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The Angel Next Door Podcast Learn how people get started investing in startup companies w/ host Marcia Dawood

01/06/2026

Missing an 83(b) election is one of the most expensive tax mistakes a startup founder or early employee can make.

If you receive equity subject to vesting, you have exactly 30 days from the grant date to file this specific tax document. As corporate attorney Meredith Haviland points out in our recent episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, missing this strict deadline is an irreversible error with massive financial implications.

Marcia discusses these critical startup legal essentials to help founders avoid costly compliance pitfalls and protect their equity.

Listen to the full episode with Meredith Haviland wherever you get your podcasts to ensure your startup legal foundation is secure.

29/05/2026

Private investing usually requires writing massive checks and doing complex research alone.

When Blake Jones started finding exciting, high-impact companies to back, his friends wanted in. But the high minimum investments kept them on the sidelines.

His solution was building an investment cooperative. By pooling their resources, what started as a way for friends to piggyback on his deals has grown into a fund with over 300 members and nearly $65 million in assets.

If you missed last week's episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, catch up now to hear exactly how the Kachuwa Impact Fund is opening the doors to private investing.

28/05/2026

Think twice before inviting an AI note-taker to your next board meeting.

Corporate attorney Meredith Haviland warns that using AI transcription tools can inadvertently waive legal privilege and expose your startup's confidential information to third parties. Just as you would avoid running a tape recorder during sensitive discussions, you need to be extremely careful about where your data goes.

Before feeding proprietary information into any AI program, founders must understand the specific licensing agreements and terms of service protecting their data.

Our new episode is officially live. Listen to the full conversation on The Angel Next Door Podcast right now to hear Marcia and Meredith discuss startup legal essentials, compliance pitfalls, and how to protect your intellectual property from day one.

27/05/2026

Choosing the right corporate structure is critical for securing startup funding.

Many founders default to an LLC for tax efficiency. However, if your goal is to raise venture capital or secure funding from angel investors, your business almost always needs to be a C-Corp.

In our upcoming episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, corporate attorney Meredith Haviland explains why forming a C-Corp from day one saves founders from complicated and costly legal conversions down the road.

The full conversation covering company formation, equity allocation, and startup legal essentials drops in two days. Make sure you are subscribed so you do not miss it.

21/05/2026

We will read 400 reviews before buying a vacuum. We will investigate a friend's blind date all the way back to their middle school yearbook. We negotiate salaries, run households, and build businesses.

But when it comes to actively managing our investment portfolios? We suddenly pretend we do not have the capacity to figure it out.

It is not a lack of intelligence. It is inherited money guilt and the fear of making a mistake keeping us stuck in passive avoidance. In my second book, Unapologetic Wealth, we talk about how to take that exact same brilliant detective energy you use for your skincare routine and apply it directly to your financial agency.

You already have the research skills. It is time to point them at your bank account.

What is a random thing you have spent way too much time researching recently? Tell me in the comments.

17/05/2026

Serena Williams was already generating incredible wealth through her historic tennis career and massive brand deals. She could have safely parked that capital in the stock market or left it sitting in a savings account and simply donated to charity to support different causes.

But as she discusses in this clip, she made a very deliberate choice. She decided to make her money work for good while generating even more wealth.

By targeting overlooked sectors like women's health, she proves that investing is not an either or situation. You can fund solutions that genuinely help people globally while still seeing significant financial returns.

This is the exact philosophy behind Marcia’s new book Unapologetic Wealth and the conversations we have every week on The Angel Next Door Podcast. You never have to choose between doing good and making a profit. Taking control of your financial agency means actively deciding exactly where your capital flows.

Whether you are backing a health innovation or an employee-owned business, you hold the power to fund the future you want to see.

What sector are you most passionate about seeing funded? Let us know in the comments.
Serena Williams

14/05/2026

Taking outside capital does not have to mean selling out your company's soul.

When Namaste Solar hit a period of massive growth, they needed funding to scale. Venture capital firms were calling constantly. But Blake Jones and his team knew that accepting traditional funding would mean the end of their employee-owned cooperative.

They took a risk and searched for a different kind of backer. The result? They raised nearly $5 million from 125 impact investors. These investors did not just tolerate their unique business model. They wrote checks specifically because the company was a democratic, certified B corporation.

If you want to learn how to scale a business while protecting its core values, this conversation is for you.

Our new episode with Blake Jones is officially live. Listen to the full interview on The Angel Next Door Podcast right now to hear the rest of this story and learn how the Kachuwa Impact Fund is continuing this work today.

12/05/2026

Building a company where the employees are the owners can be a massive competitive advantage.

In our upcoming episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, Blake Jones shares the early days of founding Namaste Solar. Instead of following the standard corporate playbook, his team opted for a completely different approach by building an employee-owned cooperative.

By focusing on a flat hierarchy and a democratic workplace, they attracted incredible talent and built a business that is still thriving 21 years later. It is a brilliant look at how changing the very structure of a company can drive both measurable impact and long-term success.

The full conversation with Blake drops in two days. Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast so you do not miss his insights on redefining entrepreneurship and the Kachuwa Impact Fund.

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