This is all too rare. Founders, don’t burn bridges. You never know when you will need people.
If a Series A or B VC is going to invest, they won’t NOT invest because you insist upon granting it. This also shows that you’re a CEO, not a child.
Yes that’s self serving for me as a…

Founders often don’t recognise when they have leverage. Make sure you do include that extra fund, or value add angel, in the round; or give that pro-rata allocation to an early investor. Start a new VC relationship with better power balance. Start as you mean to go on.

Seen a bunch in my inbox in the last 6 months. theinformation.com/articles/why-m…

Updated cheatsheet for founders.

Know the game you're playing... ♟️

UK v US salaries

Can’t decide if Three Body Problem is good but a bit silly, or just a bit silly.
I’ve been watching it while answering email which is never a good sign, for the quality of the show that is.

1/ A 🧵 on UK stockmarket - Today we announced a capital raise at a significant premium to the share price and an intention to delist from the London AIM market. Firstly, I am obviously sorry for the loss of liquidity/tax benefits that some retail investors will lose. That said,…

Of course we’re at War with Russia- it’s just not our troops and civilians dying yet.

When hiring a partner or investor to join a VC firm, what’s the best test/technique/ask, besides the obvious?

'Pre-Seed+' as a round. Startup founders, this is NOT a thing.

Deepdive in to #deeptech and #spacetech startups with my esteemed colleague Jeff Crusey 🚀
On Mudassir's Mustafa Mudassir Mustafa podcast
Audio only: prodcircle.com/podcast/what-a…
Video here: youtube.com/watch?v=fm--zm…

I'll be speaking at TNW Conference 2024! Join me for all things #startups & #deeptech June 20 & 21 in Amsterdam. More: bit.ly/49PKcHM

This is the only reason I have a job running a VC.

It was obvious Bastian Lehmann 🇺🇸 was going to go far; though it took Andy McLoughlin and I to kick his arse out of London to SF. I was too stupid to follow my own advice, so instead I became a VC 😁 Stealing E.T.'s bike logo was also genius.
Looking forward to listening to this episode.

And here is a handy list of DD questions to ask those investors
medium.com/7percent/quest…

Rightly or wrongly angel investors and VCs expect to hear from the #startup Founding CEO.
If you insist on not investor outreach yourself, at least delegate your inbox to the person so they can speak for you.
Specific questions answered by team, not a problem, but initial…

With #VentureCapital looking like this (see graphic) I'm surprised to still be getting #startups proposing preseed rounds of 2 on 20. If you want to raise a round fast, be price sensible. Valuations are a function of round size: you give away 10-30%, i.e. usually 20% (10% only if…

If you missed this the first time round, very much worth a look. 50 great #startups in deeptech, dual-use and beyond across European, with commentary from various players in the ecosystem. Full report:
docsend.com/view/nayy6yjuk…

This is so true. My nickname - I think mostly affectionately - when I lived there was 'The Grumpy Brit'

“I would be very surprised if before 2030 the [ #VentureCapital ] industry hasn’t shrunk by half. The returns aren’t there ... usually the depth of the downturn is in proportion to the magnitude of the bubble, which would imply we’re in for a brutal time.”
CIO of @InsightPartners