Nathalie Molina Niño, an entrepreneur, builder capitalist (at O³) and tech globalization veteran focused on high-growth businesses that benefit women and the planet. She is the author of LEAPFROG, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs (Penguin Random House, Tarcher Perigee) and serves as a Venture Partner at Connectivity Capital Partners. Molina Niño launched her first tech startup at the age of twenty and is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies of Barnard College at Columbia University.

Finding issues identifying as either venture or private equity, a group of like-minded entrepreneurs with a passion for long-term vision and sustainability coined a new term: Builder Capitalist. Venture capital too often promoted the kind of short-term think that prioritized quick turnarounds for profit rather than a long-term holistic approach to building. “What worries me is when the Shark Tank effect starts to happen and you have organizations like the media making it seem like it’s the end-all, be-all for all entrepreneurs.”

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