Marla

Founder, HERmesa: the learning and investing syndicate for women angels. Media/Tech entrepreneur. Keen - but not particularly talented! - rock climber.

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Hill that I’ll die on: $1k investments are worth taking for the right investor.

And more often they are *more helpful* than large check investors.

This is why VC is being disrupted. Smaller check writers are proving to be more useful in many cases.

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

@scott_mackin Wow! Exciting news. Congratulations!

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

Couldn’t agree more

[Maren Bannon @Maren_Bannon]

One of the secrets about angel investing? You can start with very small checks.

And along the way you can build your portfolio, track record, learn a ton and help founders.

Let's get the word out to more female operators & founders. 📝💡👩🏾‍💻

[Holly @hollyhliu]

After interviewing hundreds of founders at YC and now doing mock interviews, here is my most repeated advice. 4 questions investors are trying to answer: 🧵

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

Really pleased to have become a YSYS Community Advocate and to support their mission. Doing my small part to help amplify the voices of a diverse community https://t.co/tafPMA4JQi @ThisIsYSYS

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

Brilliant...& scathing

[Arlan 👊🏾 @ArlanWasHere]

I’d like to announce that I’m starting a $13 fund for straight white men. I will be giving 26 straight white men 50cents, along with exposure, experience, and mentorship of my choosing. Because of this, I am being awarded $1billion worth of free marketing & leads. You’re welcome.

[Yvonne Bajela @YvonneBajela]

2/3 Check out this detailed piece written by @deborahokenla CEO of @ThisIsYSYS with recommendations for the Treasury to consider when launching the Future Fund in May
https://t.co/1r4m7FMiUV

[Check Warner @checkwarner]

📢I just published: 'Diversity must not be sidelined in the distribution of the government’s £1bn start-up support package' https://t.co/oALoUMbxUF. Thoughts and suggestions welcome. @AndysHVC @Dom_Hallas @KikeOniwinde @cgventuresHQ @deborahokenla @ThisIsYSYS @capenterprise

[David Fogel @FogelDavid]

If you are a startup employee that got laid off due to COVID-19, here is a list of 130 open jobs in the UK tech =>

https://t.co/2M45RjZTbp
From #developers to #DevOps , DB, #product, #comms, #PR, and even #HR and #finance.

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

What is really happening with VCs right now?

Here's my take partly based on conversations and partly based on my own life:

1) Everything has changed. AND things are business as usual. How can both be true?

Read on...

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

Brilliant. Love the quotes/data re returns generated by female founders too

[Claire Díaz-Ortiz @Claire]

My new article in @techcrunch ---> The Rise of the Winged, Pink Unicorn: Get Ready for an "Alicorn" Stampede of Female-Founded Unicorns in the 2020s: https://t.co/tyVwlblPLI

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

@AndysHVC Good luck with the launch of Angel Investing School! V much looking forward to sharing ideas and experiences in bringing diverse angels into the ecosystem!

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

@checkwarner 2/ HERmesa cohort 1 nearly full but could fit in 1-2 more interested women, if they don’t want to wait until April for Andy’s program. DM me!

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

@checkwarner @checkwarner @AndysHVC : 1/ Great minds think alike! On Jan 15th I’m launching the pilot of HERmesa, the learning and investing syndicate for women angel investors

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

Thank you @HelloUpstream and @imperial_INC for inviting me to speak at the #femalefounders workshop. Some amazing entrepreneurial talent in that room!

[Nexus Upstream London @HelloUpstream]

New #blog alert! Our #femalefounders #workshop hosted with @Imperial_INC saw speakers @ShapiroMarla, @seedcamp, @AureliaSkincare, @sixfold_bio & Sophie Jourlait-Fileni talk #leadership, #fundraising & #marketing. Catch up here: https://t.co/nSKkwIiu48 #founders #femaleleadership

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

@emilysheffield you don't need to start a women's angel training group - because I am! (Website and Social to come soon). Launching HERmesa, the "learning and investing" cohort for women investing in women, in Jan. Would love to share what I'm doing with you, if interested.

[UK Business Angels @UKBAngels]

Did you know women own over 45% of the UK’s wealth, yet only 14% of Angels in UK are women? Join us & @innovateuk at the Women Angel Investing forum to explore what changes are needed in the ecosystem to improve the gender gap. https://t.co/d4jeTDe10Y #womenangelsforum

[Marla @ShapiroMarla]

Some really valuable advice in her. And @InvestHER1 we particularly like the idea of starting small and working with micro funds as you learn

[Pietro Invernizzi @pinverrr]

0/ Thread: My 10 favourite posts about angel investing and one key lesson for each 😇 featuring @dunkhippo33, @SarahADowney, @nivi, @sophiabendz, @roybahat, @justinkan, @avichal, @thegothamgal, @joelgascoigne & @naval

[HERmesa @HERmesa_angels]

Research carried out by McKinsey & Co has shown that companies with the greatest gender diversity on their executive teams are 21% more likely to outperform peers on profitability and 27% more likely to create superior #genderlens

[HERmesa @HERmesa_angels]

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about