Alexa von Tobel on Personal Finance And Venture Funding

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

When she was in college, Alexa von Tobel realized she knew nothing about personal finance. And she couldn’t find any good tools out there to learn. So she set out to learn about managing her own money — a journey that led her to dropping out of Harvard Business School after just one semester, writing two books, and starting two multi-million dollar businesses. We spoke to Alexa about the basics of business, money management, and what makes a successful start-up. In this episode, Alexa talks about: The pros and cons of business school How to get investors to buy into a business plan How venture capital funding works Taking care of your mental health as an entrepreneur Running a company as a parent

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0:00.0	When the world's zig, you have to sag.
0:05.0	When the world runs one way, run the other way.
0:07.0	Go find the place that no one else is looking.
0:09.0	I didn't need other people to say,
0:11.0	hey, great idea.
0:12.0	Drone at that time told me I was a complete idiot.
0:14.0	And I just had to trust my instincts and learn
0:16.0	to be okay with being alone.
0:19.0	I'm Carly Bacon, and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:22.0	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:25.0	We've run into so many questions over the years
0:28.0	and had so many moments where we needed advice.
0:31.0	And we got it from women who'd been there.
0:35.0	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:37.0	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:40.0	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:42.0	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:47.0	All right, let's get into it.
0:50.0	Hey everyone, it's Danielle.
0:52.0	Today, our guest is Alexa Vontobl.
0:55.0	In 2008, she dropped out of Harvard Business School
0:58.0	to start her first company, LearnVest,
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