E509 – Colleen Pound, A Founder's Journey to Silicon Valley
“Focus is required in order to close the round.”
Colleen is building tech that helps businesses shine a light on where their money is going, especially in professional services like legal. But her mission is broader than just data: it’s about creating tools that foster transparency, efficiency, and trust in spaces that typically run on jargon and guesswork. She explains to Tyler about what it’s like to innovate in a system built for gatekeeping, not clarity. She also shares takeaways from her recent experience in San Francisco, where exposure to U.S. scale and founder energy helped reframe her ambitions and affirmed the importance of community.