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Sep 2023
25m 21s

Founder vs Investor: What VCs are really...

The Stack Overflow Podcast
About this episode

After founding two companies, including StrongDM, a dynamic management access platform (explore their docs here), Elizabeth took a “break” by co-authoring a book. 

Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO is about what she learned as a founder and executive about the founder-investor relationship. Order it on Bookshop or Amazon.

Elizabeth’s co-author is investor and advisor Jerry Neumann, managing director of Neu Venture Capital.

One option for your next weekend outing: a ride and tie.

Connect with Elizabeth on LinkedIn.

Connect with Jerry Neumann on LinkedIn.

Nice work: User Reap’s answer to Get String Name from Enum in C# earned them a Lifeboat badge.

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