Rapid Response: Don’t wait for the system, build it!, w/Genius Guild’s Kathryn Finney

Masters of Scale

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Entrepreneurship is an essential tool for building a more equitable society — which is why Kathryn Finney is laser-focused on encouraging people who don’t fit the mold of the stereotypical founder to jump in. Her new book, “Build the Damn Thing,” taps into wisdom from her years at the venture studio Genius Guild and beyond. She brings a message to founders: The universe is conspiring for your greatness.

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0:00.0	Hi listeners, it's Bob.
0:02.2	We're about to hear from Catherine Finney, CEO of the Genius Guild.
0:06.6	In this episode, she shares some terrific insights on how we can build a more equitable society
0:11.8	through entrepreneurship.
0:14.1	Catherine is also among the specially selected leaders who'll be joining us on stage at
0:18.8	the inaugural Masters of Scale Summit this October.
0:22.4	Alongside the likes of Bill Gates, Airbnb's Brian Chesky, and others whose voices you know
0:27.2	from Masters of Scale, plus surprise guests will provide unexpected twists.
0:32.9	All of them will be diving deep into the vision, execution, and strategic thinking behind
0:37.4	groundbreaking work.
0:39.0	The summit will be a one-of-a-kind experience, and we hope you can join us for it.
0:43.9	To hear more from Catherine and the other innovative leaders at the summit, go to
0:47.9	MastersofScale.com slash summit.
0:50.8	There you can purchase a livestream package for both yourself and your team.
0:55.0	And that's MastersofScale.com slash summit, SUMMIT.
1:00.6	Now, onto today's episode.
1:04.6	When I saw my company, I'd never seen that much money in my bank before.
1:07.9	So it kind of like threw me off quite a bit, and I would like to stare and like check
1:12.0	each day if they were going to take the wire back.
1:15.7	People didn't see Black women as entrepreneurs.
1:18.3	They saw us as employees, but not necessarily as entrepreneurs.
1:23.0	The challenge right now is that we still have this really heavy hand of racism.
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