Resources

Investor Readiness

• Venture Deals: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson

• Angel Investing 101 Webinar Series by Movement51

• The Silicon Valley Podcast by Shawn Flynn

• Angels 101 by ClassRebel

• Angel Investor Program through the Afrodescendant Leadership Alliance

• Venture University

• VC Lab (launched by Founder Institute): 

• Founder Institute

• National Venture Capital Association

• 2024 NVCA Yearbook (an analysis of the 2023 VC ecosystem)

• Small Business Development Centre (Silicon Valley)

Investment Process and Founder Readiness

Resources for Founders and Funders

We have compile ad list of very useful resources to help understand the investment process further, as well as to help founders be best prepared for the process of raising a round.   WeCAN - and each Angel /VC fund - will adopt slightly different approaches and templates, however we hope that this list of resources can help you to navigate most landscapes.

Finally, please note that these resources are compiled from what we believe to be reputable sources across the US and Canada.  They are apt to change and we are not actively reviewing this list for currency. We strongly suggest using these sources as a starting point from which to initiate a broader search for your specific circumstances.

Newsletter Resources 

• Gender and Age Gaps in Generative AI

• The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI

• Women are falling behind on generative AI in the workplace. Here's how to change that

• Gen Z has mixed feelings on AI

• AI to Z: the Generation with the Most at Stake. Spotify Apple Podcasts

• PEAT AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework

• World Economic Forum: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2024

• AI Risk Repository, MIT

• AI Risk Management Framework, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• IAPP (formerly the International Association of Privacy Professionals)

• Labor Department Provides Employers with New 10-Step Roadmap to Avoid AI Hiring Discrimination, Fisher Phillips (September 2024)

• What Leaders Need To Know About The EU’s AI Act Starting Today, Forbes (August 2024)

• EU AI Act to enter into force: Implications for employers, DLA PIPER (July 2024)

• By the Numbers: the State of Corporate DEI Programs, Worklife (July 2024)