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Changing The Face of Venture Capital | Aaron Samuels

16 Oct 2023 · 1 h 28 min · Explicit

Changing The Face of Venture Capital. Aaron Samuels is a serial entrepreneur and builder. Co-founder of Blavity, the largest black media company geared toward Black millennials. Co-founder of AfroTech, the largest black tech conference. He is now building Collide Capital, a $66 million fund that is changing the face of venture capital with the goal of ensuring opportunities go to the most deserving, not the most privileged. In this episode we cover: - The Importance of self-belief in determining your outcomes - Why VC needs to change in order to solve the problems in todays world - The power of media & storytelling - How Aaron and his team have built numerous successful companies - $66 million raised from Alphabet, Amazon, Twitter. Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/PoetryAaron