twitter
Transparent Collective’s Website
Our intro and outro music is Sorry by Comfort Fit
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Stage for Change: Using Narrative as a Catalyst for Empathy
In this episode, Two Black Nerds talks to Deandra and Taeyin, founders and visionaries of Stage for Change. Stage for Change is a nonprofit dedicated to using storytelling and the arts to build inclusive communities, on college campus and beyond. They talk about the mission Stage for Change and how it evolved from a campus community theater production, to a not for profit with a great mission. Deandra and Taeyin explain the process of and lessons learned from “scaling” their nonprofit from one university to another, in addition to future plans for Stage for Change. They also discuss the process of starting a nonprofit 501(c)(3) company.
This episode is a discussion on how to approach diversity and inclusion from the perspective of the personal narrative. If you enjoyed our diversity in tech episode, you will definitely enjoy this episode!
#Links
- If you feel so inclined, consider donating to their generosity campaign
- Learn more about the guests and their mission at stage 4change.org
- Connect with them on Facebook and on Twitter @stageforchange
- Watch Romeo’s performance here
- Learn about the community theater program where it all started Show Some Skin: ndshowsomeskin.com
#Credit
- Our Intro and Outro music is Sorry by Comfort Fit
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Links
Our intro and outro music is Sorry by Comfort Fit
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