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How to Make Venture Capital Accessible for Black Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma

How to Make Venture Capital Accessible for Black Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma

FromCold Call


How to Make Venture Capital Accessible for Black Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma

FromCold Call

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In May of 2021, Kevin D. Johnson had just graduated from a rigorous Executive MBA program, and he needed to decide on his next career move. Johnson was the founder and CEO of a successful media company, but his career goals had shifted during business school. He wanted to use his talents to help other Black entrepreneurs access capital and provide opportunities to create intergenerational wealth. Johnson evaluated his four options: work full-time at an online platform dedicated to connecting Black founders with funding, join a BIPOC-focused venture capital ("VC") firm, pursue a job at an established VC firm, or continue scaling his media company. Which should he choose?
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Cold Call distills Harvard Business School's legendary case studies into podcast form. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the podcast airs every two weeks and features Harvard Business School faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.