š§µ1/ This past week I got the privilege to moderate a panel at @500GlobalVC's #PreMoney2021 conference in Miami discussing the "New Faces of VC". I ended the panel encouraging the audience that "you are good enough"
This thread is a reflection on my own growth in venture
This thread is a reflection on my own growth in venture
2/ In 2016 after quitting a regular job at a marketing firm I got hired at @MDTEDCO, the largest funder of early-stage companies in the State of Maryland. I had no investing experience or even a college degree and so I always had the complex of "am I good enough" "can I do this"
3/ I started trying to learn everything I possibly could about the job from those who had been doing it much longer than me. I wanted nothing more than to be good at what I was coming to realize was my dream job.
4/ Shortly after getting that job I met @shivgaglani, who was at the time the CEO of a really cool startup @OsmosisMed. He was the first founder I explained the power of VC dollars to and ended up being the first startup I ever sourced for funding. What an amazing feeling.
5/ But even when I sourced this company, which I thought was a no-brainer, there was push back from my team. At that time some people had me doubting my ability to source and pick good companies. But I knew what I knew and banged the table for this company internally
6/ Here we are 5 years later. While still never quite sure of myself. I've gone on to start the first state-backed pre-seed fund for underestimated founders, become a @KauffmanFellows, and raised $10M to launch @RarebreedVC and all the while being worried if I was "good enough"
7/ Well my comment to the audience that "they are good enough" was also me talking to myself.
Remember that dope local Maryland company I thought was a no-brainer investment and my first ever @OsmosisMed?
Last week they announced they were acquired by @ElsevierConnect
Remember that dope local Maryland company I thought was a no-brainer investment and my first ever @OsmosisMed?
Last week they announced they were acquired by @ElsevierConnect
8/ While that entire time "imposter syndrome" was weighing me down, I never stopped putting in the work.
And in the end,
The work will speak for itself because
I am good enough
You are good enough
We are good enough
s/o to @ShivGaglani for the incredible company you've built
And in the end,
The work will speak for itself because
I am good enough
You are good enough
We are good enough
s/o to @ShivGaglani for the incredible company you've built
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