160. Better Diversity, Better Outcomes (Elizabeth Galbut)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Mar 28, 2018 · 45m

Elizabeth Galbut of SoGal Ventures joins Nick to discuss Better Diversity, Better Outcomes. In this episode, we cover:

Her involvement in creating the first VC investment group at Johns Hopkins

What the focus is at SoGal and why that creates their edge

How she and her partner divide responsibilities

How the establishment has reacted to her and her firm

We talk about her experience as a design professor and how that impacts her approach

she gives an example of a design-centric investment

she discusses her thinking when evaluating an early stage business

we review their dealflow and sourcing…