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Cat Noone

I'm Cat Noone, founder of Stark, AMA! đŸ”„

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Hi there! I'm Cat, the CEO of Stark—a suite of integrated tools helping designers, engineers, and PMs build accessible and legally compliant products. A designer by trade, my focus is on bringing to life products and technology that maximize the way people access the world’s innovation. I'm here to answer any questions you might have about design, accessibility, team building, and founding a company. I will be answering questions next Thursday.
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Darshan Gajara
Hey Cat, what's your advice for designers looking to become a founder?
Royal Rishav Malla Thakuri
Cool
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Pascal Unger
Hey Cat, with the (soon to be official) change in leadership in the US and given that disability and equity mean a great deal to Biden / Harris - what changes / key trends are you anticipating over the coming years? And what will you do to help that in your role as the CEO of an up and coming company in this space?
Neil Shankar
Hi Cat! Curious about your pitch strategy re: how you pitch individual investors vs. institutions. Any differences?
Cat Noone
@tallneil hmm I would say I generally pitched them the same. With the only differences being that the angel convos were inherently more lax. Institutional you know is going to be several meetings over time. With angels it was a virtually “coffee convo” and is much easier to read buy signals. Much easier in turn to “close” them right then in the meeting. In addition to that, they’re looking for different things so you’re pitching more team and mission at this stage. That’s the key difference. That’s what angels look for generally. Whereas institutions look for the same PLUS the heavy hitter questions (market size being one). Does this make sense? Happy to further clarify.
Cat Noone
@tallneil @imcatnoone important to note: from my own experience and from others in the space this is EXTREMELY different for (white) men. Black people, specifically black women, have a significantly more difficult time. Not much “lax” to be had. A lot more proving needing to be done for black people (both men and women) and women in general. Not much room for not knowing your shit.
Greta Castellana
Hi Cat, thank you for your time! What are the 3 being-a-designer-things that you bring with you when being a founder?
Gregg Stevenson
Thank you for the information
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