Lost Tapes: Pockets of Potential
Video Clips from Kellogg’s on Growth Conference
Clips from Kellogg on Growth Forum
Last year working for firms like Camelback Ventures and Backstage Capital opened up my eyes to the disparity in venture capital deployment amongst different groups of entrepreneurs. This inspired me to draft blog posts like “Proof of Concept” and “It Doesn’t Add Up” to share why I think efforts need to be made in the venture investing ecosystem to maximize all types of founders in our country. Despite my doubt of anyone reading my posts, a few students the Kellogg School of Management caught wind of my blog and invited me to speak on a panel about this issue.
The panel was titled “Pockets of Potential: Investing in Change.” The focus of the discussion was on the new prospects to invest for impact by funding businesses founded or led by minorities and women. Panelists included senior leaders in academia and private equity as well a serial entrepreneur — and me.
Below are a few snippets of me from November’s Kellogg on Growth Conference. I would like to thank the student leaders and administration for inviting me to participate in a thoughtful conversation and for providing me with these clips.
Pockets Of Potential: Investing for Change | Kellogg on Growth Forum
The Kellogg on Growth Forum presentswww.kellogg.northwestern.edu
Thoughts on why the ecosystem needs more diverse investors…
Thoughts on how diversity becomes a priority at companies…
Thoughts on what success can and should look like after investing in minority and women founders…
Earnest Sweat is an Entrepreneurial Engineer for Camelback Ventures and an Investor in Residence for Backstage Capital. If you have any questions or requests please connect with Earnest through LinkedIn, Twitter, or AngelList.
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