Here you can join for free 1000+ angels, VCs, founders, & family offices to attract investors. Virtual on Zoom: 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 & 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 on Aug 28. Like & comment to get an invite. Must-attend panels for startups & investors:
1. Best Practices for Angels: Martin Tobias (GP @ Incisive Ventures, angel 250+, 3x CEO: $500M raised, 2 IPOs), Scott Hartley (co-founder @ Everywhere Ventures; 350+ deals), Karla Berman (Private Investor), Barak Kaufman (angel 50+, 2000+ Post Exit Founder community, Partner @ Vine Ventures, L.P., $240M+ AUM).
2. Family Offices: Investing in Funds as LPs vs Direct Startup Investments: Ken Goldman (Former President @ Hillspire, Family Office, $5B AUM), August Fern (Partner @ Baruch Future Ventures, FO with MOIC 5x, 10 IPO’s and 8 M&A, 57 portcos), moderator: Natasha Mascarenhas @ The Information.
3. How We Raised in 2024: Yurii Rebryk @ Fluently (YC W24, $2M raised), Garrett McCurrach @ Pipedream (Techstars’21, $13M raised).
4. Where Should Startup Founders Start? Accelerator, Pre-seed Fund, or Venture Studio? Amber Illig, (GP @ The Council), Anita Ly (MD @ gener8tor, 285 programs, helping to raise $2B+), Haley Bryant (angel 50+, Principal @ Hustle Fund, $90M+ AUM, 550+ deals), Geoff Entress (angel 250+, Co-founder @ Pioneer Square Labs, $220M+ AUM, 30+ companies built), moderator: Ben Bergman @ Business Insider.
5. Insider Tips on a Successful Accelerator Application. What are the key components in a successful Techstars application? – Anastasia Simon, MD @ Techstars, 4,400+ investments.
6. AngelList’s data regarding market valuations and fundraising via Roll Up Vehicles – Sumukh Sridhara, Founder Products Lead @ AngelList, facilitated 6,000+ startup investments, $120B+ in assets on the platform.
7. How to build a syndicate? Lessons from building a 1,300 angel network with $0 marketing – Jed N., Angel & Syndicate Lead with deals up to $1M, Founder @ Angel School, 2 seed deals > unicorns.
8. 8 fundraising lessons for 8 years as a founder, angel, and VC – Feliks Eyser, Founding Partner @ w3.fund, VC: 19 deals, angel: 23, co-founding investor: 11 (2 suc. exits), LP: 4.
9. Bootstrap, not fundraise – Jason Kirby, MD @ Thunder.vc, $135M+ in transactions, a 10x return to investors.
10. How to build a 20,000 VC community? – Andreas Munk Holm, Co-founder @ EUVC , 23K+ subs & network of 7K angels, VCs, and LPs; 50+ venture fund investments.
11. The Other Path: Bootstrapping by Gateway X – Jesse Pujji, Founder/CEO @ Gateway X, bootstrapped his 1st startup to a mid-8-figure exit, raised $15M for 2 acquisitions.
12. Early-Stage Founders: Challenges and Critical Success Factors – Igor Ryabenkiy, GP at AltaIR Capital, $600M+ AUM, 350+ deals, Pre-Seed To Succeed.
More super speakers & topics in the comments – check them all.
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Moderators: Margaux MacColl @ TechCrunch, Connor Tomkies @ Entrepreneur Cooperative.
Architect of Connections @ MOOD Social & Dating | Founder
1yJason your review of my deck, two weeks ago directed my immediate attention on go-to-market with planning network building pre-launch. I believe I targeted methods to help attack the "cold start problem." Once I gain access to mentorship I can validate it all 💪 Keep reviewing founder decks, it helps greatly, especially for people like myself, building products in resource deserts.