{"id":43377,"date":"2023-10-20T15:28:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/scale-angel-investor-connie-kuhlmans-best-advice-for-new-investors-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:28:08","slug":"scale-angel-investor-connie-kuhlmans-best-advice-for-new-investors-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/scale-angel-investor-connie-kuhlmans-best-advice-for-new-investors-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Scale angel investor Connie Kuhlman’s best advice for new investors – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, we asked startup leaders who are changing the face of Australia\u2019s investor market what it takes to become a startup investor.<\/p>\n

Read more: Do you have what it takes to be a startup investor?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This week, we speak with Scale angel investor Connie Kuhlman, who began investing in startups about five years ago when she decided to make a bold career leap from human resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to just help women get a seat at the table\u2014I want to help women set up and run a new table,\u201d she told StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n

We asked Kuhlman about the type of startups she likes to back, what she believes makes a strong investor and her best advice for new players in the game.<\/p>\n

What kind of startups are you most interested in?<\/h3>\n

\u201cI am focused on the future of work\u2014companies that drive connections and enable individuals to build their own work life.”<\/p>\n

\u201cGood teamwork among the founders is an absolute requirement for me; I appreciate entrepreneurs who clearly value the opinion, effort and expertise of their co-founders, advisors and team members.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you look up to?<\/h3>\n

\u201cNatalia Oberti Noguera, Sallie Krawcheck, Melinda Gates<\/a>, women who champion the power of women working together to change the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: Using data to save lives – Three important lessons from Melinda Gates\u2019 life<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What makes a strong investor?<\/h3>\n

\u201cHumility: If you focus only on what you know you stop learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cConnect-the-dots thinking: Breakthrough value comes from putting ideas, tools and systems together in new ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatience: It takes a lot of time and effort to grow a business.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a brand new investor in the startup sector, what\u2019s your best advice?<\/h3>\n

\u201cBe clear on why you want to invest and what you need out of the experience, then find like minded individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part three of StartupSmart’s investor series featuring Rampersand’s Eloise Watson comes out next week. <\/em><\/p>\n

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