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Zane Access founder Shila Nieves Burney on accessing networks while building capital
Podcast |
Give First
Publisher |
Techstars
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Careers
Entrepreneurship
Investing
Publication Date |
Oct 07, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:22:11

Shila Nieves Burney, General Partner at Zane Venture Fund, has spent 20-plus years addressing inequity with capital, first in human capital with institutions and education systems, and then sourcing investors. Along the way, Shila discovered a much-needed resource for entrepreneurs: networks and connections. They can build the capital, but then what? In comes Zane Access capital readiness program.

“We teach the technical skills, accessing venture capital, some of the terminology. What did it mean to be a cap table? And how do you look at your cap table and ensure that you are balanced and that sort of stuff. So we bring in the experts who do this on a daily basis.”

Listen to Shila describe the exposure beyond the education portion of the program, as well as cultivating the soft skills of fundraising as diverse entrepreneurs. “The preparation part is extremely important,” Shila says.

Also, don’t miss David and Shila discussing the scalability of these cohorts, the innovation weekend collaboration with university programs and student entrepreneurs, always leveraging your network, and Shila’s personal mentors. 

Follow Shila Nieves Burney on Twitter @rednieves

Follow David Cohen on Twitter @davidcohen


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