Had the opportunity to sit down with the incomparable Nathan Stuck for his podcast! He is the best (can't vouch for the guest).
https://t.co/HKKsV291f7
"Where I'm coming from, I was not allowed to fail... So, for me as an investor, as a part of the ecosystem, excellence for me is progress. And progress consists of a lot of failures. If you're moving, everything is good."
- @bahlneha , General Partner | @renew_vc
"If you can help the person with the most problems, you're going to help everyone up stream. Don't just help the person who has the easiest problem to solve..."
- Paul Armstrong (@wiseacre) , General Partner | @renew_vc
Our mission is to solve society’s biggest challenges by renewing how we invest in & help build companies. In our Meet the Partners Series, you'll hear from our diverse team of GPs who are crafting a new kind of VC firm driven by deep empathy for investors & founders. @mwhubby
"Impact at scale for underrepresented communities is where I want to be," -Natalie Bishop
Read more about Renew VC Partner Natalia Bishop and her commitment to real impact.
https://t.co/asv6XFHXTs
Sometimes it takes just as much wisdom, grit, and bravery to stop doing what you are doing and find a better way to create value in the world. To put that as the opposite of "never give up!" reveals a lack of imagination and empathy.
Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent. As I sit and reflect on my walk, I can’t help but think about just how purpose-driven my life has been. And while the journey’s been trying at times, I’m truly grateful that…https://t.co/HsNVW8eJSM https://t.co/bbTamEpQM7
For the record, I do not "empower" my @renew_vc Partners or the women and historically excluded founders we back.
All I do is help to remove barriers so that they can express the power they already have inside them.
...so now @renew_vc is 70% women - white, black, brown, immigrant - and all of them are GPs.
I want to introduce one of those remarkable partners, @natybishop, as the first episode of the @renew_vc podcast. "Go smash that subscribe button!" https://t.co/JzINbU0liB
We built @renew_vc very differently than the VC status quo. We are investing in Impact companies as well as women and historically excluded founders, and so it wasn’t good enough to have a fund run by two middle-aged white dudes with facial hair and black glasses...
... who were college roommates (and therefore have identical blind spots). Then what are we to do? Hire a couple of associates?
Nope. Not in this case. Instead, @wiseacre and I set out to bring together an amazing team of community building and startup rockstars,...
Tune into the latest episode of She Conquers Capital podcast with @thestefaniediaz to hear @natybishop talk about her role as Partner at Renew VC a $50m Fund investing in early-stage impact-driven companies and under-represented founders.
https://t.co/rf1z1sqWis