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It was brilliant to be in the room today, to listen and learn from our peers but more importantly strategise about how we grow female-led angel groups across the UK and how we introduce more women into the world of angel investing. #AngelInvesting #FemaleLeadership #EconomicGrowth #WomenbackingWomen

?? Darn! SimpliCity CMS didn't make it to round 3 of #NVBC2024 competition. But it's okay because I know that all submissions aren't automatic WINS, and #startuplife is full of FAILURES (or, as I like to think of them, learning moments!??). Some things I did learn: - I have an amazing capacity to push to get a lot of hard work done when everything is happening at once (I was submitting this while at the same time practicing my pitch to CivStart's Pitchfest - where we ended up winning audience choice, and finalizing development of SimpliCity before launch). PS. Just because I do have this capacity, it doesn't mean I want to keep stretching myself so thin! But that's a problem for another day. - As I suspected, the evaluators are apprehensive of solutions who cater to the #government market. While they are encouraging in terms of need for our solution, they aren't convinced it will scale quickly enough. In these early days, I can confirm that sales in the public sector are much slower than in the private sector. All we need are a few more early adopter customers to prove the need and repeat sales....but once scaled and a repeatable process is in place, the #govtech market is HUGE (just look at OpenGov's recent $1B+ valuation for instance. Plus there are quite a few inspiring govtech companies in #BC who are doing phenomenal work AND sales). - New Ventures BC has the whole application and evaluation process down to a science, and they are very supportive of providing startups with continued tools and feedback (even for us non-winners). I appreciate that they stay in touch, provide helpful webinars/events, and were open to providing even more feedback and support. I'll be booking that more in-depth feedback session shortly. - This bump in the road doesn't mean I'm going to stop growing SimpliCity CMS. I'm passionate about making sure people in our communities are properly served at the municipal level, and to better support all staff who support all people! #quality #automation #accessiblity #transparency are all tenants of the work we do, and I can't wait to change the world together, one step at a time. #SimpliCityCMS #OneFrontDoor #GovernmentDX #HeadlessCMS #BCstartup #FemaleFounder

PSA! Looking for your next role? Over the past couple of weeks, some fantastic professionals in my network have asked about topping-up their fractional CFO/COO & NED portfolios. And in these challenging times, other highly regarded friends and connections in operations & business development have either been laid off, or are simply looking for a new challenge in the investment, start-up operator or accelerator space. So: on April 17th at Level 39, since we're convening 200 founders, VCs and accelerators, let's see if we can give serendipity a little helping hand. If you're looking for your next role, DM me here. After I welcome the audience, before starting the VC presentations, we'll do a quick intro of the available talent in the room, so that connections can be made easily during the networking. Depending on how many DM's I get, this might need to be on a first-come basis. We'll comp you, if you're looking for your next role. Serendipity engineering - is that a thing? Please share this, and pass on to anyone who might need to see it.

For these Midas newcomers, many of whom are former founders and operators, a common path to success has been investing as generalists, going broad on several different topics and disciplines, rather than going deep in a sector in which they have particular expertise. #ForbesMidas https://trib.al/xQ7od7C

For these Midas newcomers, many of whom are former founders and operators, a common path to success has been investing as generalists, going broad on several different topics and disciplines, rather than going deep in a sector in which they have particular expertise. https://trib.al/qF8c6SP #ForbesMidas

We are thrilled to have launched a ￡10 million fundraise for the Guinness VCT, with an additional ￡5 million over-allotment facility. The Guinness VCT focuses on backing companies across a range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, education, and consumer goods. In line with our commitment to support scale-up companies, the VCT targets firms with revenues exceeding ￡1 million and significant growth potential. Previous investments include notable companies such as Aptem, Fussy and Obrizum, which have made strides in their respective industries. ? More information on the VCT can be found at www.guinnessgi.com/vct or by contacting the Guinness Ventures team at [email protected]. The value of your investment can fall as well as rise and you could lose all of your money. Before investing, you are strongly recommended to consult an authorised person specialising in advising on investments of the kind described in the Brochure and Prospectus which contain more complete and detailed information of risk, charges and expenses that are to be borne by an investor. You must read the Prospectus carefully before investing.

It’s VCT season. High risk and high return. Let me guide you to tax efficiency. Get in contact if you would like to be invited to monthly insight with VCT managers in the City or understand this misunderstood and underused tax wrapper. This offer one of the c45 VCTs available. #MakingYouSaferHappierRicher

For these Midas newcomers, many of whom are former founders and operators, a common path to success has been investing as generalists, going broad on several different topics and disciplines, rather than going deep in a sector in which they have particular expertise. https://trib.al/OzkkTE4 #ForbesMidas

For these Midas newcomers, many of whom are former founders and operators, a common path to success has been investing as generalists, going broad on several different topics and disciplines, rather than going deep in a sector in which they have particular expertise. #ForbesMidas https://trib.al/KqZRSG3

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