iiM | Early Stage Investing

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innovation in Motion (iiM) is an early-stage investment firm that employs a disciplined approach to identifying, funding, and curating early-stage companies. Learn more about our investment platform i... more

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How many episodes does iiM | Early Stage Investing have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

iiM | Early Stage Investing episodes:

September 28, 2023iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.27
In this episode, iiM Managing Director Lydia Kinkade and Managing Member Lee Harris discuss constructing a diversified portfolio of early-stage company investments. Topics discussed include:
Managing risk
Utilizing dollar cost averaging
Domain expertise
Deep due diligence
Laddering the duration of holding periods through anticipated exits
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26min
August 08, 2023iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.26
In this episode, iiM Managing Director Lydia Kinkade speaks with Managing Member Lee Harris about follow-on investing. Topics discussed include:
Is the first check the best check?
How much should you reserve for follow-on investing?
What can founders do to cultivate healthy relationships with investors?
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25min
July 06, 2023iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.25
On this episode, iiM Managing Director Lydia Kinkade talks to Managing Member Lee Harris about messy capitalization tables (cap tables) and stock options.
The discussion includes:
How messy cap tables can hinder early-stage investing.
What constitutes a "messy cap table."
How to use stock options to the company's benefit.
How to use stock options to benefit team members and the company.
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29min
June 06, 2023iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.24
In this episode, iiM Managing Director Lydia Kinkade and Lee Harris, president and CEO of Cohen Esrey discuss how to balance portfolios in this trying economy.
They discuss:
Burn rate
Managing multiple verticals
How to ensure a company is financially sound
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27min
May 02, 2023 iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.23
In this episode, iiM Managing Director Lydia Kinkade and Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris talk to Cohen Esrey Chief Technology Officer Mark Fletcher about how startups can utilize new technology. In this episode, Mark talks about tools like Chat GPT and how to sanity-check the product of these new tools.
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30min
April 11, 2023 iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.22
In today's episode, Lydia Kinkade speaks with Centese CEO and Co-founder Evan Luxon. Evan shares his experience in early-stage medtech companies and the origins of Centese. Lydia and Evan also discuss if a company should be a lifestyle or venture business.
Episode Length: 20:11
Interested to learn more on investing or talking to us https://www.iimkc.com/
Learn more about our companies https://www.iimkc.com/portfolio
Read our Quarterly Innovator newsletter https://www.iimkc.com/news
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/iim-llc/
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#investment #innovation #clinicalstudy #medicalresearch #agriculture #agstudies #animalhealth #humanhealth

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21min
March 06, 2023 iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.21
In this episode Lee Harris and Lydia Kinkade discuss the criteria that iiM uses to select investments. They also share what founders should consider when deciding if venture capital is the best fit for their company.
Episode Length: 23:32
Interested to learn more on investing or talking to us https://www.iimkc.com/
Learn more about our companies https://www.iimkc.com/portfolio
Read our Quarterly Innovator newsletter https://www.iimkc.com/news
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/iim-llc/
Follow Lee Harris’s Entrepreneurial blog https://anentrepreneurswords.com/
#investment #innovation #clinicalstudy #medicalresearch #agriculture #agstudies #animalhealth #humanhealth
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24min
January 09, 2023 iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep.20
In this episode Lydia Kinkade and Lee Harris discuss how to determine if Venture Capital Dollars are the best fit for your business. They discuss what investors look for and the type of accountability investors expect.
Episode Length: 31:16
Interested to learn more on investing or talking to us https://www.iimkc.com/
Learn more about our companies https://www.iimkc.com/portfolio
Read our Quarterly Innovator newsletter https://www.iimkc.com/news
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/iim-llc/
Follow Lee Harris’s Entrepreneurial blog https://anentrepreneurswords.com/
#investment #innovation #clinicalstudy #medicalresearch #agriculture #agstudies #animalhealth #humanhealth
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32min
December 19, 2022 iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep. 19
In this episode Lydia Kinkade and Lee Harris discuss how to make the most of your portfolio. f
Episode Length: 25:24
Interested to learn more on investing or talking to us https://www.iimkc.com/
Learn more about our companies https://www.iimkc.com/portfolio
Read our Quarterly Innovator newsletter https://www.iimkc.com/news
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/iim-llc/
Follow Lee Harris’s Entrepreneurial blog https://anentrepreneurswords.com/
#investment #innovation #clinicalstudy #medicalresearch #agriculture #agstudies #animalhealth #humanhealth
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26min
November 14, 2022 iiM | Early Stage Investing | Ep. 18
In this episode Lee Harris and Lydia Kinkade make a compelling case for investing in early stage companies.
Episode Length: 19:56
Interested to learn more on investing or talking to us https://www.iimkc.com/
Learn more about our companies https://www.iimkc.com/portfolio
Read our Quarterly Innovator newsletter https://www.iimkc.com/news
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/iim-llc/
Follow Lee Harris’s Entrepreneurial blog https://anentrepreneurswords.com/
#investment #innovation #clinicalstudy #medicalresearch #agriculture #agstudies #animalhealth #humanhealth
...more
20min

FAQs about iiM | Early Stage Investing:

How many episodes does iiM | Early Stage Investing have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.