Past event

What if Everything You’ve Been Told About Business Is Wrong?

Seth Levine, Katharine Zaleski
March 1, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
What if Everything You’ve Been Told About Business Is Wrong?

About this session

Contrary to popular belief, most new businesses are started by people who are Black, brown, female, and older. The image of the white, male tech founder dominates our mindshare, but the truth is these groups are changing the paradigm and are becoming the next generation of business owners, they are the New Builders.

Long-time venture capitalist Seth Levine is passionate about supporting this new generation, and he will be joining us to talk about ways to rethink the future of business and support New Builders.

In this chat, we’ll talk about:

  • The need to rethink entrepreneurship’s definition
  • How new business owners are disconnected from the people who control capital/finance system
  • How New Builders are poised to succeed as the economy rebuilds with a new focus on community -- if we can support them

Meet the speakers

Seth Levine

Seth Levine

Co-author of The New Builders: Face to Face with the True Future of Business

A long-time venture capitalist, Seth Levine works with venture funds and companies around the globe as a partner at Foundry Group in Boulder, CO. The intersection of community and business being a driving force for Seth, he co-founded Pledge 1%, is on the board of StartupColorado, is a Trustee of Macalester College, and co-authored The New Builders: Face to Face with the TRUE Future of Business. Seth is a passionate cyclist, above-average skier, and lives in Colorado with his wife and their three children.

Katharine Zaleski

Katharine Zaleski

CoFounder and President at PowerToFly

Katharine was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business after launching PowerToFly, the platform fast-tracking economic equality through upskilling and connecting underrepresented talent to roles in high-visibility sectors.
Before Co-Founding PowerToFly, Katharine worked in media, where she started her career as the sixth employee of the Huffington Post.
She also worked at The Washington Post as an Executive Producer and Head of Digital News Products and was the Founding Managing Editor of NowThis.

About PowerToFly

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