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Founder-First VC: Equity, Access & Real Signals | Ep. 39 w/ Christina Quinn (SSC VP)

Founder-First VC. Real signals. No theater. General Partner Christina Quinn (SSC Venture Partners) joins me to dissect how equitable investing actually works at the table: which signals VCs trust, what access looks like beyond the headline, and how founders can communicate proof without burning out the team. 👉 Do two quick things to help this travel: 1. Follow the show on Apple/Spotify + turn on Auto-download 2. Leave a 5★ review with the words “Lead with Humanity.” It helps more builders find this conversation this week. Guest • Christina Quinn — General Partner, SSC Venture Partners • LinkedIn:   / christinamquinn   • Firm: https://sscventurepartners.com/ • Email: christina@sscventurepartners.com Why watch (fast ROI): • Founder-first lens: what actually earns a second meeting (clarity, customer pull, focused roadmap). • Equity → practice: practical gates that widen the on-ramp for underrepresented founders. • Signal vs. noise: traction you can show in 30 seconds—without vanity metrics. • EnergyOS for leaders: one weekly habit to protect your energy as you fundraise and ship. What you’ll learn • The 3 signals early-stage VCs trust (and the 3 that don’t move the needle) • How to translate messy early traction into crisp proof • How funds think about risk, time horizons, and portfolio construction (without the buzzwords) • Founder-first communication: the deck path that respects everyone’s energy • Concrete ways funds and founders can expand access now Chapters (edit timestamps after upload) 00:00 Cold open — why founder-first VC still wins 02:11 What counts as signal (and what’s theater) 07:08 Equity into practice: widening the on-ramp 12:45 Translating early traction into crisp proof 18:10 How Christina judges clarity in a deck 23:40 EnergyOS move: the weekly habit that protects momentum 26:55 Rapid fire + next steps for founders Host Adam W. Barney — Energy Coach & host of Is Anything Real? (Reality-First Leadership). 👉 Transition Leadership Foundation Call (20 min): https://calendly.com/adamwbarney/foun... Gear/credits Remote via StreamYard. Minimal edits. Receipts, not theater. #IsAnythingReal #RealityFirst #VentureCapital #FounderFirst #AccessToCapital #Leadership #EnergyOS