Alda Leu Dennis: Negotiation Coaching from an Investor

Confused by negotiations on valuation and dilution? Tired of not being heard by men? Feeling like the underdog negotiating against an investor who has 20x the deal experience?   What you need is the advice of a seasoned investor you can trust.   Enter this ground-breaking interview with Alda Leu Dennis, General Partner at Initialized Capital.    Not only is Alda a former litigator (aka expert of experts!) and operator, she came highly recommended from a founder we trust.   In this episode, Alda gifts all female founders her simple, laser sharp strategies for negotiating and winning. You’ll learn effective levers founders can use to negotiate on valuation, how important it is to understand what your counterparty cares about, and how to communicate in a way that will be heard. We hope this episode makes all the difference in your next round!   Alda's bio:   Alda Leu Dennis is a General Partner at seed-stage investment firm, Initialized Capital. She has over a decade of investing and legal experience and is focused on investing in startups with founders that are solving real world problems with software in sectors including famtech, consumer behavior, and underserved markets. Some of her investments include The Mom Project, A-Frame, Kinside and Ava. Before Initialized she was managing partner at 137 Ventures where she led investments in Planet Labs, Wish, Coupang, CourseHero, and Work Market (acquired by ADP). Previously she was COO at Airtime, General Counsel at Founders Fund, Assistant General Counsel at Peter Thiel’s Clarium Capital Management.