The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

In this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen explains Inside Secret #22 and how it relates to the 'cashflow quadrant' concept popularized in the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series of books. Listen to why 'owning a piece of multiple businesses' is a wealth creation strategy with compounding effect of time and money.  This concept is fundamental to the idea behind angel investing to start.   Savvy investors put their money to work creating more money and time for themselves, because they are investing in the passion and abilities of entrepreneurs and business owners in exchange for stock equity that grows in value or as a lender that gets a return everytime their principal investment flips and is returned and reborrowed.

As 7th in this limited series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.   

Buy the book:  http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets and get access to the Investor Resource Portal with documents and tools valued at well over $2000, and entry level membership in National Network of Angel Investors.

Get the 12 Inside Secrets Exerpt eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

To learn more about how Karen helps investors master the art of investing in entrepreneurs visit http://karenrands.co/blog

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Capital Strategy must map to the business strategy to preserve share holder value and increase odds of business success.

In this 6th episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen explains Inside Secret #17 and offers her insights on the importance of ensuring the founders and team have a realistic forecast on revenue and business strategy so they know how much money they need to achieve their objectives. When they raise too little money, they can falter and fall into the plateau of 'organic growth'. When they raise too much too soon or at too high of a valuation, they risk a down round and dilution of share holder value.

6th in this limited series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation. Visit http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets to Get the 12 Inside Secrets eBook Free or buy the book and get access to the investor portal for tools you need to be a smart angel investor.

To request a meeting with Karen to answer any questions about angel investing, or specific deals you are considering, please go to http://karenrands.co and complete the contact form. An email confirmation will be sent to you with a link to her calendar. To listen to prior episodes, find your preferred listening platform, and not miss any future episodes of the Compassionate Capitalist Show, visit http://karenrands.co/blog and subscribe.

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5th in this short series as Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation. Get the 12 Inside Secrets eBook Free, or buy the full book at:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

In this episode, Karen explains Inside Secret #15 and offers up her insights on portals & platforms used by entrepreneurs to raise money through a direct public offering, such as REG CF (Crowdfunding) or REG A+. 

Aspects of Investing in companies through portals/platforms covered are:  Licensing, Screening Process, Capital Formation and Cap Table impact. 

To request a meeting with Karen to answer any questions about angel investing, or specific deals you are considering,  please go to http://karenrands.co and complete the contact form.   An email confirmation will be sent to you with a link to her calendar.  To listen to prior episodes, find your preferred listening platform, and not miss any future episodes of the Compassionate Capitalist Show, visit http://karenrands.co/blog.

PS Ratings are important in the world of podcast so please give the show a 5* or ThumbsUp / Like / Heart or whatever that player uses to rate satisfaction.   If you hate a show, and we hope that is never the case, then please let Karen know privately.   

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Kyle Duford, The Brand Leader, joins Karen Rands, The Compassionate Capitalist Movement Leader, to discuss branding and how it connects with customers to be an authentic expression of the corporate culture and vision. They kick off their discussion by defining what a brand is and the role it plays in attracting customers, and then how it can impact a company and their customer relationships in the marketplace when the perception of their brand is harmed by controversy. Using the Netflix/Chappelle current events as the back drop, Karen & Kyle explore the nuances of a brand's public persona and their stated commitment to diversity & inclusion, and the effect when they don't live up to the expectation they have set with their employees and the marketplace. They wrap up by looking at how to maintain a corporate culture that is congruent with your company's public persona and brand when you return to the office, as many are, and discover new conflicts based on beliefs and behaviors.

Kyle Duford was the founding publisher and editor of americanTRI magazine, gaining momentum with the booming tri-athlete boom,  and ultimately selling to a competitor. Kyle started The Brand Leader, consulting for active lifestyle brands and specializing in crafting outstanding experiences for global brands. Kyle's unique blend of design, branding, and digital best practices lends itself to creating and leading some of the foremost brands. Learn more at: thebrandleader.com

Karen Rands, the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and author of the Best Seller, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing, is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.  Visit http://KarenRands.co to learn how to hire her firm to identify the red flags of deal before you invest or try to raise capital.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/rpV_P6z2-5c

Karen Rands, host of the Compassionate Capitalist Show, is joined by Vernon Lee, Jr., co-founder and managing partner of The Marathon Fund to talk about the shift in paradigm toward the realization that diverse founders of funded startups outperform traditional venture  backed companies led by white male founders.  The data is clear but the process for diverse founders to get funding to get started is muddy. The good news is that conversations started pre-2020 helped to shine the light on the challenges for access to capital for diverse founders that crystalized in 2020 and opened up the doors for more dedicated funding allocation in corporate equity, venture, and angel funds.  Karen & Vernon dig into the topic and discuss the elevation and availability of capital for underserved for companies from start to growth stage: past, present & future.

Mr. Vernon Lee, Jr is a Partner and Co-Founder of The Marathon Fund, an early-stage equity fund primarily investing in high-growth innovative businesses. The fund aims to deploy capital with exceptional entrepreneurs that have been historically underrepresented (Black, LatinX, Women, Disabled, Veterans, and LGBTQ) in the institutional private capital markets. Mr Lee is also a member of the Global Impact Fund II investment committee.  Mr. Lee previously chaired the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP), a partnership between The Marathon Foundation, Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York (HBSAANY), and the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC). He is also a judge for the i.Invest National Youth Business competition and Startup Runway pitch competition. 

For more information please visit:  www.themarathonfund.com

Watch Interview: https://youtu.be/W4gTH3ZIgaQ

To learn more and connect with Karen Rands, go to http://karenrands.co

Donna Griffit, the Corporate Storyteller, joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Show to share the why, what, & how of pitching investors and compelling them to invest in your company, innovation & opportunity.

In this segment, Karen and Donna enthusiastically discuss the Art and the Science of pitching investors. They talk about what must be in a pitch deck.

Do you know that the language of love is for Investors?

Do you know the formula for delivering a pitch that predictable in its success but unique to your opportunity?

How do you create FOMO with investors (Fear of Missing Out)?

Is there a difference to delivering a pitch online vs in person?

Is pitching investors in Silicon Valley different than the rest of the world?

How can women pitch male investors and have a positive outcome?

Listen to hear the answers to each of these thought provokers.

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yCgjASWKS78

Donna Griffit, Corporate Storyteller, has worked globally for over 16 years with Fortune 500 companies, Start-Ups, and investors in a wide variety of industries. Through her guidance, clients have raised over a billion dollars.  She was recently featured on Forbes, where she explained how she has helped female founders raise millions from investors.

For more information visit http://donnagriffit.com

Karen Rands is an authority on creating wealth through successful entrepreneurism, and investing in companies that can scale and succeed.  Critical to that is the ability to attract capital to start and grow.  Learn about the programs and services that Kugarand Capital Holdings offers to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co 

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Investors often believe they can't invest in renewable energy because it is capital intensive.  They might make a little money buying and selling stocks of public companies or through a hedge fund that is focused on that sector.   Creating wealth investing in renewables and funding from the start of a project, with the risk managed and mitigated, is possible.

Mike Silvestrini joins Karen Rands on this segment of the Compassionate Capitalist Show to share how his company Energea makes it easy for anyone to invest in renewable energy projects from around the world.    Additionally, because of the structure of the offering, investors capital doesn't need to be tied up for years waiting for a return.   Mike started Energea after his successfully exited the company he founded Greenskies Renewable Energy in 2017.

Their sweet spot is solar, so Mike and Karen discuss the nature of solar energy, how it fits into the energy consumption appetite of Americans as well as the rest of the world.   Listen to learn how Mike built his first company to a successful exit and continues to impact the industry and the adoption of solar as an alternative and reliable source of energy.  

Learn more at Energea.com

Karen Rands, the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and author of the Best Seller, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing, is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.  Visit http://KarenRands.co to learn how to hire her firm to identify the red flags of deal before you invest or try to raise capital. 

Watch the interview on youtube:  https://youtu.be/DHqtgkfsDvA

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Continuing this video & audio series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.   

Buy the book:  http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets

Get the 12 Inside Secrets eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

In this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen explains Inside Secret #10 and offers up insights on impact of attitude of the entrepreneur founders and their likelihood of success in business and in raising sufficient capital.

Aspects of Angel Investing covered are:

1.  Have they been through training or development with an incubator, accelerator or Small Business Administration

SBDC: https://americassbdc.org/

SCORE: https://www.score.org/us-small-business-administration-sba

2.  Coachability -- Are they aware that they don't know what they don't know and therefore why team, advisors, strategic investors matter. 

To request a meeting with Karen to answer any questions about angel investing, or specific deals you are considering,  please go to http://karenrands.co and complete the contact form. An email confirmation will be sent to you with a link to her calendar.

PS Ratings are important in the world of podcast so please give the show a 5* or ThumbsUp / Like / Heart or whatever that player uses to rate satisfaction. 

We are building the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.

Over 145,000 people have listened to the Compassionate Capitalist Show.

You can find the episodes, search topics, and get the player links for your preferred platform at http://karenrands.co/blog

Continuing this video & audio series-- ISAV#3, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.  Buy the book: http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets

Get the 12 Inside Secrets eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

In this episode, Karen explains Inside Secret #7 and offers up insights how important it is for an entrepreneur to raise 'friendly money' from family, friends and professional associates.  Aspects of Angel Investing covered are:

1.  Why raising from people the entrepreneur knows first is a litmus test for seasoned investors

2.  Influence of 'Character', Vision, and Commitment on likelihood of an investor risking their capital in an entrepreneur they just met.

To request a meeting with Karen to answer any questions about angel investing, or specific deals you are considering,  please go to http://karenrands.co and complete the contact form.  An email confirmation will be sent to you with a link to her calendar.

To listen to prior episodes and not miss any future episodes of the Compassionate Capitalist Show, visit http://karenrands.co/blog to get links to your preferred podcast player, or go to your podcast app and search for "Karen Rands" and subscribe.

PS Ratings are important in the world of podcast so please give the show a 5* or ThumbsUp / Like / Heart to show your satisfaction.  If you hate a show, and we hope that is never the case, then please let Karen know privately. Over 145,000 people have listened to the Compassionate Capitalist Show.  We are building the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.

Continuing this video & audio series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.   

Buy the book:  http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets

Get the 12 Inside Secrets eBook Free: http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

In this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen explains Inside Secret #6 from the book and offers up insights on a quote from Warren Buffet.

Aspects of Angel Investing covered are:

1. Financial assessment of the market and value of the company.

2. Compliance matters that can derail a company and lose your investment.

3. Purchase price of the stock, not % of the company, is factored into the IRR and ROI for that company before you make the investment.

To request a meeting with Karen to answer any questions about angel investing, or specific deals you are considering,  please go to http://karenrands.co and complete the contact form.  An email confirmation will be sent to you with a link to here calendar.

We are building the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.

Over 145,000 people have listened to the Compassionate Capitalist Show.

You can find the episodes, search topics, and get the player links for your preferred platform at http://karenrands.co/blog

https://youtu.be/Ug4oE3SM0Ow

PS Ratings are important in the world of podcast so please give the show a 5* or ThumbsUp / Like / Heart or whatever that player uses to rate satisfaction.   If you hate a show, and we hope that is never the case, then please let Karen know privately.