Promise Phelon is an operator turned investor. She is the Founder & Managing Partner at Growth Warrior Capital where they are investing in Seed & Series A enterprise AI companies.
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Promise on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/promisephelon
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In this episode we talk about -
- Promise's story and how she started investing
- Investing in 'dangerous' founders at Growth Warrior Capital
- How she helps her portfolio companies set up for success
- Raising majority of fund 1 from institutional limited partners
- What it means to be a student of revenue
- Exit landscape
& lots more
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction of Promise Phelon and her background
(03:13) Founding of Growth Warrior Capital and the story behind its name
(06:27) Experience as a woman of color in the tech and venture capital industry
(10:06) The type of founders Growth Warrior Capital looks to back
(11:28) Sectors and focus areas of investment
(13:05) How Promise helps portfolio companies get off the ground
(16:27) Structuring the VC firm and raising from LPs
(21:16) YouTube series "Mastering the CEO Journey"
(23:33) What early-stage founders get wrong
(25:37) What it means to be a "student of revenue"
(28:05) Insights on leading a company to a successful exit
(31:07) Current exit landscape and how founders should navigate it
(32:54) Diversity and inclusion in venture capital
(38:18) Rapid fire round covering investment details
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