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Mission Driven - Episode 3 - Julie Lein (Urban Innovation Fund)

Mission Driven - Episode 3 - Julie Lein (Urban Innovation Fund)

FromMission Driven


Mission Driven - Episode 3 - Julie Lein (Urban Innovation Fund)

FromMission Driven

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Julie Lein, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Urban Innovation Fund, a venture firm that invests in the future of cities.
'Mission Driven'  is a conversation about startup founders on a mission to address the world’s biggest challenges and how they leverage their social mission for competitive advantage. Today Connor and I explored, in particular, how he leverages his mission for hiring. 
Urban Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups shaping the future of cities. They invest in areas such as transportation, energy, water, the future of work, all with the goal of growing and scaling to many cities in the US, and hopefully beyond. 
In this episode we talk to Julie about her journey with Urban Innovation Fund and her perspective of mission driven founders, or "maniacally driven" as she refers to it, her perspective on talking to investors about your impact story, and some of the investments and categories she's excited about. 
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We're just starting on this podcast journey and welcome your input! Send comments or suggestions to missiondriven@better.vc
Released:
Jan 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (19)

A conversation about how startups leverage their mission as a competitive advantage. Each episode we talk to entrepreneurs and investors to get to the bottom of what it means to build a business with impact. From personal founder stories of how they got started, to how they overcame challenges in hiring, sales and fundraising and how building a mission-driven company helps you outperform the market. Hosted by Better Ventures in Oakland, CA. Backing mission-driven founders building a better world. Visit us at www.better.vc Music credit: https://bit.ly/1wwpl