Ann Marie Guzzi is focused on building leverage & community for early-stage startup founders. Through Dalmatian Ops, she gives pre-seed and seed founders time & energy back to focus on product & sales by taking over their business operations. As co-founder of the non-profit Agora Initiative, she’s created a platform in Washington, D.C. that gives women founders not just capital, but networks and visibility. And as a founding partner at Levy, she works alongside startups to design coalitions and public-private pilots that turn local energy into lasting systemic change. As an angel investor, she backs the talented founders she meets along the way. She has been an entrepreneur for the past 2 years, and prior to that had a career in product in analytics & fintech startups.

During this episode, we discuss:

• How Ann Marie spends a lot of her time in and around the early stage product world
• What she offers at Dalmatian Ops
• Why she decided not to focus on product consulting
• How founders can let go of control
• What happens when people try to hand away the wrong work
• What Agora is, what it offers, and how female founders in DC, Maryland, and Virginia can get involved in this
• Ann Marie’s process for balancing all of her projects
• What founders should know if they’re looking to raise in 2026

And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things operations and fundraising!