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Pros & Cons for Raising Capital Direct to Investors vs Angel Investors & VCs

You know you need to raise capital, but how? Do you go the traditional Angel Investor to VC that most tech companies follow or is one of the 5 ways to solicit for investment from the public (Crowd Funding) the best route for your company? In this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast, Karen will…
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Compassionate Capitalist - Predictable Strategies for Scaling a Company

Compassionate Capitalists invest in private companies to bring innovation to market, create jobs and grow the local economy!  To get the return on investment, it requires an exit - IPO or selling the company.  This is true for the founder too.  Positive exits don't happen by magic, they happen when the founders & exec team SCALE the Company…
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Women Entrepreneurs - How to Decide to Start a Business and Conquer Capital

Stefanie Diaz, Founder of Powered by Verve and Host of She Conquers Capital podcast, joins Karen on this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist show to talk about how women can get started with their own business with confidence and raise the capital they need to succeed as an entrepreneur.   Listen to their dynamic conversation about…
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Compassionate Capitalists Investing in Life Sciences Startups - BioAngels

The life cycle and milestones used to measure progress and assess risk of Life Sciences companies as an early stage, pre-revenue company, is different than that of a tech or consumer product company. Often there isn't a MVP, Minimum Viable Product, or a prototype, or a beta version to validate that the innovation works. Customer…
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Cannabis Capitalist Show Explores the Science of CBD & Endocannabinoid Medicine

During this episode of the Cannabis Capitalist show, Dr. Sandra Carrillo joins Karen Rands to discuss how medical breakthrough in understanding the human endocannabinoid system interacts with CBD cannabinoids to reduce the suffering from enzyme deficiency and restore health and well being. Listen to gain a better understanding of how the cannabinoids found in Hemp…
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Using Debt Wisely When Growing A Business, Improving the Bottom Line

Entrepreneurs do a lot of planning - planning their launch, or how to get more customers, planning who to hire.  Often planning their capitalization strategy never happens. There are many options available for equity investment capital and loans / debt. Knowing when to seek and use different short term and long term debt and how they affect…