#19 Angel Investor and Self-described Radical Feminist, Adam Quinton, Takes on the SV “Mirrorocracy”

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Why is it smart business to invest in founding teams that include women? Should all female founders seek angel or venture capital? Adam Quinton and Kelly Hoey chat about Adam’s outspoken and unwavering support for female entrepreneurs, his calling out the bias that exists among Silicon Valley VCs, and his advice for female founders. Adam is Founder/CEO of Lucas Point Ventures and an active investor in and advisor to early stage companies. His investments include The Muse, Rapt Media, VenueBook, Hire an Esquire, Pinks and Greens, Validately and Snaps.

Notes

Female Founders Outperform Their Male Peers First Round Review

Mike Tyson explains one of his most famous quotes by Mike Berardino, Sun Sentinel

Snaps

The Invention of Science by David Wootton, iBooks

How I’ve Made Smart Hires As My Company Quadrupled In 10 Months by Kathryn Minshew, Fast Company

This Tech CEO Has 4 Power Steps For Entrepreneur Resilience by Leo King, Forbes

Margaret Thatcher, ‘Iron Lady’ Who Set Britain on New Course, Dies at 87 by Joseph R. Gregory, New York Times

Additional Reading

The Paradox of Meritocracy – in Tech by Adam Quinton, LinkedIn

An Open Letter to Bethenny Frankel by Adam Quinton, LinkedIn

Adam Quinton and Kara Swisher call BS on VCs ‘unconscious bias’ at Inspirefest 2015 Siliconrepublic, YouTube

I’m a white guy in Silicon Valley and I’m done buying the meritocracy myth by Mike Eynon, Medium

Forbes deleted a white tech writer’s article that called Silicon Valley a ‘meritocracy’ by Dexter Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Ellen Pao Says Silicon Valley Isn’t A Meritocracy. It’s Not. by Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch

Introducing Project Include by Ellen Pao, Medium

Project Include: Moving from Words to Action, Freada Vapor Klein, Medium

6 questions every founder should ask before they raise capital by Katherine Hague, O’Reilly

No Venture Capital Needed, or Wanted by Janet Morrissey, New York Times

Meet An Entrepreneur Who Doesn’t Believe In Venture Capital by Amy Guttman, Forbes

Looking for Love in All The Wrong Places – How to Find a Co-founder First Round Review

How to Find a Co-Founder by Guy Kawasaki

Is it possible to raise funding before building the product/app? Quora

Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.