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From Founder to Funder: Navigating the World of Angel Investing. 💡Insightful💡Sifted panel session with Husayn Kassai , Christina Caljé , June Angelides, MBE and Matt Robinson. A refreshing take on the 'Another 236 Things That Founders Do Wrong' narrative: * 'Be the Angel you would've wanted as a Founder' * Angels should be there for you. You're not there for them' * As an Angel, I'm pitching myself. it's a two-way street'

How Did a Marketplace Win Funding from Sam Altman and Bling Capital? Our new Default Global episode with Tyler Maloney, CEO of TeachMe.To, is live! Key highlights: → The company has grown tenfold in just one year. → How his latest company raised $7 million in a seed round. → How he has secured over $25 million across all his ventures. → How he attracted renowned investors like Sam Altman and Bling Capital. In this episode, Tyler dives into the challenges and wins of scaling a business, shares fundraising tips, and reveals the secrets behind building a global team that transforms how people learn new skills. Listen now and get ready to take away actionable insights for your own business!

This week we're discussing one of our most dreaded topics (fundraising!) with one of our most trusted founder friends. As founders, we feel more in-control in the pitch room by setting deadlines designed to keep investors attentive and engaged. In reality, creating urgency just for the sake of it will backfire. In this week’s episode of Unfinished Business, we dig into this tension — and the delicate dance of fundraising with serial entrepreneur and pitch master Aaron Schwartz. A gem from this conversation, per an advisor friend of Aaron’s: “Never create a deadline.” Instead, investors can build a sense of urgency by: 💡 Showcasing momentum — “I’ve got four meetings tomorrow.” 💡 Letting tangible wins speak for themselves. 💡 Focusing on your job: Building the right interest with the right people. 💡 Trusting the process. Investors have their own pace. A good fit will match your passion and pace, without force. And that’s just the start. Tap in to digest the rest of Aaron’s strategies for navigating the raise: https://lnkd.in/etc9zSe4

LP Spring Point Partners will add three to five new VC managers this year to their VC portfolio. Are you a fit? Margot Kane explains: "Just because we're an impact investor, doesn't mean you have to be. It's on us to determine whether your strategy, your culture you're creating in your firm, the kind of work that you're leading, is showing the positive externalities we're hoping to generate." To learn more about Spring Point Partners and how they think about social impact, listen in to the latest episode of Swimming with Allocators. CC: Earnest Sweat

Hi everyone! Welcome to our first #throwbacktuesday. In today's episode, we recall our conversation with Sydney Rankin, a former VC who shares reasons why she left this attractive industry, including her... 👉 Desire for a different approach 👉 Focus on diversity and support for women-led businesses 👉 Mission alignment with helping early stage founders Link to episode in comments. #venturecapital #investment #funding #motivation #lessons #throwback

Just dropped! A 🆕 minisode of Origins where Nicholas Chirls and Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson recap their recent conversation with Jack Altman, founder of Lattice and GP at Alt Capital. 🎨 Nick gives a full debrief on launching Asylum Ventures, offering advice for aspiring GPs. Having raised three funds of Notation, he shares what he's doing differently now and why. Plus, Nick and Beezer discuss key learnings from their chat with Jack: 🛠️ All about Jack’s journey from VC-backed founder to angel investor to institutional VC—how different work as a founder is from investor. Many assume the skills overlap, but the day-to-day realities of running a company and managing LP capital are quite distinct. 👨👩👧👦 How to juggle family and work responsibilities all while building a company and/or managing a venture firm. 🫶 The secret to being successful… staying true to yourself. You can’t force yourself into a role that doesn’t fit. Catch the minisode + full episode linked in the comments! 👇 #OpenLP #Origins #VC

Why is it important to have a clear capital raising plan? What should entrepreneurs focus on before approaching investors? Brianna McDonald, President of Keiretsu Forum Northwest & Rockies, draws on her two decades of experience to discuss the importance of a clear capital-raising plan and shares valuable fundraising insights in the latest episode of Invisible Ink with Shubha K. Chakravarthy. Click here to listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/da2C-4G3

What role do angel investors play? Sometimes it's as simple as being available for a cup of tea. If you're curious to learn more about what it means to be an Angel investor, join me next week when I'll be in conversation with Emilie Holmes, founder of Good & Proper Tea | B Corp™ and one of her angel investors Amelia Harvey. Claim your seat for an hour of inspiration and insight.   No previous angel investing experience necessary! RSVP ---> https://lnkd.in/ezjU_xGn #learnwithobu #angelinvesting101 #howtobeagoodangel

If you’re new-ish to angel investing and/or investing with our M8 Ventures angel syndicate on the Aussie Angels platform, make sure you register for this session https://lu.ma/pd22dpfx a quick fire AMA (ask me anything) with Aussie Angels CEO Cheryl Mack on the 101 of how to be an angel investor, getting to conviction as a syndicate member, writing your first angel cheque + anything else you want to know to get started.