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Modern Startups - Diversity Training, Fundraising, Mentors & More Ft. Morgan Mercer (Vantage Point)
Morgan Mercer shares details about her innovative VR startup and her strategies for fundraising, finding a mentor, and more. Morgan Mercer is the Founder of the immersive enterprise training company, Vantage Point. Vantage Point's immersive training platform leverages standalone Virtual Reality in conjunction with ML and AI, and offers training modules focused around Soft Skills development, including Workplace Harassment Training and Diversity and Inclusion Training. Vantage Point is one of only two-dozen black woman-run companies to receive VC funding over $1M. Morgan was also named one of the Top 10 Female Tech Innovators in history by TechRadar and was listed as the Top Female in Tech in Los Angeles.
Topics Covered:
03:45 Introduction and impact of having a liberal mom and conservative dad
08:28 What Inspired her to create her VR diversity training startup
13:32 The difference between standard harassment training & Vantage Point
08:55 How she started her business with minimal savings
20:25 How your risk profile will impact entrepreneurship
24:40 How to drastically increase your industry knowledge and grow your network
26:19 Applying to accelerator programs and raising her first fundraising round
28:39 Her mentors and how she found them
33:50 Cold contacting people and techniques to get a response
Part 2 (On lagoals.com)
- How to adjust your business and mindset to the pandemic
- Product market fit and adjusting to the market based on margins
- How to lock in deals in the current economy
- Highlighting the right value propositions when pitching
- Mistakes Founders make and the alternate recommendation
- Outsourcing and knowing when and why to do it
- Top 3 tips for success
To watch part 2 of this interview, visit: http://lagoals.com/podcast
Morgan Mercer:
https://twitter.com/TheMorganMercer
https://www.instagram.com/themorganrmercer/
Vantage Point:
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https://twitter.com/vantagepointvr
https://www.tryvantagepoint.com
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