Bryan Besecker, Vice President, Investment Strategist @ BNY Mellon
Renata is a fantastic mentor, educator, and supporter. Her unique combination of interests, experiences, career perspective and industry knowledge in startups and venture capital are unparalleled. I have been even more impressed with her ability and desire to help and look forward to each conversation and advice I am able to receive. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a mentor…
Renata is a fantastic mentor, educator, and supporter. Her unique combination of interests, experiences, career perspective, and industry knowledge in startups and venture capital are unparalleled. I have been even more impressed with her ability and desire to help and look forward to each conversation and advice I am able to receive. Through participation in the VC Academy Venture Capital Executive Program, it has been a pleasure getting to know Renata and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a mentor and/or to learn more about VC and startups.
Priya Kuber, CMO @ GUN INC
Renata is a mentor who meets you exactly where you are. She gives you no illusions about the work ahead, fully equips you to build your own unique set of tools to fight battles. She believes in experiential learning that helps you build a new neural pathway towards thinking like a "zero waste entrepreneur". After working with her, you start asking the right questions, a skill that can be translated to any leadership role that you might take on, for the rest of your life.
Renata is a mentor who meets you exactly where you are. She gives you no illusions about the work ahead, fully equips you to build your own unique set of tools to fight battles. She is also clear with her boundaries and allows you to hold yours. That being said, she is not a mentor for the weak-willed. She would see and say something real, that you would have a hard time believing at first, then prescribe the most efficient (and the toughest) route for you to feel the answers within yourself. She believes in experiential learning that helps you build a new neural pathway towards thinking like a "zero waste entrepreneur". Most importantly, after working with her, you start asking the right questions, a skill that can be translated to any leadership role that you might take on, for the rest of your life. I'm grateful to be mentored by her.
Maryam Beria, Portfolio Manager @ Aperio Group
As a growing professional, having Renata's counsel and mentorship by my side has been truly invaluable. Renata does not take her responsibilities as a mentor lightly, and is truly committed and invested in the success of those who she chooses to mentor. I value her sincere reliability - just recently I needed some guidance on professional decision and reached out to Renata, she offered me her full attention calling me on a Sunday to discuss.
As a growing professional, having Renata's counsel and mentorship by my side has been truly invaluable. She leverages her several years of professional industry experience to mentor with a selfless, supportive, and direct approach. Renata does not take her responsibilities as a mentor lightly, and is truly committed and invested in the success of those who she chooses to mentor. I value her sincere reliability - just recently I needed some guidance on professional decision and reached out to Renata, she offered me her full attention calling me on a Sunday to discuss. I highly recommend reaching out to Renata, not only is she an amazing person but also a brilliant mentor that is truly passionate about empowering mentees to achieve their goals.
Ikram Mansori, Founder @Curah
Having Renata as a mentor and bringing her on as an advisor has been a change for the better. I am honored to receive her feedback in all types of forms and shapes. She is clear and concise and would bring up thoughts, recommendations and suggestions that we weren't able to think of. Her spirit screams women empowerment and her affirmations mean we can go far. She has a talent of making the right connections and seeing beyond the initial first impressions.
Having Renata as a mentor and bringing her on as an advisor has been a change for the better. I am honored to receive her feedback in all types of forms and shapes. She is clear and concise and would bring up thoughts, recommendations and suggestions that we weren't able to think of. Her spirit screams women empowerment and her affirmations mean we can go far. She has a talent of making the right connections and seeing beyond the initial first impressions.
Alexander Izryadnov, Co-owner & CEO @ Vinci Agency
Just wanted to write a brief comment on Renata's latest book. This is certainly a must-read book for both future venture investors and startup founders. Renata George gives you an insider look on the way venture capital functions, supports it with numerous studies, charts and graphs, sums up the best practices, but what is more important she gives you a unique chance to look inside investors’s brains to understand how their venture capital mindset really works. And it is well written too.
Just wanted to write a brief comment on Renata's latest book. This is certainly a must-read book for both future venture investors and startup founders. Renata George gives you an insider look on the way venture capital functions, supports it with numerous studies, charts and graphs, sums up the best practices, but what is more important she gives you a unique chance to look inside investors’s brains to understand how their venture capital mindset really works. And it is well written too.
Barbara Janczer, Product Manager @ Splunk
Renata made an enormous difference to our business, an early stage startup, as one of our first advisors. She is playing a key role in our success due to her excellent coaching and insights into the Silicon Valley Venture Capital world. She is an incredible adviser and advocates for start-ups and in particular female founders. She brings the insights, intelligence, honesty and spirit that helps founders and teams stay in the game. Renata sincerely cares about her business partners and her work – she truly wants you and your team to succeed!
Renata made an enormous difference to our business, an early stage startup, as one of our first advisors. She is playing a key role in our success due to her excellent coaching and insights into the Silicon Valley Venture Capital world. She is an incredible adviser and advocates for start-ups and in particular female founders. She brings the insights, intelligence, honesty and spirit that helps founders and teams stay in the game. Renata sincerely cares about her business partners and her work – she truly wants you and your team to succeed!
Lisa Gus, CEO @ WishKish
Renata has put together an amazing program that I haven't really seen a parallel to - an easy, approachable way to part the veil over what it means to be a VC for someone who had only contemplated this field in a vaguest of terms. Now, armed with what I am learning through the program, I know that this is something I am able to contribute to, and in fact am doing just that as an Entrepreneur in Residence at a venture fund, even as I continue my role as a founder of WishKnish. Thank you for doing this, Renata, and I very much looking forward to continue working with you!
Renata has put together an amazing program that I haven't really seen a parallel to - an easy, approachable way to part the veil over what it means to be a VC for someone who had only contemplated this field in a vaguest of terms. Now, armed with what I am learning through the program, I know that this is something I am able to contribute to, and in fact am doing just that as an Entrepreneur in Residence at a venture fund, even as I continue my role as a founder of WishKnish. Thank you for doing this, Renata, and I very much looking forward to continue working with you!
Basile Bedelek, Investment Analyst @ Flashpoint Venture Capital
I've just finished the book "Venture Capital Mindset" from Renata George and I celebrate my first 2 months in this industry with Buran Venture Capital. So even if I get hired before reading the book, it is an excellent set of tools to understand better how VC works, and probably to get tricks to get in touch with them whether as an entrepreneur or a candidate. If #VentureDeals is a must read for all VCs and entrepreneurs to understand the terms (and terms) and get the hard skills, Venture Capital Mindset is really about Mindset and is therefore a really good supplement. Thank you Renata.
I've just finished the book "Venture Capital Mindset" from Renata George and I celebrate my first 2 months in this industry with Buran Venture Capital. So even if I get hired before reading the book, it is an excellent set of tools to understand better how VC works, and probably to get tricks to get in touch with them whether as an entrepreneur or a candidate. If #VentureDeals is a must read for all VCs and entrepreneurs to understand the terms (and terms) and get the hard skills, Venture Capital Mindset is really about Mindset and is therefore a really good supplement. Thank you Renata.
Alex Dolinskiy, Founder @ Coursalytics
Renata is an outstanding professional and an amazing human being possessing the knowledge and strength to empower others. She offers intellectual honesty and insight that can help you reach an entirely new level of self-awareness and understand your business and your industry. Renata’s expertise in the VC industry can be a real source of both knowledge and inspiration for anyone just starting to explore this field.
Renata is an outstanding professional and an amazing human being possessing the knowledge and strength to empower others. She offers intellectual honesty and insight that can help you reach an entirely new level of self-awareness and understand your business and your industry. Renata’s expertise in the VC industry can be a real source of both knowledge and inspiration for anyone just starting to explore this field.
Irina Ruzavina, Manager @ Antirubstvo, Recruiting Firm
We regularly hire Renata to mentor the clients of our recruiting company who want to work in the venture capital industry. As a recruiter, I'd like to point out that Renata always tries to learn as much as possible about her mentees' background, motives and drives for a career change before giving any advice. Renata has extensive domain knowledge and expertise in venture capital investing, financial analysis and planning. Not only can she give an overview of a subject, but she also shares some very specific details, which cannot be learned unless one has been deeply immersed in the industry.
We regularly hire Renata to mentor the clients of our recruiting company who want to work in the venture capital industry. She is always very friendly and dedicates 100% of her attention to the sessions. As a recruiter, I'd like to point out that Renata always tries to learn as much as possible about her mentees' background, motives and drives for a career change before giving any advice. Then, she provides as much information as a person can efficiently absorb at once not to overwhelm them. Renata has extensive domain knowledge and expertise in venture capital investing, financial analysis and planning. Not only can she give an overview of a subject, but she also shares some very specific details, which cannot be learned unless one has been deeply immersed in the industry. Finally, she has a global vision and lays out different career scenarios for our clients. Quoting our clients' feedback on their mentoring sessions, Renata inspires them to achieve the most ambitious goals and grow professionally. She breaks down the problem into pieces and shows what specific steps can be taken to get to the desired destination. Personally, I can't wait for her upcoming book "Venture Capital Mindset"!
Val Miftakhov, Founder @ eMotorWerks
Renata has been very instrumental in helping our company get theright exposure during our funding search. She provided deepinsights into our business model and helped us drive our businessplan to the next level. Renata has an enormous amount of energyand focuses it very well on her client's needs.
Renata has been very instrumental in helping our company get the right exposure during our funding search. She provided deep insights into our business model and helped us drive our business plan to the next level. Renata has an enormous amount of energy and focuses it very well on her client's needs.
Olena Koshman, Finance Project Office Lead @ Fozzy Group
Renata worked with me as a mentor. Very appreciate her expertise,focus, valuable content and straight forward recommendations onnext steps, as well as sharing her view on mid-term perspectives ofmy career.
Renata worked with me as a mentor. Very appreciate her expertise, focus, valuable content and straight forward recommendations on next steps, as well as sharing her view on mid-term perspectives of my career.
Kathy Roma, Founder @ Nimb
Not only is Renata a vibrant speaker, but she is also an dedicated coach. No matter how many people she speaks to — a hundred or just one — she sticks to the point and gives valuable advice. I turned to Renata for help with a sensitive situation at work, and her analysis gave me a clear understanding what should be done and what is in my best interests.
Not only is Renata a vibrant speaker, but she is also an dedicated coach. No matter how many people she speaks to — a hundred or just one — she sticks to the point and gives valuable advice. I turned to Renata for help with a sensitive situation at work, and her analysis gave me a clear understanding what should be done and what is in my best interests.
Jacob Stein, Partner @ Aliant, LLP
Renata has an extraordinary ability to deconstruct complex fact patters and rearrange them in a manner that offers an entirely new perspective. Without breaking my vision, she has set me on the right track and helped me clarify the project I've been working on. She possesses a rare mix of knowledge, skills and experience that could be extremely valuable to any company…
Renata has an extraordinary ability to deconstruct complex fact patters and rearrange them in a manner that offers an entirely new perspective. Without breaking my vision, she has set me on the right track and helped me clarify the project I've been working on. She possesses a rare mix of knowledge, skills and experience that could be extremely valuable to any company: she had been on different sides of the table -- whether as an entrepreneur, investor or client. This helps her to have a 360-degree view of business ventures of all kinds. I highly recommend her!
Liliana Pertenava, CMO @ Dnevnik.ru
Renata is well-known as a business-woman and a comprehensive venture specialist - and it is only a small part of her professional merits. During our cooperation, Renata has consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and a dedication to success. Actually, Renata’s will-power, ability to work in high-pressure, fast changing environment and her business style - is a guidance for success. I highly recommend collaboration with Renata, or at least acquaintance, for it will uniquely increase the chances of your prosper.
Renata is well-known as a business-woman and a comprehensive venture specialist — and it is only a small part of her professional merits. During our cooperation, Renata has consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and a dedication to success. Actually, Renata’s will-power, ability to work in high-pressure, fast changing environment and her business style - is a guidance for success. I highly recommend collaboration with Renata, or at least acquaintance, for it will uniquely increase the chances of your prosper.
Timur Timurshin, Brand Manager @ SpeechPro
Renata and I cooperated on one of the projects, both in US and Russia. She combines wide erudition, high professionalism, positive spirit, which help her to work out the most appropriate and innovative solutions, even for very complex requirements . It is definitely a pleasure to work with her.
Renata and I cooperated on one of the projects, both in US and Russia. She combines wide erudition, high professionalism, positive spirit, which help her to work out the most appropriate and innovative solutions, even for very complex requirements . It is definitely a pleasure to work with her.
Alexander Svinin, CEO @ Smart Start, Recruitment
Renata is a great professional and a business partner who can give a lot of useful information for a start ups. My experience with Renata brought to our project changes that positively impact on its development.
Renata is a great professional and a business partner who can give a lot of useful information for a start ups. My experience with Renata brought to our project changes that positively impact on its development.