March 24, 2023

#183: Business, Investing & Prenups with Nanxi Liu

#183: Business, Investing & Prenups with Nanxi Liu

Let's face it, society puts a lot of pressure on us to follow a certain timeline - go to school, build a career, get married, and start a family. But what if we want to prioritize our professional goals before starting a family? 

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Nanxi Lui about her experience with this and the topic that many couples find uncomfortable - prenups. As two successful entrepreneurs, Nanxi and her significant other recognized the importance of having these tough conversations and laying a solid foundation for their financial future together. 

But it's not just about prenups - Nanxi also shared her insight on what an investment portfolio looks like for someone who wears the hat of a serial entrepreneur. 

Dive in and learn more about building a strong financial foundation with your significant other.

Anna's Takeaways:

Owning A Business (4:36)

Starting Your Business With Finances & Assets (10:11)

Prenup (13:58)

Joint Account (25:49)

Passion Project (32:18)

Meet Nanxi

Nanxi Liu is the Co-CEO and co-founder of Blaze.tech, one of the fastest-growing platforms that enable teams to build software and web applications without writing code. She was named Forbes 30 Under 30. Nanxi previously served as CEO and co-founder of Enplug, a leading global digital signage software company that she led from startup to its successful acquisition by Spectrio in March 2021, generating a 200x return for her angel investors.

Nanxi serves on the Board of Directors of CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS), a leading e-commerce auto aftermarket parts company, and on the Board of Directors of Grupo Proeza, one of the largest private conglomerates in Mexico. Previously, she served on the Board of Directors of Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ: KIN), which was acquired by Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) for $440 million. She also served on the Board of Directors of CarLotz (NASDAQ: LOTZ), which she helped merge with Shift Technologies (NASDAQ: SFT). She served as 1 of 5 voting members of the California DMV’s New Motor Vehicle Board.

 

In college, Nanxi co-founded and served as CEO of Nanoly Bioscience, a venture-backed biotech company that invented polymers that eliminate refrigeration for vaccines. Nanoly received the Top Research award at the World Biomaterials Congress and the technology has been published in the prestigious Science journal. Outside of work, Nanxi is an Emmy-winning television producer of multiple television shows on Amazon and Peacock. Passionate about giving back to the community, Nanxi serves on the Board of Directors for the National Foster Youth Institute and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Nanxi is also a Partner at XFactor Ventures, a leading venture capital firm investing in women-founded startups. Nanxi graduated with a BS and BA from UC Berkeley (Class of 2012). She is an avid reader and enjoys playing piano, tennis, running, and snowboarding.

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