🎙️ From MTV Lawyer to Venture Capital Pioneer: Joy Marcus's Mission to Change the Investment Game

In this powerful episode, Joy Marcus, General Partner and Co-Founder of The 98, shares her remarkable journey from being MTV's first dedicated lawyer to becoming a venture capital pioneer fighting for gender equity in tech funding. With 70 years of combined operating experience alongside her partner Linda, Joy reveals how they're proving that women-led startups deliver superior returns despite receiving only 2% of VC dollars. Through candid stories about crying in bathrooms, over-preparing for every meeting, and the life-changing power of waking up at 6 AM, Joy demonstrates how to channel frustration into fuel for revolutionary change in the investment world.

✨ Key Insights You'll Learn:

• Career transformation from prestigious law firm to MTV business executive

• The power of growth mindset: willingness to learn skills you don't yet have

• Building and maintaining valuable professional networks for decades

• Women-led companies receive only 2% of venture capital dollars globally

• Data shows female-founded teams deliver higher ROI to investors

• The 98's unique thesis: investing in post-product-market-fit women-led startups

• Creating an ecosystem beyond capital: operational support and LP expertise

• Overcoming gender bias through over-preparation and strategic partnerships

• The critical importance of choosing the right business partner

• Teaching Princeton students to solve UN Sustainable Development Goals

  
  

👉 Don't miss this inspiring conversation about breaking barriers, building ecosystems, and proving that investing in women isn't just the right thing to do—it's the smart thing to do.

🔗 Connect with Joy Marcus:

• Email: [email protected]

• LinkedIn: The 98 Venture Capital

• Website: the98.com

📄 Transcript Available: Building an Investment Ecosystem: Joy Marcus's Blueprint for Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

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