{"id":3727,"date":"2021-05-20T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=3727"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:14:00","slug":"wwd-marcia-dawood-investor-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wwd-marcia-dawood-investor-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcia Dawood on the Investor&#8217;s Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s the role of the investor in building a startup that\u2019s diverse, equitable, and inclusive? Marcia Dawood, who has invested in over 200 companies, joins the podcast this week to share her unique insight into what needs to be done.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about building diverse, equitable, and inclusive startups and investors role in supporting those initiatives, register for our free webinar on June 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/landing.thediversitymovement.com\/dei-startups-webinar\/?utm_source=pod-3&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=startup-webinar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Why the Startup Community Should Care about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusio<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/landing.thediversitymovement.com\/dei-startups-webinar\/?utm_source=pod-3&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=startup-webinar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">n<\/a><\/em>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Find this episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2lumnNnqNaQ5sHsqxEYn4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dei-for-startup-community-3-marcia-dawood-on-investors\/id1565158978?i=1000522455953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marciadawood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shelleywillinghambusinessstrategist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelley<\/a> on Linkedin.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the role of the investor in building a startup that\u2019s diverse, equitable, and inclusive? 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