Mary Grove // Google For Startups + Bread and Butter Ventures

Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders

Mary Grove is Managing Partner of Bread and Butter Ventures. She brings nearly two decades of leadership experience in technology, early-stage investing, and startup ecosystem growth.

She began her career working on the Google IPO, and went on to lead new business development partnerships, negotiating early-stage product and technology deals worldwide.

She was the founding director of Google for Startups, leading the company’s global efforts to support entrepreneurs in over 100 countries.

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Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/t52IaNs2IYE

Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 - Preview
• 0:01:52 - Google IPO Team, Google For Startups + VC
• 0:09:05 - What Changed After Google IPO?
• 0:12:36 - Figuring Out Your Next Career Step
• 0:15:03 - Career Mistakes
• 0:17:19 - Knowing When To Move On
• 0:20:27 - Google For Startups
• 0:24:04 - International Startup Hubs
• 0:29:13 - Only 65% Of The World Has Internet Access
• 0:31:22 - Thesis To Invest Outside Of The Coasts
• 0:36:10 - Investing In A Distributed + Remote Work World
• 0:39:58 - Health Tech, Food Tech + SaaS
• 0:44:33 - Investing In Clipboards + Fax Machines
• 0:45:14 - Solo Capitalists + Creators Becoming Investors
• 0:49:22 - Learning How To Be A Good Startup Investor
• 0:53:36 - What Their Team Looks Like
• 0:54:38 - The Funnel of Dealflow To Get To 15 Startup Investments
• 0:56:38 - Being Proactive About Diversity In LPs, Founders + Hiring
• 1:01:26 - Close

Learn more about Bread & Butter Ventures:

• https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/
• https://medium.com/bread-and-butter-ventures

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