S2E3: On helping female founders gain access to capital - IFundWomen

IFundWomen believes that crowdfunding should be the first step in every entrepreneur’s journey. It’s a great place to begin in order to prove demand for your product or service before you even invest more of your time and energy into a business idea.

Niki Torres

15 Sep 2020 — 1 min read

About this episode

We have not 2 but 3 amazing women on this episode. Karen Cahn, Kate Anderson, and Sarah Sommers are the wonderful ladies behind IFundWomen, the go-to funding marketplace for women-owned businesses and the people who want to support them.

With only 1 percent of businesses ever raising VC money, the rest of us 99 percenters find other ways to cope. Some go into debt, borrow from banks, or burn through savings, especially in the early days of our business.

They’re on our show today because I found so many amazing businesses through their platform, such as Ethel’s Club, For Women Who Roar, Freelancing Females and Ladies Get Paid.

With a collaborative entrepreneur community, and access to industry connections, powered by their platform and proprietary coaching program, they’re your very own chief best friend when launching and growing your business.

What you'll learn

Why perfect is the enemy of done
Why crowdfunding is good in the proof-of-concept stage
What the top three reasons are female founders are sharing that they lack in their journey
Why do women who have capital improve the communities around them
Why having a cofounder improves your chances of succeeding (yes!)
Ways and tips to finding a co-founder
Why mental health is more important than any business you’re building

Episode resources

Books to read

The Great Alone - Kristine Hannah
You Are A Badass - Jen Sincero
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries

Inspiring Women

Annie Evans - apple investor, promoting female entrepreneurs
Alexandria Ocasio - Cortes (go see Knock Down Your House on Netflix)
Brené Brown
Kara Swisher
IFundWomen coaching program

Connect with iFundWomen

Podcast

Niki Torres Twitter

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