In this episode of Money Talks, Hugh interviewed Elle Bruno. Elle is the Managing Director of the Techstars & Western Union Accelerator. Elle has been a founder and startup operator for 19 years. In 2004 she started her first company, an eBay ancillary marketplace, and since then she has been involved in building three venture-backed startups, most notably Trunk Club. Her expertise is in consumer tech, specifically revenue and growth. Elle has been an angel investor and advisor since 2015, with a focus on investing in female founded companies.   We discussed: 1) Elle’s background as a founder and startup operator for 19 years. In 2004 she started her first company, an eBay ancillary marketplace, and since then she has been involved in building three venture-backed startups, most notably Trunk Club.    2) A Discussion of Techstars and Western Union Accelerator- how founders can connect to the program, what problems/markets are being addressed and the amazing networking capabilities  3) What Elle has learned from her journey as an entrepreneur and how she has created an amazing group of women founders and executives to help support and educate other women founders within their startups.  

Hugh Meyer -  

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 Elle Bruno -  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellebruno/

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