Felicia Curcuru always knew she would be an entrepreneur. She was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. She was later the first employee, Head of User Experience and Director of Business Development at FundersClub, a leading online venture capital firm.

But when she was first introduced to the world of child welfare when her sister adopted two children many years ago, she found the thing she knew she could build a strong business upon.

Through her experiences as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster youth in San Francisco, she saw a lot of opportunity for technology to improve the outcomes of families and children in the foster care and adoption world. 

And that’s when Binti was born. 

Check out this episode to hear more about:

• How creating her own “grad school” experiences gave Felicia incredibly valuable opportunities in the startup space
• The unique way Felicia came up with her own business idea by identifying the problems she cared most about
• The reason the first version of her company failed and the touch choices she made to pivot successfully
• Why confidence may be the most important part of your pitch
• Felicia’s #1 growth strategy for scaling a business that relies on government contracts

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