Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I founded a mentorship group called Launchpad LA. I was on vacation in Santa Barbara two years ago with my wife and I was reflecting on what I had learned in my first year in LA and in VC. I though to myself, “too many young entrepreneurs in LA seem to feel pressured by NorCal VCs to move to the Bay Area.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

Photo Credit: Fortune Adding to the lack of female representation in the industry, research also shows that only 8% of the investment professionals at the top 25 VC firms are women. As Lindquist adds, “We all have unique networks, personal relationships, market knowledge, and talents, which contribute to the fabric of a VC ecosystem.”

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Having been in touch with top tier VC's for pre seed and seed these are the best ones. Its aim is to invest $20k into each of its accepted companies at an early-stage and then provide six months of hands-on support, advice and mentorship as they build their product or service.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. There are a lot of things I think entrepreneurs should care about when raising from a VC: How big or small their fund is? Beezer did.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? I recently wrote a post on how to get access to VCs and angels where I outlined why lawyers are such an important tool for VC introductions. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Our lives are intertwined.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Elect 1-2 representatives and even invite a local VC to invest personally and sit on the investment committee or be an advisor. The key it to have “realistic capital.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Wisdom , a social audio app that’s focused on surfacing “life advice” and broadening access to mentorship — and whose iOS app launch we covered back in October — has nabbed $2 million in seed funding off the back of early traction. Wisdom is a social audio app for opening access to mentorship.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve sat at both sides of the table as a founder and a VC, and I understand how difficult it is to get them on the same page. I’ve participated in a number of accelerators, including Disney and Techstars, and these programs gave me a noticeable advantage when I stepped into VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. With small amounts of money invested (sub $3 million) the risks are reasonably low for most VCs and the consequences of bad decisions or decisions a VC has limited say in is tolerable. Mentorship.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

TechCrunch, in collaboration with these organizations and VC firms like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital, provide these young founders with educational resources and mentorship over the course of a year. Tune in a get ready to take notes — the advice you hear could help you improve your pitch deck.

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Gust

JULY 15, 2012

For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Even more importantly, you should expect these members of your team to be your advocates to angel or VC investors, or even be part of your friends and family financing round.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. Irina Miller from Daisy Lab, Janine Granger from Easy Crypto are some good examples there.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. Though by no means does this mean that women aren’t doing incredible work in the field and it’s only right that women founders receive their fair share of VC investment. Venture capital is far from a level playing field.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

That’s why Entocycle is raising another $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Climentum Capital , a European climate-focused VC firm. This new French VC firm is partnering with current and former athletes to invest in tech companies. Lowercarbon Capital and ACE & Company are participating in the round as well.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 4, 2023

Ali Abdaal is best known for his YouTube channel, where he creates content related to productivity, study techniques, career advice, and personal development. Ali Abdaal is a British physician, YouTuber, online educator, and entrepreneur. He was born on June 6, 1991, in England.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

AI Generated Image The beautiful truth about the game of VC is that it consistently rewards difference. Because, in turn, these GPs will back more founders who are different, which will lead to more outlier returns, which ultimately leads to more products and services that change the world. [ Andre Charoo , Maple VC ] [hunter: 100% agree.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

We saw another consumer brand founder do this recently, too: Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind Snacks, plans to deploy $350 million into consumer brands through his new his VC firm, Camino Partners. With the new venture fund, they will back and mentor up-and-coming founders leading consumer and consumer-tech brands.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. What did we owe our sponsors, and did that put us in conflict with our commitments to give founders the best possible advice, and to never waste their time?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

This is important because when you have too many VCs on a board you only bring one kind of thinking to the board. Independents are critical to avoiding “VC group think.” Local means more hands-on mentorship. The second is that they are usually very experienced operators that can mentor the founding team. Yes, this is a thing.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. Early-stage VCs and investors have one objective, finding hero startups in the sea of zero ones, the ones that will eventually turn into a zero-dollar valuation sooner or later. A great VC will identify the teams that are capable of creating a hero in the future, and bet on them.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

My big question is if VCs are taking the same advice that they’re dishing. Don’t forget VCs, you have VCs too. ( After our call, I joked that I’m curious if any VC firms are interested in backing startups that don’t care at all about discipline or capital efficiency. At least most of you do! Smart, and common.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Here’s Part V: VC is a profession! Also, because the feedback loop is very long, the advice we give founders – to move fast and iterate – is hard to put into practice as a venture investor. As to the “it takes a long time” advice. The world doesn’t need more of the same VCs.]

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 28, 2022

To help you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup, we asked startup founders, investors, and business leaders this question for their best pieces of advice. Venture capitalists usually provide more than just financial support – they can also offer valuable resources and mentorship.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

They’ll share their experiences and advice to help you sharpen your skills and avoid pitfalls. Entrepreneur and VC Melissa Bradley will outline how to make the most of that half hour on Zoom and lock in the next meeting. You get great mentorship through attending the Early Stage sessions. Don’t wait.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Venture capitalists (VC) typically seek businesses experiencing rapid growth and that meet their specific investment profile. Building a rapport may lead to mentorship, strategic guidance, or an advisory role. Types of Investors and Their Expectations Each different type of investor comes with a set of expectations.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

He specialises in information technology, telecommunications, intellectual property and competition law, and provides advice on privacy and other regulatory compliance issues. Take a view based on that as to whether you give some mentorship or whether you offer more substantial support. You can see more about what he does here.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 3, 2023

It’s well intentioned on the part of the second or third time founder turned angel, VC, or accelerator mentor. Am I being duped by Twitter-speak and startup mentor nonsense spouted by people with no skin in my game? Yet, it’s almost universally not helpful to tell a startup founder to just ship it. Easy for you to say.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. Again, this is highly individualized so no generic advice can be offered. Anyone who meets with me privately these days gets this advice: The market is whack right now.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Consider Usher a hard-working early-stage VC. It’s that sort of mentorship experience that drives many of us hands-on VCs. And he has acted as a personal mentor for Justin ever since. Justin was going through the ride that Usher himself had been through when he was younger.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. Even if you don’t do well really after that, Vidit Aatrey [10:46] – we will put you in a mentorship program, where we connect you with some top trainers for a month and these guys will tell you how you start a business. At that time, we just kept listening to VCs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

His initial advice? 5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC. 5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC. This … new dynamic is forcing founders to be extremely selective about exactly who is sitting around their mentorship table,” they write. Not today.”.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Bradley is the co-founder of Ureeka , a venture-backed mentorship platform for SMBs that pairs founders with experts and mentors. How Founders Can Think Like a VC (Lisa Wu, Norwest Venture Partners) . Fundraising, growth, monetization and workforce advice from startup experts. Market analysis. Late-deep dives. And much more!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Like a VC firm, it vets the startups and startup founders it works with, so the engineers that come to Commit know that these are serious companies with at least some prospect of raising funding and allowing their engineers to shape their trajectory and grow into what is potentially an early leadership role.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. Software can be licensed to corporations to benefit employees and uses behavioral science to understand the reasoning behind financial decisions people make and to help democratize financial advice for the masses. Next year is looking even better. FutureBank.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. Talk with VCs in your space. Many VCs keep a list of ideas they think have high potential. Versatile VC posts publicly our list of startup ideas we want to fund. . Work as a VC Scout.

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