18/12/2023 FUNDRAISE BY ELIMINATING RISK The Venture Crew on Marc Andreessen's "Onion Theory of Risk" and how founders can apply it to successfully raise venture capital in “Marc Andreessen: Understand "Onion Theory Of Risk" To Raise Funding For Your Startup” * Onion Theory
22/12/2023 EARLY STAGE FUNDRAISING OUTLOOK Michael Cardamone, CEO at Forum Ventures, on the current challenges and outlook of early stage fundraising in “Seed to Series A: Strategic insights for tech founders in the 2024 venture landscape” * Raising Seed Rounds in Today's Market: * Quote: "Seed valuations
21/12/2023 NAVIGATING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY Russ Heddleston, Founder at Distill, guids founders on how to build resilient companies amid economic challenges in "A blueprint for founders navigating economic uncertainty" * Building a Solid Foundation: "Companies founded today must focus on becoming profitable while growing...keeping operations efficient
20/12/2023 INVESTMENT DECISION CRITERIA Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs on his approach to evaluating and investing in marketplace startups in “Marketplace Startups Masterclass with Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs” * "I only invest in extraordinary talent and Extraordinary People" * "...the founder is both an
19/12/2023 FUNDRAISING TACTIC The Venture Crew on Marc Andreessen's "Onion Theory of Risk" and how founders can apply it to successfully raise venture capital in “Marc Andreessen: Understand "Onion Theory Of Risk" To Raise Funding For Your Startup” * Onion Theory of Risk:
18/12/2023 LESSONS IN SALES AND STRATEGY Ash Maurya, Founder at Leanstack and best selling author, shares some of his key learnings from 2023 "My 3 Biggest Insights From 2023" * Counter positioning is your unfair advantage: * "Most founders think they have no starting unfair advantage."
15/12/2023 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Jaya Gupta, and Ashu Garg, Partner and General Partner at Foundation Capital analyze and synthesize key trends in generative AI and future directions.“Year One of Generative AI: Six Key Trends” * Rise of Generative AI as a Fundamental Platform Shift: * "Just over one year
14/12/2023 INTERVIEWS Lenny Rachitsky, Author of Lenny’s Newsletter interviews Katie Dill, Head of Design at Stripe, Paul Adams, Chief Product Officer at Intercom, Tom Conrad, Chief Executive Officer at Zero Longevity Science, Sri Batchu, Growth Advisor at Ramp, Jiaona Zhang, SVP of Product at Webflow, Gina Gotthilf,
13/12/2023 INVESTOR MANAGEMENT Mario Gabriele, Founder at The Generalist, provides a comprehensive guide for startup founders on optimizing investor relationships in “How can founders get value from their VCs?” * Go for investors with strong Brand Recognition: * Avlok Kohli: "From the pre-seed through the Series A, establishing credibility
12/12/2023 INTERVIEWS Harry Stebbings, Founder at 20VC, interviews Sam Corcos, Co-founder, CEO at Levels and discuss Corcos' experience founding Levels, his fundraising strategies, extracting value from investors, and balancing personal life with entrepreneurial endeavors and more in “20VC: Why Founders Should Take as Many VC Meetings as
11/12/2023 STRATEGY Adam Fishman, product and growth Advisor and investor, offers thoughts on the creation of effective company and product strategy, providing a structured framework for strategy development across various stages of business in ”Patreon Fmr VP of Product and Growth on Creating Product Strategies” * Defining and Prioritizing
08/12/2023 STRATEGY Paras Chopra, Founder at Nintee (digital health startup), points out that Supercell (the company behind the massively popular Clash of Clans game) is valued at $32M per employee, reminding us of how important prioritizing long term revenue opportunities at the expense of short term are in