The Founder Initiative

Techstars, SVP Ecosystem Development, Chris Heivly - 'in 3-10 years, there will be 2x more venture capital outside of the Valley than inside...' Shoutout From Chris Heivly: "David Shaner, Founder of Offline is one of my favorite CEOs..."

Average PMs = tell their teams what to build Great PMs = share the WHY behind the feature

Check out Ryan and his team at SPZ Legal. They are one of the best boutique law firms in Silicon Valley . 

'the traditional venture model is broken for pre-Series A investing...but we cracked the code' SOLUTION: "We have a simple clause in our LPA that allows us to invest fund capital, not just in writing a check to help the company, but in paying people to help them in exchange for additional equity at a minimum of a 50% discount on that equity."

- Separate your anxiety-driven emotions that seek short-term gain - Play the long game...

This is why we will likely be back in the office by mid-late summer... "Most companies will not be able to prove that productivity has increased by having everyone work from home"

After selling companies to SAP & Medallia, Shreesha Ramdas is now a successful angel investor. "Bet on the team" - Have the founders been working together for a long time? - Did they go to school together? - What type of chemistry do they share? - Do they have complementary skills?

What is one of the most important roles of a startup founder? - Maintaining a big vision from day one - Projecting your vision consistently - Keeping that vision your north star despite the ups and downs of startup life

Comradery > NDAs Daniel Hallawi, Managing Director of H1 Family Investments, one of the largest family offices in Australia, is seeing more comradery, connectivity, and willingness to help among startup founders than ever before... We are all in this together.

CEO of Foundersuite.com, Nathan Beckord has seen this trend recently... 1. Build a target list of investors & make initial connections 2. Tell them when you plan on raising your round 3. Send monthly company updates 4. Investors begin to trust you and see your progress 5. Complete your raise before you were going to "officially" start

Here is what, Alan Brody, CEO of Startupalooza found after decades of research. Make sure to check out his book The Formula! (YOUR IDEA + POSSIBLE OUTCOME) _______________________________ (YOUR LIKELIHOOD TO EXECUTE)

What is the top skill for a CEO? --> the ability to zoom in and out

2021 trend: corporate startup partnerships & M&A will continue to increase

How to quickly make a decision when your stakeholders disagree: Create a shared deck and let each stakeholder argue their point in that same document! #simplesolutions #arethebest

Entrepreneurs --> give investors a snapshot of what it would be like to work with you...before they write the check.

This accelerator charges sales commissions to portfolio companies...!?

'Anyone who thinks they are going to work-from-home forever is probably kidding themselves...'

Two changes that must happen in a product-led-growth world: 1. SDR --> Product Specialist 2. SQL --> PQL View video --> https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamfodonnell_emergence-capital-growth-partner-doug-landis-activity-6758144822952923136-hW7X

Why is Amit Garg, Managing Partner at Tau Ventures bullish on healthcare AI? 'A lot of treatments were POSSIBLE before AI, but not PLAUSIBLE...' View video --> https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamfodonnell_why-is-amit-garg-managing-partner-at-tau-activity-6757329005181067265-VZLH