Article 1: The Importance of Dialogue and Communication in Presentations In this episode of TheTop.VC podcast, Adam O'Donnell interviews Nuno G. Pedro, the managing partner at Chameleon, an early-stage VC firm in San Francisco. Nuno speaks about the art of communication and presentation, and how important it is to incite dialogue with an audience. Many founders often focus too much on presenting slides to their audience, forgetting to create opportunities for engagement and feedback. This is a c...
Mar 30, 2023•23 min•Ep. 129
Founder Market Fit - Familiarity with the ecosystem - What is your experience? - Early stage investing is those two things (Vision + Team ) - Investors will do DD on your past. They will talk to people that worked for your in the past
Mar 21, 2023•10 min•Ep. 128
Young founder, no product, or real working experience... First 2-years were just trying to get capital What broke through? - qualifying investors - going in person - working on the problem in a personal capacity for 5 years, as a teenager
Mar 14, 2023•17 min•Ep. 127
1. The founders have a thesis 2. The product is the way to get there 3. Are they keeping their ear to the ground? 4. Are they continuously iterating? 5. Are they applying what they're learning?
Mar 07, 2023•15 min•Ep. 126
Asking yourself, "if I knew what I know now, would I still pursue this business?" If the answer is no, you've saved yourself a lot of time! If it's yes, proceed with full force!
Feb 28, 2023•19 min•Ep. 125
[Seed Investor in Paypal & Co-Founder of Eventbrite] Kevin Hartz, GP at A* Capital; what does he look for in a founding team? Biggest learnings --> - Show investors that you have grit & intellect - how? It should be obvious from your background.
Feb 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 124
Tesla for Motorcycles? - Oben's Founder, Madhumita Agrawal; funding a hardware startup in a recession - Keep fundraising until the money is in the bank! - Referrals, referrals, referrals - Fundraising is for founders
Feb 13, 2023•18 min•Ep. 123
What's it like to win Techcrunch Disrupt? Minerva Lithium's founder shares what they did, how she felt, and what their building!
Feb 07, 2023•12 min•Ep. 122
How to nail your first meeting with a VC--> 1. Solve for getting a second meeting 2. Nail your story/narrative 3. Don't explain every part of your business!
Jan 27, 2023•13 min•Ep. 121
Ashley Aydin is a Principal at VamosVentures. They invest in early-stage tech-enabled companies led by Latinx and diverse founders!
Jan 24, 2023•17 min•Ep. 120
Who will get funded now? Capital efficient, but don't suck too much capital Velocity Consistency - great investor updates
Jan 17, 2023•17 min•Ep. 119
The most impactful strategy you used to close your round? - Wrote a white paper...there are a lot of companies out there. They wrote a white paper about the future of work - Wrote it on Notion, put it behind a wall, 15-20 min read...filtered out those that are interested...
Jan 05, 2023•14 min•Ep. 118
Angular Ventures's, David Peterson: 3 things VCs look for what YOU might not have in your deck? Secret insight & how did you find it? Is there a movement that you could be the center of? Can you attract the right talent?
Dec 13, 2022•14 min•Ep. 117
Nail these 4 things if you want a chance of raising in this environment - Who was your warm intro? How well do they know the space? - Founder conviction is super important. What brought you to this point? How did you come across this problem? Why dedicate the next 10 years to solving it? - Real advisor relationship in your slide deck? - Can you withstand industry expert scrutiny? - How organized is your data room? Send it fast and make it detailed....
Dec 08, 2022•15 min•Ep. 116
How do you show a VC that your company could return their fund? --> Strategic Sequencing...
Nov 15, 2022•20 min•Ep. 115
[$12M Seed Greylock invested] Rishabh Jain, Co-Founder of Fermat Commerce; raising in a downturn - thesis alignment is more important during a downturn - what is your mega trend?
Nov 08, 2022•16 min•Ep. 114
You have something in your business that is scary to a VC...make sure you share it the right way
Nov 01, 2022•14 min•Ep. 113
What's it like to raise a round right now? Learn what Hersh did to close a $12M Series A. Companyon Ventures, Atlassian Ventures, and CreativeCo join returning investors to fuel accelerated go-to-market investment
Oct 27, 2022•14 min•Ep. 112
- sharing your GTM tests and strategies in your deck - getting creative with your GTM and how to share that with investors
Oct 18, 2022•20 min•Ep. 111
- How to respond to --> "Why is Microsoft not going to do this?" - How to do VC updates, and common red flags during due diligence - Investment breakdown
Oct 11, 2022•15 min•Ep. 110
Nail your story - you have heard this before, BUT it is the most important thing you can do Go deep with the problem in a verbal pitch Work with VCs that know your space
Oct 04, 2022•16 min•Ep. 109
- Don't raise, unless you have to - Get ready for 2x as many follow up questions - Get ready for 2x as many representatives from the VC on the call - IRL still matters
Sep 27, 2022•18 min•Ep. 108
Timing matters Investing is best...when you have time to watch them operate False sense of urgency Customer calls Don’t downplay
Sep 20, 2022•18 min•Ep. 107
Eric Youngstrom shares how they closed $42M. He dives into how he thinks about valuations and where he spent his time during the raise. #SimilarToEnterpriseSales
Sep 13, 2022•15 min•Ep. 106
Learn how Gated raised millions by prioritizing branding, manifestos, and investor newsletters. Here exactly what he did!
Aug 30, 2022•15 min•Ep. 105
LEARN - How a VC evaluate a company that they actually invested in - The top thing to consider in your pitch
Aug 23, 2022•18 min•Ep. 104
Learn: 1. Top three trends Rajeev is investing in now 2. How to improve your pitch 3. What VCs are saying about you after the pitch
Jul 26, 2022•20 min•Ep. 103
Andrew raised $5M from YC and others without a deck... Biggest learning --> He shares how they structured their YC application
Jul 19, 2022•17 min•Ep. 102
See a deck that Alon used to close $5M from top VCs in a difficult macro environment.
Jul 12, 2022•22 min•Ep. 101
Acknowledge the fear but move from pitching to evaluating They were funded by consulting projects before burning the boats and raising money You know more VCs than you think, leverage the mutual connection
Jun 21, 2022•17 min•Ep. 100
