Interview with Mark Monroe, Legendary investor and Managing Partner of From the Culture

Mark Monroe, managing partner of From The Culture, graces the Black Founders and Funders stage. Mark gives his story on community, resilience, and culture from being an options trader at Tuskegee to becoming a venture capitalist and founder. www.bffpnw.org
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03:57 Mark Monroe talks about his grandfather Louis St Cyr’s influence on his life
5:28 Mark talks about getting into investing at an early age because of his grandfather
06:47 Mark Monroe’s grandfather’s contributions to Boeing and ensuring more Black engineers
08:00 the importance of Community
08:55 Capitalism is a team sport and Black peole don’t play the game right
10:07 Mark didn’t graduate from Tuskegee, but made money trading while in school
11:07 Mark recommends “Thinking Strategically”
12:30 Mark leaves Tuskegee and begins his entrepreneurial journey
13:49 That First trade
15:15 Mark’s 2020-2024 and 2030 journey
18:30 The Come Up and Financial Literacy
20:55 How his life has improved by sharing those costly lessons for free
21:48 Mark pitches his company 37 times
22:31 Tech Innovation and Wealth Summit
23:30 Getting Founders in the room with Honest and Transparent VCs
28:40 Advice to Founders and Funders. If you want advice, ask for money. If you want money, ask for advice.