Advice I needed in '12 as a new VC:

😎 Build your online brand ASAP
🎯 Focus + specialize in an area you ❤️
✨ Trust your intuition w/ investment decisions
🏃‍♀️ VC is a sprint & a marathon- move fast but settle in!
🤝 Build & nurture the best network of founders & VCs you can!

Below is a response I sent to a VC who referred a deal to me. The time since a startup's launch & amount of capital raised to date definitely matters.

Thanks for thinking of me! Sounds very interesting. QQ - have they been working on the company for 3+ yrs? It looks like that

Below is a response I sent to a VC who referred a deal to me. The time since a startup's launch & amount of capital raised to date definitely matters.

Thanks for thinking of me! Sounds very interesting. QQ - have they been working on the company for 3+ yrs? It looks like that

Two years later and he still loves to be right next to his big brother!!

Happy gotcha day Murphy! ❤️

📢want to follow more women in VC?
if so, check out Jason's list! 👇

We just had an investor pass on a deal because the leadership team had no women or people of color.

✨Diversity at the executive level is critical!✨

Founders should start thinking about this early on.

FOUNDERS: When in due diligence, you can ask a VC to take notes on any customer reference calls and then share those with other VCs who are considering the round. Protecting your customer's time is important especially when all VCs will want to get direct customer feedback!

Just learned that only 15% of BTC buyers are women. This stat is not too far off from what we see in angel & VC investing.

How can we get more women to invest in general???

Just met with a very talented person who feels she has to do things for free as she has a lot to prove still.

My advice - you have nothing to prove, but you do need to start charging *today* for the value you are adding *today* ✨💸

We invest in founders that have:

💟Passion for and experience in the problem they're solving

🚀A big vision and early indications that they can execute on this vision

🔢An understanding of how data will create proprietary value for their biz

🏅Coachability & resourcefulness

Founders often set prices too low, leaving a lot of value on the table. Start with pricing that's on the high end, and then use discounting to test where it should land. This can help safely find the price sweet spot without having to raise prices (never ideal). 💸💰

Does anyone have recent compensation data (cash/equity) for Independent Board roles for private companies? The company is profitable with revenue north of $50M.

How to get a job in VC?

I've held several roundtables on the topic with aspiring VCs; this thread shares insights I've gathered. Please chime in with additional tips / ideas / resources.

Helping more people from different backgrounds get into venture is 🔑 to 🚀!

this narrative is something that ALL founders go through when they are 1-2 years into building their business.

it truly takes blind faith that it will all work out in a few years, even if today might seem insane.

tomorrow's solar eclipse will bring me money. as a VC, i will take that prediction all day long!!! 🤑💰💸

Founders & emerging VCs - an executive coach can be a huge game changer.

If you can afford it, I recommend meeting monthly (1 hr sessions) with a coach who resonates.

Pricing is ~ $200 - $1K / hr.

✨The right coach can help you eliminate resistance and unlock real value! ✨