by Marisa Messick | Dec 5, 2024 | Podcasts
Most people go through their everyday lives trapped behind their own lens of the world. This lack of empathy is especially palpable when VCs are raising money from LPs and when founders are raising money from VCs, where the temptation to oversell to pick up a check as...
by Marisa Messick | Dec 1, 2024 | Newsletters
Why We Invested in Safety Radar, RSVP for the Cortado AGM Reception, explore Nuview’s groundbreaking innovations, and more. BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) In this month’s issue, learn about “Why We Invested” in Safety Radar, what’s new with our portfolio company...
by Marisa Messick | Nov 26, 2024 | Blog
In the complex world of entrepreneurship, the conversation around diversity and inclusion has gained significant momentum. As society becomes increasingly aware of the disparities that exist within various sectors, there’s a growing recognition that investing in...
by Marisa Messick | Nov 14, 2024 | Blog
“The Triumph of Achilles” Franz Matsch Foreword As a college student who aspires to someday become an entrepreneur, I came into Cortado’s summer internship wanting to not only understand the experience of a venture capitalist, but also the relationship between a...
by Marisa Messick | Nov 7, 2024 | Podcasts
Moving from Vancouver, British Columbia to Oklahoma City, OK is rare enough, let alone for venture capital. According to Matt Waraich, the geographic arbitrage thesis of non-coastal venture firms is resonating in coastal markets more than Oklahomans realize. Tune in...
