Breaking into Startups: Venture Capital Deep Dive w/ Cross Culture Ventures’ Co-Founder Marlon Nichols
Marlon Nichols sat down with Breaking Into Startups for a must listen conversation. Marlon is huge on CULTURE when it comes to uncovering hidden opportunities. He talks about the power of culture and diversity, the value of mentorship, and how to assemble a winning team.
Other topics discussed: Why the name Cross Culture Ventures? The major sectors they focus on as well as their stats and trends –what drives popular culture -why Marlon decided to invest in Mayvenn –Why he invested in both Blavity and Gimlet Media, how they’re both different, and why CCV invests in different locations around the U.S./world –where the venture capital/tech world is going and how those revolve around culture –How Catalyte is changing the face of software engineering —Culture A$ Currency, Marlon expounds on the impact of culture in the success of your company —How to overcome impostor syndrome –What every founder should do is build, how do you build with limited resources, how do you get traction before talking to investors, and much much more!
Listen to the podcast conversation