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 https://kindredcapital.vc/FoundersUncut (KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut) This podcast was produced by https://fascinateproductions.co.uk/ (Fascinate Productions)