174: Life’s a pitch… Bryony Cooper, Arkley Brinc VC

<p>Life's a pitch and you need to nail this skill for basically everything you do in life, says <a href="https://www.bryonycooper.com" target="_blank">Bryony Cooper.</a></p> <p>Her life story is both unusual and impressive: She stepped up to the mic early as a professional singer, which gave her the communications skills and stage presence to successfully pitch her first tech startup.</p> <p>After building several startups, she became a VC and currently is the Managing Partner at <a href="https://arkleybrinc.vc" target="_blank">Arkley Brinc VC.</a></p> <p>In her experience, pitching and communications are superpowers that founders need to master. Rather than just focusing on the financial aspects of building businesses, Bryony is on mission to help early-stage startup founders to navigate the many challenges that come with building and growing a business.</p> <p>Bryony's love for singing never vanished. She is now the lead singer of <a href="https://www.bcandthevcs.de " target="_blank">BC &amp; the VCs</a>, a Berlin-based band comprised of tech investors and founders including <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophraethke/" target="_blank">Christoph Raethke</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmbachmann/" target="_blank">Julius Bachmann</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tune in and find out:</p> <p>🎤 What singing and being a CEO have in common</p> <p>🛫 How to transition from a creative field to founder to VC</p> <p>📅 What the communications milestones of a startup are</p> <p>The links to the apps and the book Bryony talks about in this episode:</p> <p>Headspace: <a href="http://www.headspace.com/"><u>www.headspace.com</u></a></p> <p>Balance: <a href="http://www.balanceapp.com/"><u>www.balanceapp.com</u></a></p> <p>Building a Story Brand, Donald Miller: <a href="https://buildingastorybrand.com/"><u>https://buildingastorybrand.com</u></a></p> <p>Find Olivers books here: <a href="https://oliveraust.com/books/"><u>https://oliveraust.com/books/</u></a></p>