This episode is introducing a new type of podcast episode - Minutes with Marcia. She explains that these episodes are shorter, around four to six minutes, to cater to the overwhelming amount of content that people are exposed to nowadays. This first installment is addressing the ability to do good while also doing well. She goes on to discuss how angel investing provides an opportunity to achieve both emotional and financial rewards. Marcia highlights the risks that come with angel investing but emphasizes that many angels invest in early-stage companies because they care about the big problems these companies are trying to solve. She shares examples of angel investments in companies working towards solving important issues like Alzheimer's disease and women's health. Marcia explains that angel investments are not solely driven by financial gains, but also by the desire to make a positive impact in the world. She emphasizes the importance of diversifying investment portfolios to mitigate risks and continues to advocate for the support and funding of entrepreneurs who tirelessly work to solve challenging problems. The episode concludes with Marcia's call to action, encouraging listeners to consider becoming the change they want to see in the world by supporting startups in their own communities.
This episode is introducing a new type of podcast episode - Minutes with Marcia. She explains that these episodes are shorter, around four to six minutes, to cater to the overwhelming amount of content that people are exposed to nowadays. This first installment is addressing the ability to do good while also doing well. She goes on to discuss how angel investing provides an opportunity to achieve both emotional and financial rewards. Marcia highlights the risks that come with angel investing but emphasizes that many angels invest in early-stage companies because they care about the big problems these companies are trying to solve. She shares examples of angel investments in companies working towards solving important issues like Alzheimer's disease and women's health.
Marcia explains that angel investments are not solely driven by financial gains, but also by the desire to make a positive impact in the world. She emphasizes the importance of diversifying investment portfolios to mitigate risks and continues to advocate for the support and funding of entrepreneurs who tirelessly work to solve challenging problems. The episode concludes with Marcia's call to action, encouraging listeners to consider becoming the change they want to see in the world by supporting startups in their own communities.
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Hi everyone and welcome to Minutes with Marcia. This is where we take a quick few minutes to discuss a specific topic. I have been putting out some solo episodes that are usually around eight to twelve minutes and people have been liking those because we are so overwhelmed with content lately. So shorter the better. These are going to be even shorter than that in just a few quick minutes, probably like four to six minutes. You since this episode is releasing on us Thanksgiving Day 2023, I'm going to talk about being grateful for learning about doing good through angel investing. Now, many of you have seen my TEDx speech from TEDx Charlote in 2022.
Do good while doing well. And if you haven't, I'll be sure to put a link in the show notes. We can do good while doing well donating to charity isn't the only way to do good, and traditional investing isn't the only way to do well. With angel investing, we can use our time and our money to get both emotional rewards and financial rewards. Now let's face it, angel investing comes with risk. It's not a liquid asset, meaning you can't get your money back or out for usually a long time. But if we only cared about financial rewards, I know many angels who would not even be angel investors. We invest in these early companies because we care about the big problems they're trying to solve.
One of the best examples I often use is with cognition therapeutics, who is working on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. There are so many of us angels who invested in this company early on, and I know how amazing we will all feel the day we find out the drug is effective and on the market. We're still waiting for that, but I'm optimistic, so I'm going to say when and not if. Another good example is pretty much any company working on improving women's health. Women are not little men. We need testing and trials and treatments that will get women healthier and happier in their own bodies. One company to highlight is Joylux. They started with a product to help solve the issue of female incontinence, but now have a variety of products to help improve women's pelvic floor health and sexual function.
Another is Rosie, which is an app that is quickly becoming the OBGYN in your pocket. Now don't get me wrong, these companies are doing good, but they have a huge potential to also do well, meaning provide financial returns to their investors. As I talk to people about angel investing, I hear over and over again that when someone hears the word investing, they think they absolutely must evaluate the investment for financial gain. And yes, we as angels really care about that. But we care about the change the company can make in the world, too. We want to invest for change. This is a big reason why we diversify our portfolio, meaning we invest in as many companies as we can. I do this through investing in angel funds so that when there are companies that don't make it, I still have others in my portfolio.
And the last thing I will mention on this edition of Minutes with Marcia is I'm grateful for all the entrepreneurs out there working to solve really hard problems. Building a company is long, hard and tiring work and there aren't working hours. They are really working 24/7 with little to no breaks. We need to surround these amazing humans with the support and funding they need. This is why I'm such an advocate for making sure everyone knows they have the opportunity to be the change they want to see in the world by helping the startups in our country, which may even be in your own backyard, create that change. Thanks for listening. Bye.