Summary: As her intro suggests, Mona has accomplished a lot throughout her career. She always knew that someday she wanted to start a company and it was her experience working in the fashion industry which led her to start JOOR. She recognized an opportunity to start a company that brought the antiquated wholesale buying process between brands and buyers into the digital era with an online marketplace. In addition, Mona recently authored a book titled Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs which was published back in September. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * What its like writing and getting a book published. * Mona’s background story and what led her down the path of starting a company. * All of the details on JOOR and how they modernized and disrupted the fashion industry. * Her current role as a Partner with her investment firm, Kings Circle Capital. * Hiring advice for first-time founders. * When is the right time to raise venture capital funding. * And more! If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.
