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SSM Presents Why Diversity Matters at the Top

6/27/2025

 
True leadership thrives not in sameness, but in diversity. When people from different backgrounds, cultures, genders, and experiences lead organizations, innovation follows. Diverse leaders don’t just bring new ideas — they bring new perspectives that challenge the status quo and elevate everyone around them. JStanford alumnus Lindsey S. Mignano and other alumni industry leaders from Harvard Business School, Princeton, and Carnegie Mellon discussed:
  • ​How diversity influences the way in which they lead their organizations from the top;
  • ​Why their own diverse backgrounds and experiences matter in how they approach managing others;
  • ​Lessons they learned and things they would have done differently when they were up and coming in their careers; and
  • ​What they are looking for next in their professional and personal lives in terms of balance and growth.

SSM Presents at the AI for Good Institute

6/25/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano presented on startup law topics such as the current state of the market for AI venture financing in Q2 2025, how to raise via SAFEs versus priced rounds, and the top 5 things that her most successful clients do when they approach a raise or go to market.

SSM Presents at NY TEch Week

6/6/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano joined an informative panel discussing why venture capital firms have become more selective and demanding in today's financing environment—especially when it comes to first financings by early-stage startups. The panel explored key questions and topics, including: When does it make sense to begin approaching venture capital firms for investment? What does it take for a startup to raise its first priced round today? And what do venture capitalists predict for the venture market through the remainder of 2025?

SSm Presents How to Scale with Venture Capital

5/15/2025

 
This Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Lindsey S. Mignano joined a panel alongside AAPI tech ecosystem partners and venture capital GPs. They discussed questions such as: 
  • The current state of the venture ecosystem;
  • What metrics startup founders need to show in order to get venture funding;
  • How to choose the best lead VC;
  • The predominance of AI in venture capital deployment, and;
  • How to grow and scale teams after a financing event.

SSm Presents Make it Rain- Hitting your first $1m+ ARR

5/6/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano joined a panel for the Bar Association of San Francisco's Barristers Diversity and Inclusion Committee for an interactive discussion about the importance of female rainmakers in the legal industry; the struggles women rainmakers face because of their race, gender, and/or other intersectional hierarchies; and why women rainmakers are uniquely positioned to mentor and support other women seeking to build their books of business. 

SSM MODERATES FOR STANFORD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WOMEN'S IMPACT NETWORK

4/16/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano moderated an expert panel exploring how women can align their personal values, purpose, and passion with professional goals. They discussed topics like breaking free from societal expectations, navigating career transitions, and integrating purpose-driven work into daily life. The panelists shared their stories, strategies, and insights on creating a meaningful, fulfilling, and authentic life beyond external metrics like titles and salaries.

SSM PRESENTS "FLIPS AND FINANCINGS" AT SWISSNEX SF

4/16/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano presented a "Flips and Financings" session for the SwissNex cohort in San Francisco. This session targeted Swiss entrepreneurs interested in either accessing the American market or raising capital within the United States, detailing specific incorporation strategies like setting up a subsidiary or performing a flip. She discussed various stages of a company's funding lifecycle, outlining practical steps for entities at different stages, from self-funding to securing venture capital.

SSM Featured on "Under the Hood" Podpast

3/25/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano discussed with Sophie Durey how early stage companies can best approach their fundraising efforts in 2025, including who to target and why, navigating the various stages of financing, and important research on the current state of the venture economy as it relates to early stage companies.

SSM presents "Women in Law: Retaining and Promoting Diverse leadership" for Santa Clara bar Association

3/18/2025

 
Lindsey S. Mignano joined an esteemed panel who navigated issues such as: 
  • The recruitment, retention, and promotion of women and women of color in law;
  • How policies for working mothers can keep more of them in the profession, happily; and
  •  Looking to the future, how millennial female lawyers might change the practice of law and women's leadership in the profession.

SSM Presents Breaking Barrier, Building Futures at Discovher

3/8/2025

 

Lindsey S. Mignano joined a panel with other trailblazing women who have not only shattered barriers but are actively paving the way for others. Through their expertise in AI, product marketing, law, and entrepreneurship, they explored how women can leverage their strengths to redefine power structures and drive transformative innovation in Silicon Valley.
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