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YOU'RE A STARTUP FOUNDER...
You lose track of hours at your computer blissfully working on your new concept... lost in the excitement and the possibility of it all.
You're all in!
Until you hit a snag, or... five.
When your product development is delayed -- again.
And it's taking longer than you thought to find your first 1,000 (heck, first 100) customers.
You're burning through your savings and starting to stack some anxiety-provoking debt.
Know what I'm talking about? Then you're in the right place, friend!
Enjoy the creative rush of entrepreneurship, without the FUNDING hangover!
I'm just a NYC girl living happily in Austin, Texas trying to feel normal eating brisket from a food truck in cowboy boots, y'all!
VERY INTO: Miniature dachshunds, a big cheese plate with a glass of white burgandy, World travel (next stop: Japan), and spending every minute I can with my grown-up kiddies.
GOALS: to be an inspiring mentor and a force for good in helping entrepreneurs live their best lives (without crippling debt).
Through our world-class online training programs, our live workshops and events, or our work together one-on-one, I help entrepreneurs like you dream big and back it up with powerful results.
In fact, here are a few ways I might be able to help.
- Want to build a healthy, profitable startup as quickly as possible while minimizing mistakes? I'll teach you how to take a quantum LEAP by surrounding yourself with world-class advisors to provide access, credibility and direction so you succeed in a fraction of the time.
- Need help getting "Investor-Ready"? We develop your funding strategy, point you towards the investors you should approach first, and prep you in presenting your data, pitching, and answering tough questions - so you can kill it in the room! Startup Funding Bootcamp will speed your readiness and turbo-charge your fundraising skills.
- Imagine teaming up with me your go-to Startup Funding Strategist. Why wade through generic classes when you can get customized advice that targets your startup’s needs? I’ve helped hundreds of founders accelerate their funding success. Together, we’ll fast-track your path to securing investment, efficiently and effectively.
For as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with figuring stuff out. Life hacks, quantum leaps, inventions
Despite being blessed with a great education and having a ton of business experience, I wasn't really sure how to assess all the ways to fund a business and apply what was most likely to work...
It took years of meeting with investors and trying dozens of funding techniques for my own businesses, and then by helping others that I developed the framework to build the type of startup that succeeds in funding itself and then, if absolutely necessary, in qualifying for funding from high-end investors like angel investors and VCs.
I grew up in the Northeast, in a family of entrepreneurs. While my mother and stepfather were busy building a billion dollar real estate company, my brothers and sister and I was given tremendous "freedom" to manage our lives and I became extremely independent.
My early career in corporate gave me the opportunity to build two new businesses within a Fortune 500 company.
It wasn't until much later in life that I realized that partnering with other people yields better results.
Meaning, there is nothing in life that you can’t experience, achieve, transform or transcend -— as long as you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, get in there, and go for it.
My mission is to help you embrace that belief, and give you the training, tools, and support you need to get everything you want, and then some.
People always ask, “Marie, how on earth did you get started in all this?"
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been insatiably curious about human potential. I wanted to know, what exactly is it that makes people genuinely happy, successful and creatively fulfilled? Why do some people struggle while others find a way to thrive, often despite the most challenging circumstances?
I was also passionate about a multitude of seemingly unconnected things: writing, hip-hop, psychology, entrepreneurship, creativity, spirituality, fitness and philanthropy, just to name a few.
After several failed attempts at corporate jobs and a lot of angst trying to choose just one thing to be in life, I realized that my unusual combination of interests and skills was a strength, not a liability.
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“Even though I started a company that went through two VC rounds, I didn’t know where to start with funding for my latest venture. Deb’s framework helped me quickly figure out what I needed to do and in what order so that I didn’t waste any time on things that wouldn’t work."
-Michele R.
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