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Rachel Wong and I talked about the transition from a founder into a VC, the intricacies of fundraising, the crucial role of company valuation, and the interplay of legal aspects from both a founder's and a VC's perspective. We compared Southeast Asia's vibrant startup ecosystem to Silicon Valley's and the necessity for region-specific strategies. We also discussed BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast and its focus on elevating tech and startup stories from the region. Thank you Rachel Wong for inviting me to the podcast! Watch, read, listen to the full insight at https://lnkd.in/gDHmczgm

A new week, a new episode from Cambridge Tech Podcast 🙌 The team chats all things intrapreneurship with Kieren Paterson at Marshall Futureworx. Check out this latest episode and other episodes 👇 https://lnkd.in/ewN8AhRp #CamTechPod  #intrapreneurship

1/ Biotech is supposedly to be a binary asset class. I don’t think that’s entirely true. It’s an incredibly consistent and performing sub-asset class in venture. It’s not something I had always known when I first came to the space as an LP. 2/ Emerging managers in VC are important. They can't be forgotten. It should play an important role in LP portfolios looking at ventures. These are two counterintuitive things learned in VC shared by Tej Panesar, Partner at Prism Ventures, in our new EUVC podcast episode. Tune in for an inspiring conversation in the comments section. 🎧 #venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #europe

Some exciting callls tomorrow 1. W/ a Singapore based community builder re the various events, and such 2. Might be recording a podcast with Dilip Kumar: The Other Side Podcast, Rainmatter 3. Learning more about what someone is building One of my goals this year: Trying to talk with more people about what I am building, sharing my half baked ideas, learning more about the startups and VC ecosystem Surrounding myself with more builders, hustlers, founders, and people doing cool things Will be sharing more like this in my weekly updates on X And hopefully in my personal newsletter- once I get it up and running

Finance teams at startups often face a difficult decision: invest in team or technology? Recently, I shared my thoughts on this topic during a conversation with Jason Berwanger of Hubifi and Alexander Irigoyen of CoFi on their CFO Stack podcast. While it's as much art as a science, there is a process I use when balancing between the two. But I'm curious, how do other startup veterans approach this issue? Would love to hear other thoughts and insights. #startuplife #finance #technology #teamwork Full video can be found here.. https://lnkd.in/gJ-nFCN4

It was a privilege to speak to such an esteemed investor in our latest podcast episode. Igor Ryabenkiy was an early investor in Miro, BabyList and PandaDoc and he takes us through his method in identifying top companies in their early stages. He tells us about the 3 questions he asks every founder and what the most impressive answers have been. Anyone looking for funding or top investing opportunities needs to learn from one of the greats. Listen in now.

Thrilled to have joined Eric Brody on the Real Tech Talk podcast! We dove deep into the world of real estate, exploring Centerya's journey and the transformative power of technology in PropTech. As a founder, I shared insights on the challenges and triumphs of building a startup in this dynamic industry. We discussed how Centerya is leveraging innovative tech solutions to reshape the real estate landscape. Grateful for the opportunity to connect with the PropTech community and share our vision for a more efficient, tech-driven real estate sector. Stay tuned for the episode release! #PropTech #RealEstateTech #StartupJourney #RealTechTalk

⏩ “That is what we think will be the key for our startups — we want to find the shortcuts through evolution” Seemay Chou talks strategy and areas of opportunity with BIOS. Full podcast here: https://buff.ly/48UjfRY

Is v Want v Should. It would be great for certain things in life to be what we want and feel should be, but for certain situations: the reality (is) of the world makes it hard. This 3min short is cut from a 20min discussion about Breakthrough Victoria on the most resent episode of Transparent VC Podcast. We talk about Adir Shiffman description of the fund's issues and those raised by Matt RockMan and others. We agree with Jessy Wu's comments of how funds should report, but believe that is one of the reasons why Breakthrough Victoria will struggle. We also talk about the great performance of Square Peg, Cicada Innovations x Tech23 conference open for applications, Main Sequence is not Breakthrough Victoria, Reddit, Inc. IPO, and random charts including unemployment rate trends in Australia and the US, and why chocolate is about to get a lot more expensive! Tribe Global Ventures

Founders usually have a lot of questions when it comes to doing early stage raises. These are interesting conversations to have, but the part that is sometimes hard to explain is that there aren’t always black and white answers. Terrific podcast episode that dives into a number of issues related to early stage funding. One takeaway that I have been trying to impress for quite some time is that it doesn’t make a lot of sense to do a priced round when the proceeds do not justify it - the expense and time are not worth it. #startups #founders #venturecapital