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Mac The VC
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Mac The VC
@MacConwell
Managing Partner @RareBreedVC | underrepresented founders | Hacker turned Hustler | Entrepreneur | Vampire | Former Gamer | @inside | @KauffmanFellows class #26
- I'm from Baltimore, I went to public schools, I dropped out of college my junior year of college because I got a top secret clearance and got a job a Northrop Grumman, started making 6 figures at 21, quit that job to start 2 startups over 6 years with 1 exit, and now I'm a VC
- This is the face of: A Venture Capitalist -People are always shocked when they find out what I do for a living. Let's fight stereotypes with the hash tag #ThisIsTheFaceOf. Let's keep it going and smash a bunch of stereotypes!
- As I'm a little more then 30 mins away from testifying to congress at 2pm est on the importance of allowing fund of 150M or less to have up to 600 LP which you can see here - youtube.com/live/c65Twc9DJ… I must say I clean up well
- 🧵 1/ I regularly hear founders, especially underrepresented founders, getting upset that they have to show traction and work so hard to raise. Compared to a White guy from Stanford who's done far less than them but can raise money with just a deck. well here's the secret
- I can't explain the frustration or better yet the embarrassment I feel after becoming so scared and anxious just because a cop car pulls up behind me or beside me. I'm doing absolutely nothing wrong but that fear hits like a ton of bricks every time
- Today I hit another milestone. As a Black man from Baltimore who is a college drop out, I had the honor of speaking to a graduate-level class today at Harvard. I mean how dope is that. From Baltimore living out of a truck to speaking to a class at Harvard. Momma, we made it!!
GIF - Cheers to all the entrepreneurs pursuing their dream despite the haters, lack of funding, No's, long hours, and a undying passion to change the world!
- Founders, please be kind to yourself. Sometimes when building a startup, things won't always go as planned. Sometimes things flat out won't go at all. but it's not the end of the world, it doesn't make you a bad founder or a failure.
