Founder-First VC: Equity, Access & Real Signals | Ep. 39 w/ Christina Quinn (SSC VP)

Описание: Founder-First VC. Real signals. No theater.
General Partner Christina Quinn (SSC Venture Partners) joins me to dissect how equitable investing actually works at the table: which signals VCs trust, what access looks like beyond the headline, and how founders can communicate proof without burning out the team.

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Guest
• Christina Quinn — General Partner, SSC Venture Partners
• LinkedIn:   / christinamquinn  
• Firm: https://sscventurepartners.com/
• Email: [email protected]

Why watch (fast ROI):
• Founder-first lens: what actually earns a second meeting (clarity, customer pull, focused roadmap).
• Equity → practice: practical gates that widen the on-ramp for underrepresented founders.
• Signal vs. noise: traction you can show in 30 seconds—without vanity metrics.
• EnergyOS for leaders: one weekly habit to protect your energy as you fundraise and ship.

What you’ll learn
• The 3 signals early-stage VCs trust (and the 3 that don’t move the needle)
• How to translate messy early traction into crisp proof
• How funds think about risk, time horizons, and portfolio construction (without the buzzwords)
• Founder-first communication: the deck path that respects everyone’s energy
• Concrete ways funds and founders can expand access now

Chapters (edit timestamps after upload)
00:00 Cold open — why founder-first VC still wins
02:11 What counts as signal (and what’s theater)
07:08 Equity into practice: widening the on-ramp
12:45 Translating early traction into crisp proof
18:10 How Christina judges clarity in a deck
23:40 EnergyOS move: the weekly habit that protects momentum
26:55 Rapid fire + next steps for founders

Host
Adam W. Barney — Energy Coach & host of Is Anything Real? (Reality-First Leadership).
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Gear/credits
Remote via StreamYard. Minimal edits. Receipts, not theater.

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