Nothing Ventured Podcast Primer - Andrea Sommer - Hive Founders - S1E23

Andrea is an entrepreneur, advisor, investor and strategist with global expertise in emerging technology, innovation, investment strategy and strategic growth initiatives. She’s built four businesses in the technology space, including in analytics & event technology, femtech & wearables and HRtech.

She is currently Co-Founder & CEO at Hive Founders, a network for women entrepreneurs, providing education, investment readiness training and advisory services to 800+ founders across the globe. She is also co-founder at Womankind Ventures, a dynamic and inclusive global angel investment group with a mission to get more funding to female founders.

👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/eXUxjt7rUrw

🕒 Time stamps -
0:49 - What was your first job?

1:25 - What did you do before you founded your first venture?

1:52 - How was the juxtaposition of that and then startups?

2:08 - What was it that triggered your move into entrepreneurship?

2:52 - And what do you think you'd be doing if you weren't a founder?

3:55 - So, who is Hive for?

4:27 - If you were to think about the ideal founder persona, who would join Hive? Who are they? Why would they want to join Hive?

5:27 - Do you find you end up turning down some businesses because they aren't the right fit or in the right direction?

5:57 - If you were to think about three ventures that you're really proud to have supported, what would those three ventures be?

🔗 Andrea Sommer's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrealsommer/