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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

This is going to be BIG.

Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds.

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How to Objectively Measure the "Fundability" of Your Fund

This is going to be BIG.

When I wrote this post about trying to measure the fundability of your startup, I kicked it off with, “You can’t” and proceeded to share all the ways that getting your company funded feels a bit like a craps shoot, while still trying find a method somewhere within the madness. Can your target investors write checks of this size?

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Creating Better VCs: An Accelerator for the Dark Side

This is going to be BIG.

These days, there are a ton of options for you if you''re a startup seeking guidence. We''ve done a lot to make sure startups get all the help we can get--and it''s leading to higher companies getting off the ground. But what about investors? Aggregating these types of fund investors would make fundraising a lot easier.

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How to Build a Successful and Diverse Venture Capital Portfolio Without Really Trying

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Be Accessible I think the biggest unnecessary speed bump in the world is the requirement for a warm intro to an investor. If you're putting yourself out there that you invest for a living and you want to see deals that fit into a certain criteria, then you should be willing to see those deals.

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Give

This is going to be BIG.

Yesterday, I sat in a conversation with a potential investor in Brooklyn Bridge Ventures and he asked me "How do you get dealflow?". but in a moment of clarity, I realized that everything I get--dealflow, fund investors, opportunities to hire people, etc. Makes you wonder how many social workers might have made excellent investors.

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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

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I reached out to about 15-20 other investors, of which about half were interested in taking a meeting. She wound up with over $2.5mm of interest—and that’s not even counting the investors who indicated interest that we unfortunately had to ghost/slow walk (sorry!) Well, if you add it to your startup, it does a few things.

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Advice for aspiring angel investors

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Two pieces of advice I would give to any aspiring investor: 1. Join a high-growth startup — The best way to learn to identify a future unicorn is to work for one. ” But, after doing this work for nearly a decade, I can tell you with confidence that the best way to learn to be an investor is to start investing. .”