[usually I post about something venture capital on Tuesdays. Today's article by Atlantic Council's Fred Kempe made me switch up a few things -- stay with me, it'll be about venture capital...] This is Part I. Part II tomorrow, Part III Thursday. In his Atlantic Council article, "Europe is ‘not ready’ for the Russian threat. … Continue reading Europe and NATO: Not Ready for Russian Threat?
I just recently heard the interview with Meghan Reynolds, Partner and Head of Capital Formation & Talent at Altimeter Capital. Meghan acknowledges that venture capital is hard, driven by outliers, and rarely do we have a home run, but often many failures (large and small). She has a pretty simple and brilliant framework for communicating … Continue reading Communication, Easy as PIE: Problem, Impact, Exposure
What are your actions? And what is the narrative you are telling LPs around your actions and processes? Why that story, and no other story? What are implicit assumptions that have to be true so that this story is true? What ethos are you implying, or even requiring, that is reflected in that action a … Continue reading Actions + Stories = Who You Are
We've got this awesome team and we're doing <insert-cool-stuff-here>. None of <insert-public-companies-here> can do that. We're light years ahead of them! I love great teams. Which investor doesn't. But just because you have not heard of any group within <insert-public-companies-here> doesn't mean they can't do it. In fact, any pitch about a unique technical skill … Continue reading Pitch Clinic: “Noone else is doing it!”
