In 2021, Clay was yet to launch to the public. We were a general spreadsheet without a specific use case. Our now Co-Founder & Head of Ops Varun Anand was contemplating whether join. This year, we announced our $62 million Series B from Meritech Capital, with participation from Sequoia -- We've grown a lot. But this journey wasn't linear nor obvious back in 2021. In Evan Armstrong's Every Inc. article "Searching for Signal", you can read more about: - Clay's early history - How Clay pivoted to focus on a single use case (though we've now expanded 😉) - Varun's "maniacal" level of dedication and belief in the product (his words not mine) Check it out here! https://lnkd.in/eETiTKCP
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So, today is my new favorite day.” – Winnie the Pooh. 🐻 Greetings Founders & Funders. I wanted to unpack the price of waiting in today's startup ecosystem. As founders, we wait to get customer feedback until the product is perfect. We wait to launch the new features thinking nobody will buy it. We don't send a thank you note within 24 hrs of an investor conversation. 😢 As funders, we don't give feed back (yes or no) fast so founders can get on to the next conversation that gets them to YES. We delay in investing in a company with great traction to see "who else is coming in on the cap table" even when we know this founder is a winner. 😡 Why wait till tomorrow to do ANY of this when we can do it today. Take advantage as time is precious and so are relationships. Don't WAIT till tomorrow when you have all of today to have an impact on your customers, team members and fellow founders. 🎉 Thanks to Winnie to today's inspiration. 🐻 #today #dontwait #founders #funders Click follow to help Steve Walsh Repost to help a friend
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Congrats to Angeline Vuong and Jaclyn Johnson on the launch and TechCrunch feature. If anyone is looking for a new way to Angel Invest, check out Cherub!
We are live on TechCrunch! Thank you Mary Ann Azevedo for helping us break the news on our launch. We are proud to have seen over $1.2mm dollars deployed to founders via Cherub Introductions, join our waitlist, meet your angel match!
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It's that time of the year again! The Sales Q4 Chaos is upon us, and offices worldwide are buzzing with activity as teams gear up for the ultimate game. From startups to enterprise giants, everyone is in on the action. As we enter the grand finale of the fiscal calendar, let the frenzied symphony of keystrokes and mouse clicks crescendo. Ready to share your Q4 saga? Please drop a comment, and let's toast to the warriors of the sales floor! 🥂 #SalesHumor #QuarterCloseChaos #BusinessAnalystHumor #EndOfQuarter #SalesStrategy #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #CRMAdventures #SalesTargets #NetworkingFun
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🚀 As I step into my new role as Vice President of Sales at MetaGrowth Ventures, I'm reminded of this quote by Jordan B. Peterson. Over the years, I've learned that the gap between intention and action can sometimes be vast. At MetaGrowth, we’re committed to narrowing that gap for startups. We don’t just talk about building world-class sales teams; we act on it — 80 sales teams launched, 40,000 applicants processed, and 700 salespeople hired and counting! It’s one thing to articulate your values, but the real testament comes in the tangible steps you take. So, whether you're leading a sales team or any other initiative, remember to measure yourself not just by what you say, but by what you do. #MetaGrowthVentures #SalesLeadership #ActionOverWords #JordanBPeterson #SalesSuccess
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One month into joining defy as a venture partner, I closed my first deal shortly before Thanksgiving. Two amazing founders I had previously worked with, gunning for a moonshot in the dev tools space. SIX DAYS for the full process, including money in the bank. This was very similar to my experience as a founder with defy - they met me and we closed on the seed round within 5 days for OfficeTogether. When do deals close in less than a week? It's typically 1. Strong (known) founders 2. Big space that the investor is excited about / has invested in previously 3. Clean terms 4. FOMO In the case of OfficeTogether, defy had a strong thesis around Future of Work and they loved the vision of modernizing workplace tools for the next generation of work. For the stealth startup we backed in November, the problemspace was crystal clear and it was easy for defy to move quickly because they have backed other successful dev tools companies such as Pullrequest (acq by Hackerone). defy invests early with high conviction. If you are building or founder-curious, hit me up and I would love to see how defy and I can help!
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What are founders reading? Issue #16 --> https://lnkd.in/evuZSJzc These are our 6 recommended readings on Growth, Customer Acquisition, Recruiting, and Venture Capital. Product-led acquisition. By Theo Ohene Converting free users to customers with the bowling alley framework. By Wes Bush The two laws of startup physics. By Eric Paley Eight hard-earned lessons from repeat founders on starting over again. By First Round Capital Read past issues and subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/gB3fZAqM At Foundcy we follow hundreds of founders, product designers, growth marketers, and VCs to hand-pick the best articles they read.
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🔔 NEW BLOG POST 🔔 As a continuation of our "Ask a VC" blog series, Manny Stockman & Anurag Agarwal from Osage University Partners (OUP) answered some frequently asked questions regarding staffing your startup. 🎤 "The idea that technical and business expertise are distinct and separate is not true in my mind. You can find people who are business oriented and highly technical, and it is never too early to hire one person like that." -- Manny 🎤 "Spend a lot of time with the person before you commit. Perform reference checks. Talk to the other founders that have worked with them, people that have reported to them, and individuals they have reported to." -- Anurag Read the whole blog here: https://lnkd.in/eW7T4kV6
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It was a pleasure to interview my Osage University Partners (OUP) team members Manny Stockman and Anurag Agarwal for their thoughts on staffing academic spinouts. My favorite quote from the interview from Manny - "I think we will find in the next decade that there will be passion-driven entrepreneurs who want to work for something that matters. University spinouts should leverage this to attract great people and incentivize them to work there." Read my interview here: https://lnkd.in/e4b9hwU5
🔔 NEW BLOG POST 🔔 As a continuation of our "Ask a VC" blog series, Manny Stockman & Anurag Agarwal from Osage University Partners (OUP) answered some frequently asked questions regarding staffing your startup. 🎤 "The idea that technical and business expertise are distinct and separate is not true in my mind. You can find people who are business oriented and highly technical, and it is never too early to hire one person like that." -- Manny 🎤 "Spend a lot of time with the person before you commit. Perform reference checks. Talk to the other founders that have worked with them, people that have reported to them, and individuals they have reported to." -- Anurag Read the whole blog here: https://lnkd.in/eW7T4kV6
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My key takeaways from interviewing 100 startup investors on The Neon Show: 1. They have an exceptional ability to discover the best founders at the pre-seed and seed stage. 2. They don’t wait for a large target addressable market, they invest while the market is small and is getting built. 3. They don’t wait for traction, they invest before traction. 4. They put a premium on founder time and go where the founders are based. 5. They look for founders who have contrarian insights on how the future looks like. 6. They move super fast and don’t over-negotiate on terms. On the other hand, average investors look for the founders to reach out to them, over-negotiate terms, and miss the best deals. They constantly tell founders that the TAM is too small and have poor understanding that large TAMs are built by founders.
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Weekend Fund published a well-researched dive into Wiz's market and journey. When I was asked why I invested, for me, it's simple. It's about the people. I look for founders who are high-quality decision-makers, imaginative, and magnets for talent. And uniquely, all four of Wiz’s co-founders, Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, Roy Reznik, and Yinon C., embody these characteristics. Vedika Jain and Ryan Hoover at Weekend Fund did a great job capturing the magic that is Wiz and why my fellow investors and I were so drawn to this team and this opportunity. Take a read, here: https://lnkd.in/eN4W_3HM
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