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VC Minute

Rich Maloy

Quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. Founders, do you feel like you're fundraising on an uneven playing field? You are. The VC minute is here to help you level up. Venture capitalists navigate pitches and negotiate investments every day. They know the ins and outs and are up-to-date on the current funding environment. But as a founder, it may be your first foray into fundraising, and no matter how much success you've had in other areas nothing truly prepares you for the fundraising journey. The VC Minute was created to help founders close this gap. While it may seem like securing an investment at the seed stage is mostly driven by luck, there are steps founders can take to increase the odds of successfully raising a round. And that's what we're going to cover on the VC Minute through a series of short episodes. I'm going to share with you insights to help navigate the seed stage financing dynamics. I'm Rich Maloy, Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures with 25 years business experience a dozen years in the startup ecosystem. I've applied my experience from sales, finance, and venture investing, to help startup founders fundraise better.
162. Utilize Fractional Talent To Access Experienced Executives feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ BolsterSeptember 29, 2023
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161. Reach High to Build an Amazing Board of Independent Directors feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ BolsterSeptember 28, 2023
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160. Prep to Hire and Fire During Your Fundraise feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ BolsterSeptember 27, 2023
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159. Post-Funding Mistakes: Over-Spending & Not Forecasting Cash feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ BolsterSeptember 26, 2023
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158. Post-Funding Mistakes: Under Reporting feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ BolsterSeptember 25, 2023
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157. There's Never Been A Better Time To Start A Company feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ CartaSeptember 22, 2023
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156. Take Care of Your Team With Option Pools And Increasing Exercise Windows feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ CartaSeptember 21, 2023
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155. Founders Beware of Deal Structure and Stacking SAFEs feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ CartaSeptember 20, 2023
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In Memory of Jessie DixonSeptember 20, 2023
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154. Valuations are Down; Down Rounds Are Up feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ CartaSeptember 19, 2023
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153. Time Between Fundraises is Growing feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ CartaSeptember 18, 2023
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152. Founders Add Value - Have Them On Your Cap Table feat. Abby Mercado, CEO @ RescriptedSeptember 15, 2023
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151. Getting Sixty Angels to Invest feat. Abby Mercado @ RescriptedSeptember 14, 2023
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150. Don't Take Venture Capital feat. Abby Mercado @ RescriptedSeptember 14, 2023
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149. Valuation Matters To Your Team feat. Abby Mercado @ RescriptedSeptember 13, 2023
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148. Questions to Ask VCs feat. Abby Mercado @ RescriptedSeptember 13, 2023
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147. Warm Intros Only feat. Abby Mercado @ RescriptedSeptember 12, 2023
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146. Two More Investor Trick Questions feat. Abby Mercado @ RescriptedSeptember 12, 2023
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145. Intro + Trick Question feat. Abby Mercado, CEO @ RescriptedSeptember 11, 2023
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144. Time Is Our Most Precious AssetSeptember 08, 2023
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143. Staying Top Of MindSeptember 08, 2023
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142. Tuesday Expenses - Getting Unusual Data Requests from VCsSeptember 07, 2023
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141. Pattern Matching & Recency BiasSeptember 06, 2023
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140. Pre-Seed or Seed? Which Are You?September 05, 2023
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139. Qualities of the Right Investor feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ BonsideAugust 11, 2023
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