Susan Danziger launched her first business to solve a problem she saw, and she hasnât stopped since. From making books accessible on your commute to combating the climate crisis with Wally Farms, Susan is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a deep drive to positively impact her community.
Today, Susan shares her story. She tells the lessons sheâs learned building her businesses and offers tips for raising capital. Susan describes how she built the DailyLit, Wally Farms, and Spark of Hudson, among her many other ventures. She explains why you shouldnât be using your inbox as a to-do list and shares her experience transitioning to being an investor, as well as her best tips for raising capital virtually in 2021. She notes the cruciality of building your network before starting the fundraising, and she gives some tips for making 30 connections a day. She emphasizes the value of execution and shares what her typical day looks like, noting how it has changed since this time last year. She explains why failing more should be your goal, and she shares ways to get comfortable with the idea of failing. She also gives tips for catching an investorâs attention, presenting a pitch over Zoom, and avoiding Zoom fatigue.
âIf youâre not failing constantly, then youâre not trying hard enough...If youâre getting rejected, thatâs a good thing, because it means youâre shooting for things.â
- Susan Danziger
This week on SocialFlyâs Entreprenista Podcast:
- Lessons from a serial entrepreneur
- Being and pitching to an investor
- Raising capital virtually
- The importance of building a network before fundraising
- Why failure is a good thing
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