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Video: Said Mia Interview On The Challenges Of Startup Growth

posted by Stormbreaker Fund I, LP
3yrs ago 201

Grit, resourcefulness and business acumen; each one of these traits is essential if you want to be a successful startup founder. But even if you can learn those qualities, will you be able to apply them in the right ways to overcome the many challenges early-stage companies face today? In this SVIC Interview Said Mia, the founder of startup advisory firm Sweat Equity, sheds light on what those challenges are and how to overcome them.


Said has worked with a wide range of young companies and understands better than most the hurdles founders face in starting and growing their own organization. His outlook is summed up in the phrase ‘sweat equity’: apart from being the name of his firm, ‘sweat equity’ means investing in bringing an idea to life not with money but through hard work, determination and dedication.


ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Said Mia is the Founder of Sweat Equity, an advisory firm focused on helping young companies grow. After years of investment banking Said wanted to cultivate deeper, earlier-stage relationships with young companies. Sweat Equity began as an advice blog for founders based on his experiences as an investment banker, founder, athlete, and underprivileged minority. 


Said has helped startups raise capital, make investor presentations, draft marketing documents, oversee their strategic directional decisions, and manage their hiring growth plans.

Sweat Equity was created to help founders wade through the minutiae of “experts” and connect with a genuine, candid person who’s been in their position. All Said's work and recommendations come from his own life experiences and include concepts from his own ventures.



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