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“UPDATE: "Got Goals? Grab a Cru" is a great episode; the (minority female) founder nails it. Here's a review I wrote about an earlier episode that sent a chilling message to female founders:
This show was great until the last installment "I Want Bro Money Too" (#75). The founder was unusually abrasive and evasive, saying things like "You either believe in it, or don't" and "We expect that this is going to be growing exponentially". Unsurprisingly, the investors did not fund the startup. The host Josh Muccio did a follow-up talk months later where the founder admitted to not having received funding and... blaming sexual discrimination for her failure. That, in spite of the fact that she said "I go to a lot of events that only have [...] investors that are specifically looking for female founded companies" and "I was able to kind of cut through a lot of clutter because I was a woman". She admits to there being structural advantages to being a woman, yet blames her failure to raise funds on misogyny (she doesn't think investors are applying the same metrics when evaluating companies founded by men and women, without citing evidence). She says "Screw this VC fake world that's not doing what they're supposed to do". Mr Muccio who relies on the VCs to run this show piles on: "about half the population is getting 2.2% of all investment dollars. That just doesn't add up." Half of the population is building startups? That's a strawman argument -- the only valid metric is the percentage of men vs women receiving funding. The episode is encouraging young women to give up being entrepreneurs, telling them that they will never succeed because the cards are stacked against them. The show has previously shown many successful women; there was no need to promote someone who can't answer questions related to what they're building, sticks to their pitch, fails to get funding, and then blames sexual discrimination.”Read full review »
ENumer8 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/14/19
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“I'm a fan... And I'm not from USA.. A Brazilian that try listen to in English.. Simple amazing! Congratulations Josh and Sheel”Read full review »
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09/16/15
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“Love the show. Quickly becoming one of my favorite podcasts.
My only comment is stick to for profits. Being someone who works in non-profit evaluation, your episode on new story left a lot to be desired. Overhead evaluation, impact metrics, and partnership model just to name a few. Keep up the...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
09/21/15
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“Love the focus on lifting the curtain on the ideation process and funding conversation. Also love the idea of opening up the conversation and funding environment to the audience!”
Shaanh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/15
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