Hi there, my name is Stephanie McKinney CEO and Founder of River VC and Host of Navigating the Waters the show designed to take the mystery out of investment and empower female founders and investors to Navigate the Waters of the investment world.

In this episode, I am joined again by Kim-Adele Randall and discuss convertible instruments and how they can benefit founders seeking investment.

Many founders are often unsure of what type of investment offer to accept when fundraising, but with a little knowledge of convertible instruments, it can make the decision much easier. In this episode, we'll be going over the basics of convertibles so that you can make an informed decision when it comes time to raise money for your startup.

Through this series, I will have aspiring guests and answer their questions so we learn together using real-life examples.   We would also love to hear your thoughts and questions please comment below or get in touch directly

Hi, I'm Stephanie Mckinney, CEO and Founder of River VC and Host of Navigating the Waters.  

In this episode, I chat again with Kim-Adele Randall as we discuss:

- The importance of confidence and how to build it

- The power of creating the right team and how to build your advisors.

- An overview of convertible instruments including convertible and safe notes, and how these fit into pay rounds.

In this episode we take a high level look at convertible instruments which we will be deep diving into in future episodes.

As always I would love to hear your thoughts and if there are specific question you would like us to cover in future episodes please let me know.

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Hi, I'm Stephanie Mckinney, CEO and Founder of River-VC and Host of Navigating the Waters.

In this episode, I chat again with Kim-Adele Randall  as we discuss:  

- Her journey from corporate life to starting her own business. 

- The lessons she has learnt in building her business and getting ready to seek investment.

 - The pitfalls to avoid and the opportunities to look for in your business journey.   

Through this series, I will have aspiring guests and answer their questions so we learn together using real-life examples.

If you would like to be on the show or would like us to discuss a specific area of investing, please DM me.

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Hi I’m Stephanie McKInney, CEO & Founder of River VC and Host of Navigating the Waters.  

In this episode I was again joined by Kim-adele Randall and Getrude Matshe Global Curator of HerStory - two lovely ladies who have started their own companies and are navigating the water of funding.  

We discuss:

  - Understanding your Exit Strategy 

 - Custodians and how they can work for you 

 -Emotions and the part they play in investing  

Through this series, I will have aspiring guests and answer their questions so we learn together using real-life examples.    

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Hi, I'm Stephanie Mckinney.  In this episode, we continue to demystify the jargon of investors by breaking down what each term means and why it's important. 

 I chat again with Kim-Adele Randall and we are joined by the lovely Gertrude Matshe Global Curator HerStory as we discuss:

 - Understanding where you and your business are in the journey

 - The power of the PitchDeck - How to create a compelling story. 

- Building your team - The two people you need by your side are your lawyer and your accountant - why these are crucial hires and what they bring   

Through this series, I will have aspiring guests and answer their questions so we learn together using real-life examples.   

#entrepreneur #navigatingthewaters #investors #femalefounders

Hi I’m Stephanie McKinney host of Navigating the Waters.  In this episode, I will starts to demystify the jargon of investors by breaking down what each term means and why it's important.

I will chat with the lovely Kim-Adele Randall as we discuss:

- What are some of the common terms you will hear from investors

- What Investors really mean when they say these terms

- How you can make them can work for your own business

Through this series, I will have aspiring guests that will help understand the terminology so that when somebody mentions something like "IPO" or "ARR" you will understand what they are talking about and won't feel blindsided at the next business meeting.

In the first episode of Navigating the Waters River VC CEO and host Stephanie McKinney explains the why behind River VC and Navigating the Waters.  River VC and Navigating the Water have been set up to help women become successful entrepreneurs and investors, by providing advice, removing the jargon and helping them from raising money to where to invest.  By creating a community where female founders, entrepreneurs and investors thrive together and break down the barriers to both receiving and making investments.  The show will run fortnightly at 9am EST every Thursday 

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In tonight's trailer Kim-adele Randall interview's River VC CEO and host of the forthcoming podcast series Navigating the Waters about the show which launches end of February