Episode 275- From Budget Blogger To Venture Capitalist & How to Fund and Build A Successful Business with Kathryn Finney

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Business, Investing

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Kathryn Finney, managing partner of Genius Guild, a $20 million venture fund and studio that invests in amazing Black founders and author of Build The Damn Thing, joins the podcast to discuss her evolution into entrepreneurship, the importance of being honest with yourself when thinking about going out on your own, and how your exit number should be your guiding force.

With Kathryn's unmatched entrepreneurial experience, she gives us actionable steps and solid advice that you can start working on today if you're looking to build the damn thing.

In this episode we discuss:

- - The importance of being honest with yourself before you jump into entrepreneurship
  - Figuring out your exit number so you can pursue your own venture
  - How a budget fashion blog evolved into a venture capitalist career
  - When it's time to start thinking about your exit strategy
  - Various funding options from entrepreneurs + more

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Search for whatever it is that you're building and maybe the closest competitor to and see
0:08.5	what people are saying are people talking about this particular product.
0:12.4	You can also search by the problem that you're solving to see if people are talking about
0:15.4	that problem.
0:16.4	Just give it even little ideas of how big it is because you want to make sure that it's
0:20.4	not just your problem, it's other people's problem because you're not your customer.
0:24.9	Your customer is separate from you.
0:26.4	Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast, with your host, Jamila Sufron, as a money expert
0:34.8	who rocks her top.
0:36.4	She helps braid juniors like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well.
0:43.5	Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial Freedom in 5-on-4-3-2-1.
0:56.0	Starting news, we are giving away a copy of today's guest book.
1:00.6	So if you want your chance to win a copy, go to journeytalanche.com-win for more details.
1:08.7	Also make sure you're following me at Journey to Launch on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
1:14.1	to get the details.
1:16.0	Today's guest is Catherine Finney.
1:17.5	She is the managing partner of Genius Guild, a $20 million venture fund and studio that
1:22.4	invests in amazing black founders.
1:24.7	She's one of the most influential women in tech, according to Ink Magazine, and her groundbreaking
1:29.0	work has laid the foundation for generations of black entrepreneurs and investors.
1:34.3	She's the founder and past CEO of Digital Undivided, a groundbreaking social enterprise
1:39.1	focused on creating a world where women own their work.
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