The Twenty Minute Vc: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Sharon Wienbar invests in Mobile and Internet companies at Scale Venture Partners, where she sits on the board of Actiance, Applause, BeachMint, Everyday Health, PlayPhone, Reply.com and uTest. Prior to working at Scale Venture Partners, Sharon was VP of Marketing for Amplitude Software and Critical Path.  Items Mentioned in Today's Show: Applause Kate Mitchell National Venture Capital Association Why Software is Eating the World? CloudHealth What you will learn in Today's Show: How Sharon made her entry into the technology world and later the Venture Capital sector? Why is there gender misrepresentation in both the tech and the VC industry and what can be done to improve this gender inequality. What Sharon's views are on investing outside of the valley? What are the necessary aspects required for a startup located outside of the valley? With such large amounts of capital creating extremely high valuations, is it possible to make money investing in startups? With increasing competition between VC firms for