"When you look at the, the children's literature market today, you see large groups of children that are excluded. When you're not able to see yourself in a children's book, it has major consequences on your view of your own value, your self esteem, your place in society." Michael Vaggalis from Keepsake Tales is on a mission. He wants all children to be able to see themselves - literally - in children's books. It's an amazing purpose, but is it a scalable business model?Today's investors are: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-daniel-607ba7/">Keith Daniel</a>, <a href="https://resilientventures.org/">Resilient Ventures</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-hardy-49b25/">Robbie Hardy</a>, <a href="https://www.xelleventures.com/">xElle Ventures</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldthompsonjr/">Donald Thompson</a>, Angel Investor and CEO of <a href="https://walkwest.com/">Walk West</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcloughlintimothy/">Tim McLoughlin</a>, <a href="http://cofounderscapital.com/">Cofounders Capital</a>Startup Stage is a production of <a href="https://www.earfluence.com/">Earfluence</a> and hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharondelaneymccloud/">Sharon Delaney McCloud</a>.Thank you to our show sponsors:<ul><li><a href="https://www.wework.com/">WeWork</a></li><li><a href="https://innovatecapitallaw.com/">Innovate Capital Law</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/">Lenovo</a></li><li><a href="http://universityclubnc.com/">The University Club</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fancythisphotography.com/">Fancy This Photography</a></li></ul>

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 &lt;p&gt;"When you look at the, the children's literature market today, you see large groups of children that are excluded. When you're not able to see yourself in a children's book, it has major consequences on your view of your own value, your self esteem, your place in society." &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Vaggalis from Keepsake Tales is on a mission. He wants all children to be able to see themselves - literally - in children's books. It's an amazing purpose, but is it a scalable business model?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's investors are:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-daniel-607ba7/"&gt;Keith Daniel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://resilientventures.org/"&gt;Resilient Ventures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-hardy-49b25/"&gt;Robbie Hardy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.xelleventures.com/"&gt;xElle Ventures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldthompsonjr/"&gt;Donald Thompson&lt;/a&gt;, Angel Investor and CEO of &lt;a href="https://walkwest.com/"&gt;Walk West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcloughlintimothy/"&gt;Tim McLoughlin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://cofounderscapital.com/"&gt;Cofounders Capital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Startup Stage is a production of &lt;a href="https://www.earfluence.com/"&gt;Earfluence&lt;/a&gt; and hosted by &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharondelaneymccloud/"&gt;Sharon Delaney McCloud&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you to our show sponsors:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wework.com/"&gt;WeWork&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://innovatecapitallaw.com/"&gt;Innovate Capital Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/"&gt;Lenovo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://universityclubnc.com/"&gt;The University Club&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fancythisphotography.com/"&gt;Fancy This Photography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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"When you look at the, the children's literature market today, you see large groups of children that are excluded. When you're not able to see yourself in a children's book, it has major consequences on your view of your own value, your self esteem, your 

"When you look at the, the children's literature market today, you see large groups of children that are excluded. When you're not able to see yourself in a children's book, it has major consequences on your view of your own value, your self esteem, your place in society." 

Michael Vaggalis from Keepsake Tales is on a mission. He wants all children to be able to see themselves - literally - in children's books. It's an amazing purpose, but is it a scalable business model?

Today's investors are:
Keith Daniel, Resilient Ventures
Robbie Hardy, xElle Ventures
Donald Thompson, Angel Investor and CEO of Walk West
Tim McLoughlin, Cofounders Capital

Startup Stage is a production of Earfluence and hosted by Sharon Delaney McCloud.

Thank you to our show sponsors:
WeWork
Innovate Capital Law
Lenovo
The University Club
Fancy This Photography

Personalized Books to Solve Underrepresentation in Children's Literature (Keepsake Tales)

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