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Being a VC is a marathon, not a sprint. A marathon of 25 years that taught Daniel Keiper-Knorr many lessons. From our recent conversation. On raising €500M for Speedinvest during and after the tech reset. I've extracted some pieces of advice for aspiring VCs. 1/ Don't be a passive investor. Develop strong opinions and back them with confidence. 2/ We've all seen market cycles. Be prepared to adapt and pivot. Move fast when the winds shift in your favor. 3/ As your fund grows, so should your team. Dedicate resources to building strong LP relationships. Your LPs are your partners. Treat them like founders – with C-level attention. So, if being a VC is a marathon. I think building your fund is a journey, not a destination. What do you think? Join the conversation below.🔽 #venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #europe

Being a VC is a marathon, not a sprint. A marathon of 25 years that taught Daniel Keiper-Knorr many lessons. From our recent conversation. On raising €500M for Speedinvest during and after the tech reset. I've extracted some pieces of advice for aspiring VCs. 1/ Don't be a passive investor. Develop strong opinions and back them with confidence. 2/ We've all seen market cycles. Be prepared to adapt and pivot. Move fast when the winds shift in your favor. 3/ As your fund grows, so should your team. Dedicate resources to building strong LP relationships. Your LPs are your partners. Treat them like founders – with C-level attention. So, if being a VC is a marathon. I think building your fund is a journey, not a destination. What do you think? Join the conversation below.🔽 #venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #europe

Most early stage VCs are not price disciplined. Here’s why. 1. Rely on other funds to share deals. 2. Rely on accelerators 3. Get the scraps at the end of the round at higher caps. 4. They co-invest with tier 1 funds at crazy caps. When your an early stage fund 99% of the deals you should be sourcing. Reaching out to founders when they don’t even know what they even want to build. Building that relationship with them over time. So instead Get on LinkedIn and uncover the diamonds Build relationships with founders and angels daily. If you can source well everything else will fall into place. If YC can invest at a 2.5m cap Why can’t you? 🇮🇳🚀

New!! Dear SaaStr: What Was Your First Meeting Pitching a VC Like?: Dear SaaStr: What was your first meeting with a VC like? My first meeting with a VC … It went really well. In fact the very first VC I ever pitched as a founder offered to fund us tentatively with $5m — by the end of the first meeting! And … then I blew it.... Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: What Was Your First Meeting Pitching a VC Like? appeared first on SaaStr.

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Thrive Capital: the venture firm staking billions on a few big bets (free to read). Josh Kushner’s VC business inverts the traditional venture model but some institutional investors question whether Thrive’s massive bets can ever deliver “venture-style returns”. Access today’s Big Read by VC correspondent George Hammond without hitting the paywall (shared using FT Advanced Sharing). >> https://on.ft.com/3AVyHlX

Raising Seed Capital: Here are the GOLDEN NUGGETS you need: 1️⃣ **Diverse Funding Sources**: From VCs to angel investors, know where to find the money and how to win it. 2️⃣ **Perfecting Your Pitch**: What REALLY matters to investors? Think traction, product, and team. 3️⃣ **Creating FOMO**: Make investors feel like they're missing out on the next big thing. 4️⃣ **Post-Pitch Moves**: Steps to keep the momentum and lock down that capital. ----- Follow All Chance to learn from more innovative insights.

One of the hardest things to understand for founders is how a VC fund actually works. Frederic Gray IV started his career as a founder but then exited his startup to explore the world of VCs (now he's an investor at Techstars). I asked him what tips he would have for a founder trying to pitch VCs & fundraise. His take 👇 Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/giYbCvdW

Raising Seed Capital: Here are the GOLDEN NUGGETS you need: 1️⃣ **Diverse Funding Sources**: From VCs to angel investors, know where to find the money and how to win it. 2️⃣ **Perfecting Your Pitch**: What REALLY matters to investors? Think traction, product, and team. 3️⃣ **Creating FOMO**: Make investors feel like they're missing out on the next big thing. 4️⃣ **Post-Pitch Moves**: Steps to keep the momentum and lock down that capital. Follow All Chance to learn from more innovative insights.

Smarter Tools for Founders Y Combinator trusts Streak to manage startups’ fundraising. You can too! Organize investor conversations and close rounds faster with Gmail pipelines. https://lnkd.in/erCEJQbS #YCBacked #StartupGrowth #InvestorTools #CRMIntegration