You didn't make it into venture capital because you didn't know the system was designed to keep you out.
Allison Byers raised $9.6 million, hit every milestone, and still couldn't close her Series B. What happened next changed everything she knew about startup funding.
Allison Byers raised $9.6 million, hit every milestone, and still couldn't close her Series B. What happened next changed everything she knew about startup funding.
In this episode, Allison walks through what the data actually says about where venture capital goes (the number will make you furious!!), why the fundraising advice most founders follow is built for people who already have access, and what it looks like to find your people instead of convincing the wrong ones.
This is one of those conversations where everything clicks into place and you realize the rejection wasn't about you.
This is one of those conversations where everything clicks into place and you realize the rejection wasn't about you.
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🌟 Meet Allison Byers
Website: https://www.scroobious.com/
Allison's book: https://allisonbyers.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-byers/
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🏆 Highlights 🏆
00:00 - Introduction
🌟Connect with Yvi
https://instagram.com/askyvi
https://www.facebook.com/AskYvi/
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🏆 Highlights 🏆
00:00 - Introduction
02:12 - The "desirable exit" that wasn't...
03:36 - Why Allison blamed herself for years before looking outward
04:57 - The cost of burning yourself out for a company
06:29 - How Venture Capital investments work
07:30 - Not even 1% of VC dollars go to women-founding teams
10:35 - Relationship-first funding: what it means in practice
14:38 - Where money actually lives if VC isn't the answer
16:56 - The in-between most founders never consider
18:50 - Mission-driven businesses and the funding options nobody talks about
20:42 - Why community building is a fundraising strategy
23:14 - Why women haven't had generations of capital relationships to build on
25:05 – Yvi's "duh" moment. The disconnect she didn't see coming
26:45 - Allison's one piece of advice: care less
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