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Ep 01: Raising Money: Understand Why You're in the Room

Oct 06, 202132 min
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Beth Ferreira Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice Episode 001: Raising Money: Understand Why You're in the Room Beth Ferreira, a Partner of FirstMark, invests in a broad range of consumer companies, including next-generation commerce, consumer tech, and mobile startups. Prior to FirstMark, Beth was the Managing Partner of WME Ventures, the venture capital arm of WME IMG and led investments in Glossier, Daily Harvest, and Masterclass. Prior to this role, Beth was Chief Operating Officer at Fab and ran operations in the early days of Etsy. Beth also held positions at Flatiron Partners, BCG and UBS. Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about the barriers of entry that Beth had to overcome to get to where she is today. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: How Beth got started in venture capital Ways in which finance is becoming less of a “boys’ club” Defining “venture capital” in layman’s terms, and what kind of companies are getting VC money now Beth’s advice for female business founders Tips on hiring and expanding networks of influence   Connect with Beth: WEBSITE: https://firstmarkcap.com/team/beth-ferreira/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethmferreira/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bethferreira       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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