Episodes: 91
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 6.7k followers
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Gregory Shepard - Gregory Shepard is the host of the Startup Science Podcast and a producer with ForbesBooks. He focuses on conversations at the intersection of foundership and investing, drawing on his experience t...
Marcia Dawood - Early-stage Investing, Investing Through Funds, Diversification, Women In Angel Investing, Mission-driven Founders, Pitching, Investor Relationships, Philanthropic Capital, Financial Returns, Meaningful Change
Marcia Dawood - Angel Investing, Startup Funding, Women Founders, Investor Representation, New Angel Investors, Startup Evaluation, For-profit And Nonprofit Efforts
Toph Day - Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Innovation In The Midwest, Startup Infrastructure, Talent Pool, Affordable Cost Of Living, Regulatory Environment, Innovation Conferences, Cross-sector Stakeholders, Emerging Trends, Hard Products, Next Industrial Revolution
Toph Day - Entrepreneurial Journey, Leadership Lessons, Listening, Vulnerability, Giving Credit, Adapting Leadership Styles, AI, Broadband, Humility, Respect, High-performing Teams, Elevate Ventures Strategy, Community, Capital, Acceleration, Founder Advice, Grit, Creativity, Focus, Avoiding Pitfalls, Tracking Data
Aras Sheikhi - Entrepreneurship, Academics, Startup Founders, Innovation Hubs, Accelerators, Commercializing Research, Market Adaptation, Pivoting, Multidisciplinary Teams, Emerging Technologies, Blockchain, Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Startup Ecosystems
Welcome to the Startup Science Podcast with Gregory Shepard (Trailer)
October 31, 2026
Real, honest, unfiltered conversations with founders, investors and best-selling authors about building, funding and exiting a startup. Hear from Oren Klaff, Tom Eisenmann, Tim Draper and more, hosted by Gregory Shepard. Follow the show so you never miss an episode.Subscribe to Gregory's Substack: gregoryshepard.substack.comGregory Shepard: gregoryshepard.comStartupScience: startupscience.io
Angel Investor Marcia Dawood on Investing Through Funds and Investing With Your Values (Part 2)
August 21, 2025
In the second half of their conversation, Gregory Shepard and angel investor Marcia Dawood go deeper into the realities of early-stage investing. Marcia shares why she favors investing through funds for diversification, the misconceptions that keep people—especially women and underrepresented groups—out of angel investing, and how her book Do Good While Doing Well helps demystify the process for new investors and founders.They discuss aligning investments with personal values without sacrific...
Angel Investor Marcia Dawood on Why Women Founders Get Less Funding, and How to Fix It (Part 1)
August 14, 2025
Gregory Shepard sits down with Marcia Dawood, early-stage investor, author of Do Good While Doing Well, TEDx speaker, and host of The Angel Next Door Podcast. Marcia shares her journey from attending her first angel investing meeting in 2012 to investing in over 50 startups and funds, chairing the Angel Capital Association, and advocating for diverse founders.They discuss why only a small percentage of venture funding goes to women, how representation among investors impacts funding outcomes,...
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