Make your past work for your future

Raising Capital

Sep 20

Written By Stacy Havener

One of my favorite ways to make your past work for your future? Make a timeline of you.

Your timeline can include:

places you've worked
milestones along the way
all the key points that led to where you are now

(Don't forget endings. They spark beginnings.)

If you’re a founder or Portfolio Manager with a new firm or fund, here are some extra pointers:

Put the timeline on the front page of your fact sheet.
Include it near the start of your presentation.
Use that visual as a prop to tell your backstory.

It is one of my power moves in raising billions.

Take it and make it yours!

Stacy Havener

Blue-collar girl from the Berkshires who combined a lot of grit with a little glitter to become a successful female entrepreneur in the investment world. Founder of Havener Capital, raising capital ($8B and counting), stomping glass ceilings, and shaking things up.