Navigating Bias in Fundraising with Professor Laura Huang

​We're often taught from a young age that success results from hard work—keep at it, work hard, be tenacious and determined, and you will reap the rewards. That, however, has not always been a common experience for entrepreneurs, where successful fundraising in the entrepreneurship ecosystem often comes down to investors' commonly held perceptions and stereotypes. But what if, as an entrepreneur heading into a pitch meeting, you knew that stereotypes that might interfere with securing funding could instead be transformed to ensure your success?

​Taking control of commonly held notions and perceptions, says Professor Laura Huang, allows you to flip them in your favor and create an advantage—your "edge." Join us for a workshop where you will learn more about Professor Huang's groundbreaking research on how to equip yourself with tools to navigate an unequal playing field—including how to understand "prevention" vs. "promotion" questions, how to flip the script, and command control of your pitch meetings.

​About Laura Huang

​Laura Huang is a Distinguished Professor of Management and Organizational Dynamics and the international best-selling author of EDGE: Turning Adversity into Advantage. She has held faculty positions at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School and is currently on the board of Wharton Alumni Angels and NJECC.

​Laura's award-winning research examines interpersonal relationships and implicit bias in entrepreneurship and in the workplace. It has been featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Forbes. She was named one of the 40 Best Business School Professors by Poets & Quants and to the Thinkers 50 Radar list as one of the leading management thinkers in the world.