Startup Investing: The Journey from Operator to Investor with Katie Shea, Managing Partner at Divergent Capital

<p>Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212">@justingordon212</a>) talks with Katie Shea (<a href="https://twitter.com/katiesheasays">@katiesheasays</a>), Managing Partner at <a href="https://www.divergenthq.com/">Divergent Capital</a>, a first check investor for startups commercializing unique technological and scientific innovations coupled with a nontraditional business model beyond SaaS and enterprise. Katie has spent her entire career working with technology &amp; internet startups as an entrepreneur, operator &amp; investor. </p><p>Prior to Divergent, Katie was General Partner at Kairos/K50. Before that, she ran a growth consultancy working with early-stage tech companies as an interim CMO/Head of Growth. Previously, Katie was the Head of Marketing at OrderGroove - an enterprise loyalty platform used by retailers including Walmart, CVS &amp; L'Oreal. She joined as the ninth employee &amp; was the first full-time marketing hire through the Series A and B.</p><p>Katie started her career by co-founding a manufacturing company from her NYU dorm room that was acquired in 2013. The company's best-selling brands were sold at Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Bed Bath &amp; Beyond, The Shopping Channel &amp; thousands of global retail locations.</p><p>Katie has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, New York Daily News, BusinessWeek, Fox News, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Entrepreneur Magazine &amp; more. She's an active angel investor and a well-known ecosystem builder who frequently brings together founders, angel investors &amp; VCs.</p><p>Katie holds a BS in Finance &amp; Marketing from NYU Stern and lives in NYC.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.divergenthq.com/">Divergent Capital</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiesheanyc/#experience-section">linkedin.com/in/katiesheanyc/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/katiesheasays">@katiesheasays</a></p><p>Katie's Email: hello@divergenthq.com</p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul> <li>How Katie got into angel investing in 2014<