#18: What founders can learn from an outsider-turned-investor - Maria Dramalioti-Taylor
Description
Founders and investors alike should be excellent signal processors. But what if you are navigating an environment that your ‘sensors’ are not attuned to? You can adjust those sensors and blaze a trail. You can transform your drawbacks into unfair competitive advantages.
A woman, a foreigner, and an engineer, Maria Dramalioti-Taylor shares her story of breaking into the venture capital industry. Maria is the founding partner of Beacon Capital, a London venture capital firm.
About Maria Dramalioti-Taylor:
Maria has led numerous investment rounds syndicating with angels, micro funds and large VCs across Europe and the US creating $900m+ in enterprise value. As an investor, she works with founders to build global, category-defining businesses. She is on the board of several portfolio companies and serves on the Chairs in Emerging Technologies Committee and the Enterprise Committee of The Royal Academy of Engineering.
About Darya Kamkalova (host):
Darya is a data industry professional, a startup mentor, a co-founder of Manifest Taproom (a craft beer bar in Berlin), and a speaker. She is based in Berlin, Germany.
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