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Sonia Sahney Nagar

The Rule of 40: A Refresher

High growth startups are not expected to be profitable, but in the wake of 2021’s excesses, startups are now expected to manage the bottom…

Oct 3, 2023

The Rule of 40: A Refresher

Oct 3, 2023

Investing in Marketplaces

I often advise founders to target their investor outreach by researching what investors’ interests are. This only works if investors share…

Sep 14, 2023

Investing in Marketplaces

Sep 14, 2023

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The Community Fund

Behind Every Strong Local Community is an Army of Women Running Businesses from Home

By: Sonia Sahney Nagar + Kara Weber

Mar 2, 2021

Behind Every Strong Local Community is an Army of Women Running Businesses from Home

Mar 2, 2021

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The Community Fund

Little Girls’ Dolls, Big Business

How & Why we Invested in Healthy Roots

Feb 5, 2021

Little Girls’ Dolls, Big Business

Feb 5, 2021

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The Community Fund

My Path to Investing with The Community Fund

Also: Why Community matters to me, and the kinds of companies I’m excited to invest in

Jan 18, 2021

My Path to Investing with The Community Fund

Jan 18, 2021

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Midwest VC Musings

What does your Brand Sound like? Voice Technology in Mobile

Prior to venture capital I ran mobile for RetailMeNot, a consumer deals site that had over 28M app downloads. From that vantage point I had…

Sep 10, 2018

Sep 10, 2018

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Midwest VC Musings

The Ice Cream Diet and 3 More Organic Marketing Tactics that Worked

There is no shortage of investor articles (including my own) about the importance of having healthy unit economics and measuring paid…

Aug 20, 2018

The Ice Cream Diet and 3 More Organic Marketing Tactics that Worked

Aug 20, 2018

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Midwest VC Musings

In Search of the Next Gen QVC

QVC is not revered as a juggernaut the same way Amazon is, nor does it get begrudging respect like Walmart, but it is a behemoth. With last…

Aug 6, 2018

In Search of the Next Gen QVC

Aug 6, 2018

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Midwest VC Musings

How to Convince a VC You’ve Built a Winning Brand

For consumer startups, brand is an important part of your competitive differentiation and will be a key part of how an investor evaluates…

Apr 20, 2017

Apr 20, 2017

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Midwest VC Musings

Having a VC Cohort Conversation: What VCs expect from Cohort Analysis

Once upon a time I founded a company. I now play a different role in the fairy-tale as a VC. One of the things I wish I’d understood better…

Oct 27, 2016

Having a VC Cohort Conversation: What VCs expect from Cohort Analysis

Oct 27, 2016

Sonia Sahney Nagar

Sonia Sahney Nagar

Exploring new things. Angel + board director + investing for @theCommunityFund by way of @PritzkerVC @RetailMeNot @Pickie @Techstars and @Amazon.

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