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Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Watch out for these VC "trick questions." How you answer will impact how far you get in their process.  About Rescripted Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com...

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Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Staying top-of-mind with investors bends recency bias in your favor. Here are four ideas. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based busin...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. When a venture fund is asking for "Tuesday Expenses" it's because someone in the firm has direct experience with that, whether good or bad. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. VC's are pattern matching all the time and recency bias can really put its thumb on the scales when it comes to decision making. Do you best to understand the patterns, especially the recent ones.  Episode 41: Too Risky About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. When founders ask me whether they should be targeting pre-seed or seed, I have three clarifying questions. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in sof...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. It all comes down to people.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. If you don't have a network of investors, start building that network now, before you need to fundraise.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. So much of fundraising can be made easier by some advance work. One of the critical pieces are the follow up materials. About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both l...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Your fundraising story will evolve as you continue to pitch. Keep checking in to ensure your story is still aligned with your mission and values.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Reven...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. "Fundraising Friends" is a great way to get unfiltered advice throughout your fundraise process. Hear how Neha did it.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RR...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Use Time Blocking to create space between pitching investors and working with your team or customers. About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encou...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Pre-Seed fundraising allows a founder to live inside the vision of their business. About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. The founders that are the best at unlocking that one reason are the ones that run a tight process. I also mention The Daily Bolster podcast, which is packed with advice for founders. Check it out here: https://podcast.bolster.com/public/142/The-Daily-Bolster-29d59cf2 About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta, posted this: Where have the angels gone this year? People often think of angel investors as only friends and family.  But they could also be a anyone you've had a business relationship with in the past. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and mar...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. After you pitch an investor, they have to go back and pitch their team. Did you set them up for success in the first meeting? About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Announcing the guests who will be featured on this season's VC Minute, including: Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta. Neha Govindraj, founder and CEO of Bonside, a recent SpringTime investment. Matt Blumberg CEO of Bolster, author of three startup books and host of The Daily Bolster podcast, a podcast that I strongly recommend you listen to. Liz Georg...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. That's a wrap on Season 2, but VC Minute will be back in three weeks with tons of new content including:  Multiple founders who recently raised Seed or Series A in this environment including our most recent investment in Neha Govindraj, Founder & CEO of Bonside Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta Matt Blumberg, author of three startup books, Co-fou...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. It's important to build a diverse team because diverse teams outperform non-diverse teams. It's important to invest in great founders. And women happen to make great founders. Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and m...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Distraction is like kryptonite to founders. Yet fundraising is one giant distraction. Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly trans...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Asking questions, asking for the next step are crucial to running a good fundraise process. Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Rachel's big lesson was leaning into the big vision and not being afraid to put up projections that were a big stretch. Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain exper...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. When you take time for yourself, don't think of it as taking you away from your job. Recognize that it is part of your job.  Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. You can't convince investors they're wrong. That statement could be the whole episode followed my one minute of silence for refection 🧘 (I'll add that both founders and funders should pause for reflection—for different reasons. But that's a topic for another day.) In the meantime, I think Rachels' story will resonate with every founder...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Founders are eternal optimists. It's a benefit to your company for you to think that the company is always going to prevail in the end. At the same time, founders need to be grounded when it comes to economics.  Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in health...