Morgan Mercer shares details about her innovative VR startup and her strategies for fundraising, finding a mentor, and more. Morgan Mercer is the founder of the immersive enterprise training company, Vantage Point. Vantage Point's immersive training platform leverages standalone Virtual Reality in conjunction with ML and AI, and offers training modules focused around Soft Skills development, including Workplace Harassment Training and Diversity  and Inclusion Training. Vantage Point is one of only two-dozen black woman-run companies to receive VC funding over $1M. Morgan was also named one of the Top  10 Female Tech Innovators in history by TechRadar and was listed as the Top Female  in Tech in Los Angeles. #lagoals 

Topics Covered:

• Introduction and impact of having a liberal mom and conservative dad
• What Inspired her to create her VR diversity training startup
• The difference between standard harassment training and Vantage Point
• How she started her business with minimal savings
• How your risk profile will impact entrepreneurship
• How to drastically increase your industry knowledge and grow your network 
• Applying to accelerator programs and raising her first fundraising round
• Her mentors and how she found them
• Cold contacting people and techniques to get a response

Part 2 (On lagoals.com)

• How to adjust your business and mindset to the pandemic
• Product market fit and adjusting to the market based on margins
• How to lock in deals in the current economy
• Highlighting the right value propositions when pitching
• Mistakes Founders make and the alternate recommendation
• Outsourcing and knowing when and why to do it
• Top 3 tips for success

To watch part 2 of this interview, visit: http://lagoals.com/podcast

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https://www.tryvantagepoint.com

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