The show that interviews entrepreneurs, uncovering the moments of fear and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut, you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder and the going is tough, listen in. You are not alone - being a founder is just hard! Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred, an early stage venture capital fund, is here to shine a light on the parts of the startup scaling journey that often go untold and never make the headlines. You'll hear about: - How to hire a senior leadership team - How to successfully raise a venture capital funding round - How to motivate a team and operationalise company values - How to personally grow with your startup scaling journey so you can be the leader your company needs at every stage and stay sane in the process.
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The show that interviews entrepreneurs, uncovering the moments of fear and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut, you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder and the going is tough, listen in. You are not alone - being a founder is just hard! Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred, an early stage venture capital fund, is here to shine a light on the parts of the startup scaling journey that often go untold and never make the headlines. You'll hear about: - How to hire a senior leadership team - How to successfully raise a venture capital funding round - How to motivate a team and operationalise company values - How to personally grow with your startup scaling journey so you can be the leader your company needs at every stage and stay sane in the process.
Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut
This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions
5. Clara Odero from CredRails - From Three Unicorns to Africa's First Female-led Unicorn? Raising as a Black, Female Founder, Hiring THE BEST Team, Learning from Three Unicorn Startup Journeys, Building Real Relationships with VCs
Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories
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3 years ago
5. Clara Odero from CredRails - From Three Unicorns to Africa's First Female-led Unicorn? Raising as a Black, Female Founder, Hiring THE BEST Team, Learning from Three Unicorn Startup Journeys, Building Real Relationships with VCs
Here with me today is Clara Odero, who has been an employee at three unicorn companies, Flutterwave, Rapyd and Neum and is now founding her own company Credrails, doing open banking in Africa. Here more about her learnings and specifically:
1) Fundraising as a Minority Statistic
How do you Mentally Prepare for a Fundraise?
What does it Feel like to Raise as a Black, Female Founder?
The statistics versus the reality
Can you build a VC network from Scratch?
The Realities and Pros and Cons of Warm Introductions in Venture?
How to Build Real Relationships with Venture Capitalists?
Leaving the Door Open for the Next Generation of Underrepresented Founders
2) Learnings Across Three Unicorn Journeys
Clara’s Journey Into the Startup World
Her Personal Growth Across each Unicorn Journey
Why Being Resilient is Key to Startup Success
Learning from THE BEST of the BEST
What does Good Leadership Actually Look Like
The Power of ESOP and Equity - Rewarding Early Employees
3) Building a Startup on the African Continent
Is there Enough Good Local Talent or are you Exporting Talent in?
How to Assess Talent and Interview for a Learning Mindset
Finding People who are Eternally Curious
What Will the Ecosystem Look Like in 10 Years
4) The Founder Reality
Instilling a Good Culture From Day One
How to Calibrate Your View on Talent
How to Keep Yourself Refuelled as a Founder Imposter Syndrome - Remembering No One Else Has Two Heads
Never Being THE BEST in a room actually helps you be YOUR BEST
Life Is An Internship - Stay Self Aware, Humble and Constantly Improve
Find out more about Clara at https://www.credrails.com/
Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut
This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions
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Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories
The show that interviews entrepreneurs, uncovering the moments of fear and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut, you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder and the going is tough, listen in. You are not alone - being a founder is just hard! Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred, an early stage venture capital fund, is here to shine a light on the parts of the startup scaling journey that often go untold and never make the headlines. You'll hear about: - How to hire a senior leadership team - How to successfully raise a venture capital funding round - How to motivate a team and operationalise company values - How to personally grow with your startup scaling journey so you can be the leader your company needs at every stage and stay sane in the process.
Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut
This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions
