I am deeply honored to be recognized and I am incredibly humbled to share the spotlight with such amazing people. While I am very thankful, the recognition serves as a powerful motivator because I still feel like I have accomplished absolutely nothing... That said, I am very grateful to the National Venture Capital Association (and our fantastic comms team at Revolution 😊).
However, I want to make one thing extremely clear: it is not about me and it never will be.
Those of you who have been following my updates on LinkedIn may have noticed my recent long-form features about founders in the D.C. area. My intention behind these stories is to challenge the prevailing narrative in venture that often places the investors at the forefront, rather than the founders.
But founders are the heroes and need to be at the center of the conversation. And my commitment is to consistently place them at the heart of every conversation.
Our job is simple: stay out of their way, and, if we can, improve their odds of success whenever and however possible.
I am immensely grateful to the founders who have trusted me and the teams that I have been a part of, allowing us to play a small, yet hopefully valuable, role in their entrepreneurial journeys.
I also want to extend gratitude to all of my colleagues, peers, mentors, family, and friends who challenge me to be the best version of myself that I can be.
Jobs not finished (nor will it ever be).
LETS GO !!!!
🔥 Without further ado… we are bursting with excitement to unveil the recipients of NVCA’s 2024 #RisingStar Award:
🌟 James Barlia, Revolution
🌟 Arpit Mittal, Threshold Ventures
🌟 Susan Moring, Cortado Ventures
🌟 Chelcie Taylor, Notable Capital
🌟 Rita Costa Waite, In-Q-Tel
The award recognizes #venture professionals on a rapid trajectory to become future industry #leaders due to their swift mastery of #VC investing in a relatively short time.
👇 Register now to join us on May 2 as we honor these five individuals and celebrate the breadth of emerging talent in the #venture ecosystem.
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2024 NVCA Annual Leadership Gala and Awards Ceremony - National Venture Capital Association - NVCA
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Thank you to Blue Delta for inviting me to be an advisor. I’m honored to join with Lisa and Tish this well respected and talented Advisory Board!