Myth Busting: Entrepreneur Nicole Spiegel-Gotsch on Challenging Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Female Founders

Nicole Spiegel-Gotsch is the CEO and founder of HelloMavyn®, a startup advisor and business coaching platform to help female founders succeed at building, launching and growing their companies and challenging prevailing stereotypes and misconceptions about female business leaders. Nicole has worked with startups, small businesses and Fortune 500 clients for 20 years, with a focus on fostering entrepreneurship for social good. 

🔑Key Takeaways🔑

👩‍🔬 🤟 Challenging Myths and Biases: Forget the notion that women are risk-averse or lack confidence. Learn why what is often perceived as risk aversion is actually wisdom — a more calculated approach to entrepreneurial challenges.

💵 🌱 Navigating the Funding Landscape: The venture capital scene remains a tough terrain for women, with less than 2% of VC funding going to female-led startups. Learn how to counteract unconscious bias, change the power dynamics, and show investors why women consistently deliver higher returns on investment.

💡 🚀 Overcoming Internal and External Barriers: How to build confidence and resilience in the face of scrutiny and rejection.

🔥 📈 Embracing Transition and Growth: How the role of founders evolves as their business scales, why founders have a tough time letting go of handling “everything”, the importance of trusting your team, and why it’s vital to face new challenges head-on, diversify revenue streams, and focus on mission.

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