In this episode of Scale By Numbers, we have an exciting conversation with Heidi Roizen of Threshold Ventures, who has worked as a venture capitalist for over 20 years.

She shares experiences as a board member, giving her incredible insight into the value that a board of directors brings to businesses, small and large.

Understand the board of directors' role and their authority in making decisions, what it takes to become a productive board member, along with the challenges a board member can face.

Rhea is a fundraising consultant, author, and she also has a course called Fundraising Accelerator for non-profits.  She uses her 15+ years of fundraising experience to help nonprofits tweak their message, clarify their ideal donor, engage their board, streamline their processes, and make an effective ask. She provides clarity and a plan to move a nonprofits individual donor program forward.

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Lots of talk in this industry sounds like people just yelling “GO GO GO!”. As CEOs and business owners, we would work ourselves to death if we could. Our James VanReusel sat down with Lately CEO Kate Bradley Chernis to talk about how the world of marketing and fundraising intersects with the difficulties that can come with this industry, financially, physically, and mentally. 

Nicole Glaros was the first non-founder at TechStars. She joined when the company was at about ten companies in the portfolio, 250,000 under management. Now, TechStars has over 2,500 companies in the portfolio (growing 500 companies per year), and ¾ of a billion dollars under management. She has mastered the world of team building and accelerating. 

Ben Quazzo is a growth specialist at Accel, at the intersection of tech and finance. Accel is a venture capital firm based in silicon valley, boasting 16 million under management!   We got the opportunity to pick his brain about what his work life is like, and what we can do as marketers and businessmen to better ourselves and our companies.