Amanda Lewan founder of Bamboo Detroit (and Royal Oak) on Quick to Politic   is a writer and community builder with a mission is to unite and move our region forward. As co-founder and CEO of Bamboo, she leads the development and activation of a portfolio of modern spaces. Bamboo specializes in building community and fostering inclusive innovation.  https://www.bamboodetroit.com • From journalism to being the founder of a company: How did you trade one form of storytelling for another form of storyselling? • Women in Entrepreneurship: building diverse communities, creating more pathways into entrepreneurship, investment gaps we see in women + minority owned companies and ways to tackle those? • The future of Incubators and "think spaces" in the metro Detroit entrepreneurial ecosystem (ie, Bamboo, Build, Tech Town, ProsperUS): How would you push for more policy change around Entrepreneurship, underestimate business owners starting new business and how we in Lansing and other levels of government can do more to create jobs, redefine work a robust workforce. •  Building strong businesses:  Finding people to pitch to, I love Start Up Detroit Pitch Night, often people don't know what goes into really telling the story of your business in a way that does it justice. How important is it for new businesses seeking to scale to get their pitch down pact. And what do venture capitalists/investors look for (besides their unicorns)?

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