TheTop.VC

Apr 02 2024 147 ep. 11 mins 3
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Hit product-market fit & get funded.

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450 early stage investments; Founder & GP; Michael Cardamone

Apr 02 2024 33 mins  
LEARN -- how they got started & how to impress them in a pitch 1. How does Forum Ventures define its focus? #accelerator #startup 2. Which investment strategies resonate with you at Forum Ventures? #accelerator #growthstrategy 3. In your experience, why is Founder-Market Fit crucial for startup success? #startup #venturecapital 4. What founder considerations have personally impact

[$300M AUM] Navy SEAL & Olympian to Harpoon Ventures, Founder & GP; Larsen Jensen's Story

Feb 26 2024 20 mins  
(00:01:29) Technological Innovations Shaping Global Strategic Dynamics (00:03:24) Cutting-Edge Investments in Dual-Use Technologies (00:07:41) Emerging Technology's Role in Career Transitions (00:17:12) Founding Success: Identifying Ambitious Entrepreneurs

[$70M raised] Productiv's funding & product-market-fit journey

Feb 05 2024 23 mins  
- How they hit product market fit - How they got funded - Why you need to think like an investor

Immigrant founder to $10M+ raised; Oana Manolache, Founder of Sequel.io

Jan 22 2024 18 mins  
1. Quitting job, paying the bills and creating MVP 2. Landing first customers 3. Closing a Seed round in 2-months

[$13M Raised] YC Space Tech startup, how they got funded; AstroForge's Founder, Matt Gialich

Jan 09 2024 12 mins  
(00:03:44) "The hardest thing for any founder to do is actually do it...it's really easy to convince yourself that it's stupid and that it's wrong and that your idea makes no sense and that you can do it somewhere else. And almost none of the metrics, if you were to draw a column of pros and cons, you're probably never going to have more pros and cons to start a business. And that,

What VCs expect during a pitch: Emil Capital's Managing Partner, Marcel Bens

Dec 12 2023 18 mins  
LEARN 1. Do I need to send my deck to a VC before a meeting? 2. What questions can I answer, "I don't know" to during a pitch 3. How can I get connected with the right investors? Check out Emil Capital here -- https://emilcapital.com/about-us/ Check out Marcel Bens here -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-a-bens-91825b/

[$23M Raised] Getting into YC (no website) & how they hit product-market fit; CommandBar's Founder, James Evans

Dec 04 2023 27 mins  
LEARN 1. How they hit product-market fit 2. How they got into YC

8 Unicorns (Deel & Miro); Altair Capital's, Igor Ryabenkiy shares what he looks for when investing

Nov 13 2023 9 mins  
(00:01:13) "I like to speak to Founder who clearly understands what he's going to do, why he's going to do, how he's going to do, and what is his target." - Igor Ryabenkiy (00:02:58) "But even if you put all the things together and everything looks perfect, possibilities that it will be not successful. We always have business risk." - Igor Ryabenkiy (00:07:36) "I was even more conv

[Exit to Salesforce] Troops's Founder, Dan Reich: How to fundraise without a product or customers

Oct 25 2023 20 mins  
Closing a $1M+ round without customers or a product The key was in their analysis of the opportunity.

Exits to SAP & Medallia: Shreesha Ramdas, Founder of Lumber, why founder-market-fit is overrated & how to select the right industry

Sep 26 2023 26 mins  
(00:01:31) Crafting a Compelling Story for Lumber (00:07:08) Drive and Determination in Founders (00:10:19) Founder's Assessment: Market Size, Competition, and Capabilities (00:14:46) The Significance of Grit in Fundraising (00:23:03) Understanding Customer Insights for Successful Fundraising