Do Good While Doing Well

Business & Investing

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Synopsis

“Do Good While Doing Well is what you and I have been waiting for: a step-by-step guide to investing in the change that matters most to you. If you’re looking to ignite your passion and purpose, this book is your firestarter.” —Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast

Have you ever wondered how you, as just one person, can make impactful change? Really make a difference?

Unleash your impact potential with Do Good While Doing Well, a groundbreaking guide designed for those who are eager to make a lasting, meaningful difference, but are unsure how to start. While conventional wisdom may have you believe that charity is the primary, or even only, means for effecting change, this book expands on that notion by introducing you to angel investing as an additional transformative power.

Thanks to regulatory shifts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where Marcia Dawood serves as an advisor, investing in early-stage companies is no longer confined to the wealthy. For example, start-up companies can be invested in with as little as fifty dollars through equity crowdfunding.

This book serves as your comprehensive “why-to” manual for angel investing, illuminating how your individual financial contributions can go far beyond monetary value. Whether you’re new to investing or simply looking to align your portfolio with your values, Do Good While Doing Well will equip you with the necessary tools and knowledge.

By the time you turn the last page, you’ll understand the mechanics of angel investing and possess the confidence to use your financial and intellectual leverage as a force for good in the world—all while potentially earning both emotional and financial rewards. Transform your passion into impact; let your investments be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Author Biography

Marcia Dawood is the author of Do Good While Doing Well, TEDx speaker, podcast host, and an early-stage investor who serves as the chair on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. She is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital and the chair emeritus of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), a global professional society for angel investors. She is also an associate producer on the award-winning documentary Show Her the Money.

Author Insight

Angel Investing Became My Golf Course

After many conversations with my husband about his time-consuming golf habit, I eventually realized something important—I wasn’t actually upset that he was out playing golf. I was jealous of the network he was building on the course. He had found a place to connect, and I wanted that for myself too. I found it through angel investing. Every time I meet a new entrepreneur or fellow investor, I’m introduced to people with fascinating stories and perspectives so different from my own. When we come together to discuss a company’s vision, it sparks meaningful conversations and builds relationships that go far deeper than surface-level networking.

Book Excerpt

Do Good While Doing Well

Izzy could hear my eyes roll as he explained his plans to play a third round of golf for the week. Early in our relationship, we would have “discussions” (more like arguments) about the amount of golf he played. I’m not a golfer, and I found his hobby very time consuming and interfering with plans to do other weekend activities. “Why can’t golf take the same amount of time as a yoga class?” I would say to him during these talks.

During one discussion, as we were going back and forth about the time and the cost of this diversion, I found myself saying, “I’m not annoyed you are playing golf. I’m annoyed you get access to people I don’t have the opportunity to get access to.” I realized I was jealous. For example, only a week prior, he had played golf with the CEO of a well-known company. Golf isn’t just a way to meet people and shake hands. It takes four to five hours to play. That is a significant amount of time to get to know someone as a little white (or in Izzy’s case, yellow) ball gets hit around a big grassy area with sand—eighteen times. A round of golf can lead to deeper associations, which can result in more business deals, career opportunities, and access to investments.

I’ve told this story many times, from dinner with friends to keynote speeches. Sometimes people ask me why I didn’t “just play golf.” Unfortunately, that’s not the solution. Even if I wanted to play golf, women don’t have the same access to the broad network of people my husband has through golf. According to the National Golf Foundation, 77 percent of men in the US play golf, and only 22 percent of women. Maybe if I spent hours and hours practicing I could get good enough at golf to be able to hold my own on the course to play with some of the people my husband gets access to. But I would not be getting access to women in the same way, as they aren’t on the golf course. My quest has been to find a “golf course” that was more in line with networking how I want to. Angel investing has given me that opportunity.

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Marcia Dawood

Do Good While Doing Well

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Angel Investing Became My Golf Course

Book Excerpt

Do Good While Doing Well

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