In this episode of, "Stocks in Translation,” Bryanna Samuels, venture capital investor and owner of Good Rapport New York, discusses the changing landscape of venture capital and its impact on startups. She explains the different stages of funding, from pre-seed to IPO, and how the current economic climate has affected investment strategies. Samuels also delves into the inequities of VC funding, with people of color and women only receiving about 2% of available funds. Despite the metrics, she remains sanguine about the venture capital space and the opportunities it affords to many entrepreneurs.

Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation master statistician Jared Blikre, is your guide with essential conversation cutting through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio.

Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/

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00:00-Byranna Samuels on "Stocks in Translation"

01:30-Series and seed rounds

02:45-Peak of VC

03:50-Competitive funding metrics

05:20-Phrase of the day

07:27-Due diligence, portfolio management

09:04-Other avenues beyond VC

12:02-1866 importance

14:18-Biases - How harmful? Petition

16:22-Where to start-Chat GPT

17:31-Who wore it better

19:10-Liquidity

20:40-Good Rapport

21:29-Bootstrapping

22:45-Thoughtful growth

Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre, and produced by Jimi Corpuz

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