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How to Predict the Success or Failure of a Startup Business

Karen Rands shares the 'inside secret' to her business venture review process.   For over a decade she used this proprietary method for assessing the risk of investing in startup and early stage entrepreneur business opportunities for the angel investors in her angel investor group, Network of Business & Angel Investors.    Using this approach, Karen's…
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Compassionate Capitalist Show: Making Your Money Work For You

Chris Larson of Next Level Income joins Karen Rands to talk about building a wealth portfolio that includes real estate and private equity from innovative entrepreneurs - Angel Investing. Karen & Chris discuss how Chris built a substantial real estate portfolio, which includes syndications valued at over $225 Million real estate acquisitions. Chris shares his 'inside secret'…
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Compassionate Capitalist - Bo Megginson & S. FLA Gold Coast Angels

Bo Megginson, Managing Partner for the Gold Coast Angel Investors, joins Karen Rands again to share exciting news about the growth in the entrepreneur and investor ecosystem in South Florida. In 2 years since inception, and amidst the black swan of a worldwide pandemic, Gold Coast Angel Investors has invested in 7 companies in multiple…
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Karen Rands Explains the ART of RAISING CAPITAL on the Compassionate Capitalist

Karen Rands has a very frank and informative talk on what it takes to successfully raise capital in this segment of the Compassionate Capitalist Show.   With over 20 years experience in working with entrepreneurs to provide access to capital, originally through pitch events to the angel group, Network of Business Angels & Investors (NBA&I) she…
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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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Compassionate Capitalist: The Black Lives Prosperity: Past, Present, Future PT2

The wealth gap between white and black communities because of systemic racism and the resulting obstacle for building equity and wealth  is astounding.  This is part 2 of Karen Rands' series on Black Economic Empowerment and Prosperity.  This episode addresses the 10X prosperity gap, as reported by the Brookings Institute (AVG Black Household net worth…