Very excited for this summit and this conversation

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Thanks to @jason for having me on stage to talk about building an institutional fund

Pleasure to mod & get tactical founder advice *Nothing beats IRL to move forward relationships w/ VCs Audrey Tsang *Great storytelling sets you apart @Sherrell_Dorsey *Create your reality around inevitability of success Andy Davis *Find peers to be radically honest with - ME

Our Investor fireside chats are 🔥🔥🔥coming up in July Monique Woodard, Managing Director of Cake Ventures! 🌟 A visionary investor and advocate for inclusive innovation. Save the date! 📅 Date: 7/10 ⏰ Time: 11a PT/2p ET 🔗 RSVP: lu.ma/gvpota80 #VC #FemaleFounders

. Charles Hudson remains one of my favorite investors to work with and learn from. 400 investments is WILD!

What makes a startup stand out? An idea, team or something else? In our most recent Investor Fireside Chat, we sat down with Monique Woodard Managing Director of Cake Ventures to hear what she thought. #startups #venturecapital #VC #Investing #femalefounders

RIP to my text messages. Donating to campaigns always unleashes a deluge of unwanted texts. Hate that for us *and now I’m going back into my bubble and not engaging in The Discourse

Between The Olympics, all the Walz love, and the podcast I listened to this morning on how Benjamin Franklin got France to fund the American Revolution, I’m feeling peak ‘F— YEAH, AMERICA!’

🔮What will healthcare look like in 2040? Join Mohana Ravindranath, Meg Barron, Bill Evans, Michael Penn, Sara Vaezy, and Monique Woodard at #RHSummit24 as they explore the innovations that will define the next era of healthcare. rockhealthsummit.com

I did a talk at Liquidity Summit about how to go from 0 to 1 as a GP and how I successfully raised Cake Ventures Fund I. The biggest takeaways: > Raising a fund is permissionless > One LP does not start or stop the show > You’re going to have to burn the boats

Apple Podcast app is the buggiest piece of software that I use everyday. I’ve been lazy about switching. What’s the best alternative these days?

It feels like the American people are having a come to Jesus with the insurance industry writ large — first, health insurance post-Luigi and now property insurance post-LA fires.

Super happy that I can finally talk about Death Clock and their evolution from Most Days. Brent Franson is one of the most tenacious founders that I’ve ever worked with. What’s your 💀 date? deathclock.co

Me telling you to rename your app: $24,000/mo Your app in a joke on Colbert: Priceless

.Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures & Elana Berkowitz of Springbank Collective explore a powerful, overlooked market: the 65+ population & their caregivers. This isn’t just a demographic shift — it’s a #startup & investment opportunity. graynewworld.com/caregivers