Margin For Error: The Story of Entrepreneurs, Investors and Platform Builders
Margin For Error: The Story of Entrepreneurs, Investors and Platform Builders
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Building an innovative company don’t come with safety nets. Margin For Error is a podcast series featuring unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the startup world — founders, investors, and platform leaders. Hosted by HelloAdvisr, each episode dives into what it's really like to build a company from the ground up — and the challenges and decisions being made behind closed doors - to drive innovation and disrupt the status quo. Tune in to get honest insights for anyone building something that matters.
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The podcast explores critical themes within the startup world, focusing on entrepreneurship, innovation, and the challenges of scaling a business. Episodes like 'Rethinking Fertility' discuss breaking stigmas in male reproductive health, while 'Mixing the Perfect Blend' dives into building brands in the beauty industry. With a commitment to authentic storytelling, episodes also tackle systemic issues and the personal journeys of founders.
Building an innovative company don’t come with safety nets. Margin For Error is a podcast series featuring unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the startup world — founders, investors, and platform leaders. Hosted by HelloAdvisr, each episode dives into what it’s really like to build a company from the ground up — and the challenges and decisions being made behind closed doors – to drive innovation and disrupt the status quo. Tune in to get honest insights for anyone building something that matters.
Follow us and stay in the loop on www.helloadvisr.com
In this episode, Maria Gonzalez-Blanch, Managing Partner at Crescent Ridge VC, unpacks a refreshingly honest take on building great companies without burning through capital. With a background spanning engineering, private equity, and startups, Maria brings a multidimensional lens to early-stage investing across a set of core pillars.
This conversation also tackles AI as a founder equalizer, the power of self-awareness in founder-investor fit, and why venture capital should be a canvas, and not a cookie-cutter playbook.
This is an episode about thoughtful investing, founder empowerment, and rewriting the rules of venture.
Here’s what’s covered:
The philosophy behind Crescent Ridge VC and its “health, people, planet” pillars
Why capital efficiency is a strategic advantage, not a constraint
The pros and pitfalls of AI-powered startups in today’s venture landscape
What Maria looks for—and avoids—in early-stage investments
Advice for founders navigating today’s macro environment and investor dynamics
Why VC should be more art than science—and what that means for building companies with soul
Learn more about Crescent Ridge VC: https://www.crescentridge.vc
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