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Morgan DeBaun on Raising Money

Morgan DeBaun on Raising Money

From9 to 5ish with theSkimm


Morgan DeBaun on Raising Money

From9 to 5ish with theSkimm

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Morgan DeBaun was one of the only Black women working in Silicon Valley when she quit her job and started Blavity, a news media company focused on serving Black Americans. But as Morgan started to learn, raising money isn’t easy - especially when so little funding goes to women and women of color in the first place. This week, we spoke to Morgan about raising capital, overcoming obstacles, and selling your story to investors.
In this episode, Morgan shares: 

Bootstrapping your business and delayed gratification

Defining your company mission

Learning how different types of funding works

Staying true to your vision when pitching it

Bringing Black creators into the spotlight in the tech space


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Released:
Sep 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

theSkimm's co-founders and co-CEOs, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, started their company from a couch. Now they’re bringing it back to one, and inviting powerful female leaders to sit down and chat about everything from celebrating career wins to the worst advice they've ever received. It’s an inside look at what it’s really like on the road to success. No BS, no sugarcoating.