From Startup Investors Erica Brescia of Bitnami and XFactor Ventures gives background details on joining XFactor Ventures (Danielle Morrill, CEO of Mattermark is an investment partner) where they’ll write $100k checks to female-founded startups out of their $3M fund in “Making Money While Doing Good”  Josh Elman of Greylock Partners explains why he believes human insights are the key to the next great technology platform in “Technologist, Humanist, Venture Capitalist” Mitch Lasky of Benchmark chats with Harry Stebbings about The Snapchat Journey From Series A to IPO, Why Small Is Beautiful In Venture Partnerships & Why Venture Is Very Much Like Hollywood in “20VC Podcast: Mitch Lasky” Pawel Chudzinski of Point Nine Capital offers nine learnings as an early investor in Delivery Hero in “From Seed to IPO” Manu Kumar of K9 Ventures looks at why humility is a crucial trait all founders must possess as well as observations on how companies can maintain a Day One mentality by practicing just-in-time learning and deploying small teams to focus on the key things your business needs right now in “33voices Episode #1346” (podcast)
From Startup Operators Gillian Morris of HitList tells an anecdote to give context to her advice, “If someone comes to you for advice, applies for a job, and/or pitches you for funding, don’t hit on that person” in “How I Deal with Sexual Harassment in Tech” Valinda Chan of Citibank Innovation Lab outlines her advice for getting people to take risks in a risk-averse environment in “Leading with the Power of Influence vs. Positional Power” Sara Mauskopf and Anne Halsall of Winnie discuss why you should customize your pitch for every VC, how to find the right ones for your company, including your lead investor, and tips to manage the process so it doesn't manage you in “Four Tactics to Find and Partner With The Best Investors For Your Startup” Shan-Lyn Ma of Zola reveals the metrics that attracted VCs to lead a $25 million Series C in ZOLA, the change she made to accurately pitch their growth and potential, and the strategy they used to select their lead investor in “ZOLA Raised $25 Million Without The Intent To Fundraise - Here's How” Steph Korey of Away expands on three strategies for aspiring founders to make the most out of their time at a venture-backed startup to streamline their future fundraising process in “How To Prepare To Fundraise While You Are Still In Your Day Job” Are you a fan of the Mattermark Daily?
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