Susan Preston's guest appearances

Susan Preston

The Women in Tech Show: A Technical Podcast

Creative On Purpose

She Invests!

Annie Duke

Michael Bungay Stanier

Seth Godin

Vidya Dinamani

Chip Conley

Paul Jarvis

Lara Hogan

Rachel Nabors

Kate Darling

Taryn Southern

Kelley Rivoire

Rachel Thomas

Chris Gill

Gregory Sadler

Martha Beck

OwlTail

Startups can get funding in different ways. Susan Preston, Managing Partner at SeaChange Fund explained how startups can get funding from angel investors and venture capital. We talked about what the differences are and to evaluate companies before deciding to invest in them. Susan also talked about her first investments in the 90s and what she has learned throughout the years.

Early Stage Investing (Susan Preston)

Susan Preston is the General Partner for the CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund, the Buerk Endowed Fellow for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington, a Trustee for the Angel Resource Institute, chair of ARI: Women First Enterprises, and on various for-profit and non-profit boards. She is also the author of Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs: Early-stage Funding for Long-term Success. In addition, Susan received her JD, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and her BS, magna cum laude, in Microbiology and Public Health from Washington State University. Her background with microbiology is the source of her interest in investing in the med-tech area. In this episode, Susan credits team, technology, and the market as the three pillars of startup success. She encourages beginning entrepreneurs to be confident on their “elevator pitch,” to successfully get an investor’s attention, as well as female angel investors to believe in themselves. To Susan, education and training are vital in investing.  03:28 - How Susan got involved in investing 05:27 - Susan’s first year of angel investing 06:56 - The involvement on female angel investors in Susan’s company 08:49 - How Susan focused on education in her career 10:52 - The role of early stage investors in growing the economy of the United States 12:12 - Why the diversification of your portfolio can help you as an investor 13:41 - The importance of post-investment engagement and what does it really mean 15:52 - How Susan communicates with companies on her expectations 18:48 - Alignment in the angel investment world 19:55 - How an entrepreneur can get an investor’s attention 22:14 - Team, technology, and the market on a company’s success 23:19 - Investing in the med-tech area 26:12 - How Susan’s company run angel investment group workshops 28:33 - Helping university startups get an investment   31:11 - Encouraging female angel investors to write their first check 32:27 - Susan’s favorite angel investing resource 34:24 - Susan’s favorite book 35:25 - Major influences in Susan’s life 37:03 - What “abundance mindset” means to Susan  Full show notes: http://www.sheinvests.com/23

Susan Preston is the General Partner for the CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund, the Buerk Endowed Fellow for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington, a Trustee for the Angel Resource Institute, chair of ARI: Women First Enterprises, and on various for-profit and non-profit boards. She is also the author of Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs: Early-stage Funding for Long-term Success. In addition, Susan received her JD, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and her BS, magna cum laude, in Microbiology and Public Health from Washington State University. Her background with microbiology is the source of her interest in investing in the med-tech area. In this episode, Susan credits team, technology, and the market as the three pillars of startup success. She encourages beginning entrepreneurs to be confident on their “elevator pitch,” to successfully get an investor’s attention, as well as female angel investors to believe in themselves. To Susan, education and training are vital in investing. <ul> <li>03:28 - How Susan got involved in investing</li> <li>05:27 - Susan’s first year of angel investing</li> <li>06:56 - The involvement on female angel investors in Susan’s company</li> <li>08:49 - How Susan focused on education in her career</li> <li>10:52 - The role of early stage investors in growing the economy of the United States</li> <li>12:12 - Why the diversification of your portfolio can help you as an investor</li> <li>13:41 - The importance of post-investment engagement and what does it really mean</li> <li>15:52 - How Susan communicates with companies on her expectations</li> <li>18:48 - Alignment in the angel investment world</li> <li>19:55 - How an entrepreneur can get an investor’s attention</li> <li>22:14 - Team, technology, and the market on a company’s success</li> <li>23:19 - Investing in the med-tech area</li> <li>26:12 - How Susan’s company run angel investment group workshops</li> <li>28:33 - Helping university startups get an investment  </li> <li>31:11 - Encouraging female angel investors to write their first check</li> <li>32:27 - Susan’s favorite angel investing resource</li> <li>34:24 - Susan’s favorite book</li> <li>35:25 - Major influences in Susan’s life</li> <li>37:03 - What “abundance mindset” means to Susan</li> </ul> Full show notes: <a href="http://www.sheinvests.com/23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sheinvests.com/23</a>

023 Susan Preston - Opportunistic Risk-Taking and the Three Pillars of Startup Success

First aired on the Creative On Purpose FB Page, on Thursday, April 12th, 2018.Welcome back to another episode of the Creative On Purpose Broadcast, conversations with people like you who are doing work that matters.These discussions provide tools and concepts for cultivating and sharing your excellence.I’m your host, Scott Perry, founder of Creative On Purpose: Inspiring Creatives to Be More professional and professionals to Be More Creative. Visit BeCreativeOnPurpose.com to get started right away!This is a 30-minute introduction to the great work of our guests. In this episode, I speak with Susan Preston, Founder of Slearly Presentable and Susan Preston Studio.Topics covered in this episode include:- Creativity and childhood.- The dangers of turning creativity into a career.- Creativity and destruction.Creative generosity Vs. promiscuity.For more information visit: www.becreativeonpurpose.com.

First aired on the Creative On Purpose FB Page, on Thursday, April 12th, 2018. Welcome back to another episode of the Creative On Purpose Broadcast, conversations with people like you who are doing work that matters. These discussions provide tools and concepts for cultivating and sharing your excellence. I’m your host, Scott Perry, founder of Creative On Purpose: Inspiring Creatives to Be More professional and professionals to Be More Creative. Visit <a href="http://BeCreativeOnPurpose.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BeCreativeOnPurpose.com</a> to get started right away! This is a 30-minute introduction to the great work of our guests. In this episode, I speak with Susan Preston, Founder of Slearly Presentable and Susan Preston Studio. Topics covered in this episode include: - Creativity and childhood. - The dangers of turning creativity into a career. - Creativity and destruction. Creative generosity Vs. promiscuity. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.becreativeonpurpose.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.becreativeonpurpose.com</a>.

Creative On Purpose - Susan Preston, Clearly Presentable