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Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness

Lorine Pendleton — From Entertainment Law to Financial Powerhouse VC

Season 1, Ep. 7

From Prince's law firm to the world of venture capital: hear Lorine Pendleton's unique career trajectory and impact on the startup ecosystem. She was named by Marie Claire as one of the “Most 50 Connected Women in America" and by Business Insider as one of the “22 Female Angel Investors Every Startup Founder Should Know.” Lorine is the NY Chair at TIGER 21.


Watch clips:

  1. What a Top VC Looks for
  2. Trillions Lost to U.S. Economy!
  3. "Is this a hoax?"
  4. 2 Ways TIGER 21 Members Generate Wealth


Timestamps:

(2:00) Lack of funding for black founders

(3:08) College radio deejays

(4:01) Mentor: Londell McMillan, entertainment attorney for Prince and Stevie Wonder

(9:45) mp3 and tech

(13:30) Mentors / sponsors

(16:33) Funding gap for women

(19:15) Investing process

(22:20) Lessons from a failed investment

(24:10) Intuition


Links:

Women get 2% of VC funding: pitchbook.com

First Round Capital- 10 Years Study

IBM study: Women in Leadership


Guest: Lorine Pendleton:

lorinependleton.com

portfolia.co

X: @lorinependleton

LinkedIn


Host: Jonathan Satovsky:

Podcast: satovsky.com/podcast

satovsky.com

Free audiobook

Blog

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Instagram: @jonsatovsky

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