Danae Shell is the founder and chief govt officer of Valla, an Edinburgh-based AI platform that provides authorized steering and assist.
On this week’s Founder in 5 Q&A, Shell discusses nightmare pitches and the motivating energy of believing in your mission.
What’s your worst pitching expertise?
My very first pitch for Valla was a catastrophe. In our very early days, I managed to get right into a pitching workshop hosted by the legendary VC Fred Destin of Stride VC.
Regardless of actually by no means having pitched earlier than, I volunteered and jumped up on the stage. Then I made the traditional mistake of speaking continuous about the issue. I went on for therefore lengthy that poor Fred needed to interrupt me and information me off the stage. Mortifying….
