{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Capital, Conviction &amp; The Human Side of Startup Angel Investing with Marcia Dawood","description":"S6:E25 Raising capital is rarely just about money. It is about trust, credibility, and whether investors believe in the people behind the idea.   Queue Up Episode In this episode of Small Business Stories, Dr. LL sits down with angel investor and author Marcia Dawood to explore the realities of early-stage investing. If people don\u2019t trust you, they won\u2019t invest. If investors don\u2019t believe the founder understands the problem, the funding rarely follows. Marcia shares insights from more than a decade inside the angel investing ecosystem and discusses why capital decisions are often far more human than founders expect.  \ud83d\udc64 Guest Marcia Dawood Angel Investor Author of Do Good While Doing Well Host of The Angel Next Door  Core Problems \u2022 Why founders misinterpret how angel investors make decisions \u2022 Persistent funding disparities for women-led companies \u2022 The emotional strain facing founders navigating uncertain funding markets   Practical Takeaways \u2022 Investors respond to founders who demonstrate deep customer understanding \u2022 Bootstrapped progress signals resilience and credibility \u2022 Capital often follows relationships built over time   Timestamps 00:01 Discovering angel investing 05:00 The funding gap facing women founders 11:30 When founders approach investors the wrong way 16:00 AI investing and real problem solving 26:00 Signals investors watch for before writing checks  Who This Episode Is For \u2022 Entrepreneurs considering venture funding \u2022 Startup founders navigating early-stage capital \u2022 Leaders interested in ethical and values-aligned investing  Invisible brands don\u2019t make money. Invisible credibility gaps quietly stall funding. Season 6 of Small Business Stories continues decoding the structural patterns that keep capable founders unseen. Subscribe and share if this episode resonates. &amp;nbsp; \u2705 Subscribe for weekly conversations on entrepreneurship \ud83d\udd01 Share this episode with someone who needs to be heard Follow STEERus on social media: YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Midlifesuccess Instagram: https:\/\/instagram.com\/steerus LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/steerus Twitter: https:\/\/x.com\/steerus_io &amp;nbsp; #fundraising #startup #entrepreneur #smallbusiness #angelinvesting ","author_name":"Small Business Stories","author_url":"https:\/\/steerus.io\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40376425\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199425435"}