Never miss an episode! Subscribe in iTunes: Audio (bit.ly/TwiStA) || Video (bit.ly/TwiStV) When I say "beautiful website", you say "Squarespace!" visit squarespace.com/twist and enter the promo code TWIST6 to save 10%. New Relic helps you monitor your user experience. Visit www.newrelic.com/twist and sign up to receive your free TWiST t-shirt! twitter.com/newrelic ========================== Joanne "The Gotham Gal" Wilson joins Jason for a trip down memory lane and discussion about her female founder powered investments. Show our guests some love! twitter.com/thegothamgal www.gothamgal.com 3:30:00 What was the first company you invested in? 3:45:00 What was it about that business & entrepreneur to make you invest? 5:15:00 How do you decide to invest in a first-time entrepreneur? 8:00:00 What are the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make in the beginning? 10:30:00 Why did you invest in Mouth.com? 12:30:00 Do you think the Indie food movement is a national trend? 15:00:00 How do you get the entrepreneur to the next level with new personnel? 15:45:00 What are you investing in now? 17:15:00 What do you think about Bloomberg's move on the food industry? 18:30:00 How has the industry changed since the Silicon Alley days? 20:30:00 This episode is made possible by New Relic 24:15:00 Why are you investing in so many female founders? 25:15:00 Do you think male investors have a bias toward funding female founders? 27:00:00 Do you think they up their game because other expect them to fail? 28:30:00 Do you think female entrepreneurs are higher performaning than men? 29:00:00 Do you think women take as much risk? 31:45:00 Why is Kitchensurfing a good business? 34:30:00 How did you find out about ScootNetworks? 35:30:00 How's Food52 doing? 36:00:00 How did you get involved in MOUSE? 38:15:00 What were the highlights of MOUSE? 41:15:00 What's your thoughts on the NYC school system? 43:00:00 This episode is brought to you by SquareSpace. 46:00:00 Are you going to start a proper Angel fund? 47:00:00 What is your conference about? 47:30:00 What do you think tips a woman into entrepreneurship? 49:15:00 What is the key to balancing a family and a career? 52:15:00 What do you look for in an entrepreneur? 54:45:00 What did that business pivot to? 55:30:00 Everyone follow @thegothamgal Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jason twitter.com/kirinkalia LAUNCH: Launch Ticker: launch.co Launch Education & Kids Festival: launchedu.co Launch Festival: festival.launch.co Launch Hackathon: launchhackathon.com/ Special thanks to the members of the TWiST Backchannel Program!

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