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The journey of Cheryl Kemp with indiFIT

Cheryl Kemp is the founder of indiFIT, a fitness app that equips hundreds of fitness and wellness entrepreneurs with easy-to-use biz management tools.

The Prota Podcast - Episode 10 - Get to Know Managing Director - Ryan Buterbaugh

In the tenth episode of The Prota Podcast, we begin getting to know one of the original Managing Directors of Prota, Ryan Buterbaugh.

Prota Monthly Newsletter :: September 2021

In this month's newsletter we highlight stories, startups, and people from around the Prota ecosystem.

The Prota Podcast - Episode 9 - Get to know Managing Director April Oury

In the ninth episode of The Prota Podcast, we begin getting to know the Managing Directors of Prota. Our first guest, April Oury, talks about making the leap from being a Founder in the physical therapy space to a Prota Managing Director.

Prota Primer: What is Extended Reality (XR) and how will it shape our future? :: with Chip Sineni, Tyler Blust, and Joel Fariss

In this episode of The Prota Podcast, we share a conversation from one of our weekly Tuesday meetings in Summer 2021 where Chip Sineni (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chip-sineni-268259/), Tyler Blust (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-blust/), and Joel Fariss (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfariss/) discuss with us all-things Extended Reality (XR). This episode continues our “Prota Primer” series that we’ll be interweaving within this podcast as we go.

Prota Primer: How to invest in early stage startups :: with Troy Henikoff, Cheryl Kemp, and Will Little

In this episode of The Prota Podcast, we share a conversation from one of our weekly Tuesday meetings in Summer 2021 where Will Little (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wclittle/) hosted a panel conversation with Troy Henikoff (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troyhenikoff/) and Cheryl Kemp (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-kemp/) on all-things early stage investing. This episode continues our “Prota Primer” series that we’ll be interweaving within this podcast as we go.

How Prota Ventures helped the "Vaccinate WA" project in 2021

Covid-19 hit Washington State hard. A state that was equally known for its 500 year old trees and its thriving tech community had some of its most brutal months during January and February of 2021. Confirmed cases were still high and the state’s resources were stretched thin. There had never been a global health crisis of this magnitude and no one had a playbook.

Prota Primer: What’s wrong with medicine? How can we fix it? :: with Dr. Yasser Said

In this episode of The Prota Podcast, we share a conversation from one of our weekly Tuesday meetings in Summer 2021 where Dr. Said (one of our Managing Directors) presented a “primer” on the problems with the practice of medicine in the USA. This episode kicks off our “Prota Primer” series that we’ll be interweaving within this podcast as we go. You can contact Dr. Said at yasser.said@protaventures.com.

Investing holistically: What kind of entrepreneurs are a good fit for Prota Ventures?

In this episode of The Prota Podcast, we share a conversation from one of our weekly Tuesday meetings in Summer 2021 where we talked about the types of founders that we work with (i.e. provide services for and/or invest time and capital into). We cover the purpose of the Tuesday pitch meetings, how to identify founders to invite into the ecosystem, at what stages and levels our current funds and angel networks invest, and who would overall be the best fit to partner with us.

What is Prota Ventures? Part 4 of 4: Vision, strategy, and tactics

In this fourth episode of The Prota Podcast, we complete our four-part intro series defining Prota Ventures by detailing our vision, high-level strategy, and tactics. Borrowing from Jim Collins’ approach to vision in his book Beyond Entrepreneurship (and BE 2.0), we talk about our core values/beliefs, purpose, and mission. We also boil down the strategy we’ve talked about in previous episodes and talk specifically about why you should (and how you can) contact us to get involved in the Prota ecosystem.

What is Prota Ventures? Part 3 of 4: The structure and ecosystem of Prota

In this third episode of The Prota Podcast, we continue our four-part series defining Prota Ventures by focusing on our structure and ecosystem. We talk about how Prota Holdings relates to Prota Studios, Prota Labs, and Prota Ventures, and how our investment strategy works to be generous first, then invest our time, then invest our capital.

What is Prota Ventures? Part 2 of 4: Defining Human Flourishing, Generosity, Empathy, Excellence, and Kindness

In this second episode of The Prota Podcast, we continue our four-part series defining Prota Ventures by focusing on defining in more detail what we mean by Human Flourishing. We also dive into a summary of G.E.E.K. i.e. Generosity, Empathy, Excellence, and Kindness, which summarize our core values as an ecosystem.

What is Prota Ventures? Part 1 of 4: Background and Motivation

In this inaugural episode, our hosts (Jameeleh Shelo and Will Little) tee up the purpose of The Prota Podcast, including an introduction to our initial 4-part series on What is Prota Ventures?