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Paige Finn Doherty of Behind Genius Ventures: Bringing People Together Through Investments


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  • Paige gives an overview of what Behind Genius Ventures is [03:08]

  • Paige talks about what her life was like at SDSU, and how she figured out what she really wants to do career-wise [05:08]

  • Paige shares her work experience and the things she learned, getting rejected by firms, and dealing with the pandemic [07:13]

  • When did Paige actually write your first check as an investor? [10:47]

  • How did Paige get started with her own investment firm? What was it like raising money for a venture fund? [13:26]

  • Paige talks about the posts she wrote to help people who are going down a similar path as she is, including an FAQ doc and an essential guide to cold outreach [16:53]

  • Paige shares what it was like to write a book and self-publishing it [18:50]

  • Paige talks about growing up with an artist mom and a mechanical engineer dad, how she likes to blend engineering and art, and how she applies that in her work today  [21:59]

  • Paige talks about her love for investing and growing BGV  [26:25]

  • Paige shares her favorite taco spot, Oscars [27:04]

 

Resources:

  • The Essential Guide to Syndicates

  • The 5-step cold email outreach framework I used to build a community

  • A Cold Outreach Workshop

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