Always Be Learning

<p>Alexa von Tobel, founder and managing partner at Inspired Capital, shares how she built her first startup LearnVest at 23 and later co-founded Inspired Capital to improve access to startup capital. Alexa looks for tenacious and highly committed founders with an ‘always learning’ attitude.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></p><p><strong>3:55 - 10:56</strong> Did dropping out of Harvard to start a company in the middle of a global financial crisis pay off?</p><p><strong>11:23 - 13:48</strong> Turning the desire to make capital more accessible to founders into a VC firm</p><p><strong>13:57 - 21:32</strong> How can entrepreneurs hone their brand narrative to thrive in the future of the fundraising world?</p><p>Non-profit that Alexa is passionate about: <a href="https://everymothercounts.org/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-68&utm_campaign=always-be-learning">Every Mother Counts</a></p><hr /><h3>About Alexa von Tobel</h3><p>Alexa von Tobel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital. Alexa is a successful entrepreneur who started LearnVest, a fintech company that raised nearly $75 million in venture capital before it was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015. She is a Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times-bestselling author of <i>Financially Fearless and Financially Forward</i>. She also hosts <i>The Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel</i>, a weekly podcast with Inc. that highlights top entrepreneurs.</p><h3>About Inspired Capital</h3><p><a href="https://inspiredcapital.com/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-68&utm_campaign=always-be-learning">Inspired Capital</a> is a New York City-based, women-led venture capital firm that invests in exceptional founders and seed to Series-A startups with strong underlying technology and category-defining visions. Inspired Capital's portfolio includes Finix, Habi, Chief, Orum, Canvas, Rho, DANDY, Lean Financial, Teamshare, and Skythe. Prior to founding Inspired, Alexa and