In this episode, we take a slight detour from our usual leadership discussions to explore the world of entrepreneurship!

I’m joined by serial entrepreneur Alex Batdorf, who dives into valuable insights from her entrepreneurial journey and her passion for supporting women on the same path. She shares some startling statistics about women in entrepreneurship, useful tips about funding, access to resources, and networking, and the most important things to consider before you leap into entrepreneurship. 

Join us for an honest discussion about the path of entrepreneurship - the pros and cons of seeking venture capital, why Alex believes you don't need a business school degree to become a successful entrepreneur, and whether entrepreneurship is the right path for you. 

We dive into:

• Alex’s entrepreneurial career journey
• Surprising stats on women in entrepreneurship: funding and success
• Access to resources for women entrepreneurs
• Three factors to successful networking for women entrepreneurs
• Exploring your “why” for entrepreneurship 
• The most important things to consider before you embark on an entrepreneurial journey
• Funding options in entrepreneurship: venture capital & bootstrapping strategies
• And more

**Useful links**

• Connect with today’s guest and sponsor, Alex Batdorf:
  • W: https://www.shegetsshitdone.com/ 
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chief-get-shit-done-officer/  
• Alex’s current read: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg
• If you are ready to uplevel your career, get unstuck or you are simply ready to unlock those leadership time-management techniques then join us in my monthly career & leadership coaching program exclusively for women in tech: https://www.tonicollis.com/academy 
• Catch the show notes, and more details about today's episode here: https://tonicollis.com/episode210 
• Check us out on Youtube.
• Join the Leading Women in Tech community in Slack where we discuss all-the-things for women’s tech leadership, covering everything from early-career leadership to C-level executives.