VC Minute

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Let's reframe this: investors don't pass on YOU, they pass on opportunity right now for a specific set of reasons. Some of which you know, some of which you don't know. Read Rachel's original post about fundraising on LinkedIn. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and mar...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Rachel McCrickard, CEO and Co-Founder at Motivo Health recently raised a Series A. She agreed to come on VC Minute to offer her fundraising guidance—and it's excellent. It all started with Rachel's post & deck packed with fundraising advice . About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Money is a tool and you should use it as an accelerant for an opportunity that you've identified. About FloatMe FloatMe revolutionizes access to credit and savings through personalization and alternative data. Focused empowering the the lower-middle income achieve financial prosperity, FloatMe members get access to credit-free and interest-free $50  "...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. A mistake of fundraising is being ambiguous when it shouldn't be ambiguous, it should be truly a process.  About FloatMe FloatMe revolutionizes access to credit and savings through personalization and alternative data. Focused empowering the the lower-middle income achieve financial prosperity, FloatMe members get access to credit-free and interest-free $5...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. This simple format for updating investors is all you need. The 3 P's:  Plans, Progress, Problems.  About FloatMe FloatMe revolutionizes access to credit and savings through personalization and alternative data. Focused empowering the the lower-middle income achieve financial prosperity, FloatMe members get access to credit-free and interest-free $50  &quot...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Josh share the quintessential example of "ask for money, get advice; ask for advice, get money." About FloatMe FloatMe revolutionizes access to credit and savings through personalization and alternative data. Focused empowering the the lower-middle income achieve financial prosperity, FloatMe members get access to credit-free and interest-free $50  &q...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. This week's guest is Josh Sanchez, CEO of FloatMe. Josh has raised over $50M in equity, venture debt, and credit. He is a first-time founder whose passion for the business is only matched by his grit to make it work. About FloatMe FloatMe revolutionizes access to credit and savings through personalization and alternative data. Focused empowering the the lo...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Why is the differentiation between pre-revenue and any revenue at all so important? The answer is from a classic startup post: The Penny Gap by Josh Kopelman 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 tru...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Ask a VC, "do you invest pre-revenue?" and 90% of them are going to say some version of, "it depends." Think of revenue as just one throttle. What are the other throttles you have down? About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. In the final episode from Brandon, he shares about how you need to tune your message to your audience. He calls this, Messaging Market Fit. Follow Brandon Brooks on Twitter & LinkedIn for updates. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Did you know there are hundreds of organizations, paid for by the federal government, that exist just to help people create businesses? Even better, many have funding. They're called Community Development Financial Institutions. Follow Brandon Brooks on Twitter & LinkedIn for updates. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth star...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Two stories of bootstrapping in two minutes. If you're going to bootstrap your business, listen to the advice from Brandon.  Follow Brandon Brooks on Twitter & LinkedIn for updates. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain exp...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Don't waste time trying to convince non-believers, find your true believers. Follow Brandon on Twitter & LinkedIn for updates. 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 tech...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Brandon Brooks is the founder of Zinsu, a platform to make the funding process easier for everyone. He's also the founding partner of Overlooked Ventures . Prior to that, he started the first black-owned crowdfunding platform in the United States called Inventrify . Brandon's Twitter thread that inspired me. Follow Brandon on Twitter & LinkedIn fo...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Investors have to believe in you. Don't fake it, don't hide it. Be you. 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 businesses in...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. You cannot possibly over-rotate when trying to compensate for something that you're not.  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...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Join us on Substack where Allyson Plosko from the SpringTime Ventures team is writing a bi-weekly newsletter about fundraising. https://vcminute.substack.com/ 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 tr...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. You know your business so well, that you personally don't need visuals to explain it. But your audience doesn't share your knowledge.    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 transfor...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. A venture fund's most trusted source for referrals is its portfolio. Stand out from the crowd by getting an introduction through a fellow founder. 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 tra...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. If I'm a CEO, I need to be cut-throat. If I'm a CEO, I need to be serious all the time. If I'm a CEO, I need to be Type A. If I'm a CEO, I need to never show vulnerability. These are the toxic myths of entrepreneurship. About The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit is shaping up to be one of the top Founder/CEO ev...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit was created to build a community of people who are entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs who are committed to their personal growth, who understand the value of investing time in these types of tools and resources for themselves and for their companies. About The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit is sh...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. How do you recognize signs of your own burnout? What do you do about it? Go on vacation? Probably not. Vacations are great and needed, but burnout is something deeper. About The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit is shaping up to be one of the top Founder/CEO events of the year. This is the only in-person event that is 100% dedicate...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. "IF this thing happens, THEN I'll be happy." How many times have you fallen into the If-Then Mindset trap? What If-Then trap can you let go of right now? About The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit is shaping up to be one of the top Founder/CEO events of the year. This is the only in-person event that is 100% dedicat...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. This week, we're putting the focus back on you, the founder, and your wellbeing. This is timely. Not only because it's hard out there right now for startups but also because the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit is coming up and I wanted to bring the host of that, and Boulder startup OG,  Alex, Raymond onto the show. He's going to cover imposter synd...

Text your thoughts directly to Rich. Not only do you need to be persuasive to fill out the pool, but you should use your current investors, especially strategic ones, to help you close the rest of the round. Dama explains how she used these "unbiased" opinions (of her strategic investors) to help new investors reach conviction.  About Manatee Dama Dipayana is the CEO & Co-Founder of...