Building the Future of Social: Ali Debow on swsh's Evolution

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She Ventures Forward

Natalie Abboud

12 episodes

1 week ago

Only 2 percent of venture capital funding goes to female founders. These founders aren't household names like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, or Bill Gates, but yet they've managed to build remarkable companies and raise venture funding. Welcome to She Ventures Forward, the podcast where we dive deep into the inspiring stories of trailblazing women who secure venture capital funding to build impactful companies and explore the challenges they faced along the way

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Building the Future of Social: Ali Debow on swsh's Evolution

She Ventures Forward

20 minutes 39 seconds

9 months ago

Building the Future of Social: Ali Debow on swsh's Evolution

In this episode of She Ventures Forward, Ali Debow, co-founder of swsh, shares how she and her team pivoted multiple times before landing on an AI-powered shared photo album app.

She talks about the early days of testing ideas on college campuses, dropping out of NYU to go all-in, and raising $2.4M to build the future of consumer social. Ali also shares insights from her experiences as a Z Fellow and Thiel Fellow, the power of warm intros in fundraising, and why relentless optimism is key to startup success.