Katie Stanton on What You Never Heard About Obama, Operating Vs. Investing, Behind the Scenes at Twitter, Yahoo! and Google, and Using Your Network to Get Ahead

On this episode of Invested, Michael hosts Katie Stanton, the Founder and General Partner of Moxxie Ventures, which is an early-stage venture fund.

Prior to Moxxie, Katie served in numerous executive operating roles at Twitter, Google, Yahoo, and Color. In addition to working in Silicon Valley, Katie served in the (Obama) White House and State Department and began her career as a banker at JP Morgan Chase. Katie sits on the Board of Vivendi, a French multinational media company headquartered in Paris, and previously served on the Board of Time Inc.  Katie started her venture career as a Founding Partner of #Angels and has invested in over 100 early-stage companies including Airtable, Calm, Cameo, Carta, Coinbase, Literati, Modern Fertility, and  Shape Security.

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KEY TOPICS 

• [00:00:00] Intro

• [00:02:57] The Value of Service 

• [00:06:01] Moving from Private to Public Sector

• [00:09:06] Getting into Tech and Innovation

• [00:11:52] Inside the Obama White House

• [00:14:59] Challenges of Government Work

• [00:18:09] Twitter and Social Media Dynamics

• [00:20:54] Trust and Safety on Social Platforms

• [00:23:59] Future of Social Media and Community

• [00:40:48] Today’s Role of Media Companies

• [00:45:33] Trust and Mistrust in the Media

• [00:49:07] How Media Shapes Society’s Future

• [00:50:23] From Operator to Investor

• [00:54:00] Why Katie Started Moxxie

• [00:57:06] Facing Challenges in Venture Capital

• [01:01:21] How AI Will Change Healthcare

• [01:06:32] Health Tech and Regulatory Hurdles

• [01:11:08] Reflections on Life and Loss

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CREDITS

Executive Producer: Erica Marom 

Producer: Yoni Mayer

Video and Editing: Ron Baranov

Music and Creative Direction: Uri Ar 

Content and Editorial: Kira Goldring

Design: Rony Karadi