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💡 Transformative Products Start with Vision 💡 Barbod Namini, General Partner at HV Capital, shares a crucial insight: you don’t have to be technical to be obsessed with your product. 🚀 Being product-driven means putting yourself in the customer’s shoes and asking the right questions: ✅ What purpose should the product serve? ✅ How should it stand out in the market? ✅ What ultimate experience do I want for the customer? It’s about pushing your team - not for incremental improvements but for transformative solutions that truly redefine the market. #VentureCapital #VC #ProductVision #CustomerExperience #Innovation #Leadership #WhatsinStoreShow #GonzaloPerez #HVCapital #NonTechnicalFounders #Startups #Entrepreneurship #TechStartups

💡 The Power of Founder-Driven Companies 💡 Barbod Namini, General Partner at HV Capital, shares an important insight: The biggest success stories in tech have one thing in common - founder-driven leadership. 🚀 ➡️ From Nvidia to Tesla to Microsoft, founders who grow with their companies and remain at the helm through every stage consistently create the most outstanding outcomes. This emphasizes the importance of supporting founders not just in the early stages but through their journey of scaling and evolving as leaders. 💡 #VentureCapital #VC #StartupSuccess #Innovation #HVCapital #WhatsInStoreShow #Entrepreneurship #VCInsights #FounderDriven #SuccessStories #Nvidia #Tesla #Microsoft #Startups

💼 What Does It Mean to Be a General Partner? 💼 Barbod Namini, General Partner at HV Capital, shares a behind-the-scenes look at his role: ✅ The Core Stays the Same: Leading the investment team, deploying the fund strategically, and continuing HV Capital’s legacy. 💼 What Changes: As a GP, you step into a leadership role that includes managing the firm itself - handling the administrative and strategic responsibilities that shape the fund's future. ➡️ For founders, this mirrors the experience of running a startup: the investment side is the exciting part, but managing the company is where the real work (and impact) happens. ⌛ #VentureCapital #VC #Leadership #GeneralPartner #GonzaloPerez #Wayra #HVCapital #WhatsInStoreShow #VCInsights #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Management #Success

💡 Fundraising: A Founder's Job That Can't Be Outsourced 💡 In our latest episode of What's In Store Show, Barbod Namini, General Partner at HV Capital, shares invaluable advice for founders navigating the venture capital journey. 🚀 ➡️ A few quotes from the interview: 💰"Fundraising is an inevitable pillar of being a VC-backed startup"💰 🌟 "Even if you bring in a seasoned CFO with decades of fundraising experience, investors ultimately want to see and back you - the founder. They need to believe in your vision and your ability to lead." 🌟 #FundraisingTips #StartupJourney #WhatsInStoreShow #VentureCapital #VC #FoundersJourney #HVCapital #Investment #GonzaloPerez #Money #Startups

🎙️ Not Every Company Needs VC Funding – And That’s Okay 🎙️ In a recent episode of What’s In Store Show, Barbod Namini, General Partner at HV Capital, shared an important perspective about building businesses: 💡 "Not every company has to be a VC-backed company aiming for multibillion-dollar valuations. It’s perfectly fine to build a business that caps at $5M in revenues and generates $1.5M in profits. If you bootstrap it, you could enjoy both success and freedom." Barbod reminds us that success is not one-size-fits-all. While venture capital is great for outlier businesses, not every company needs to follow that path. For many entrepreneurs, building a profitable and sustainable business without external funding can be equally fulfilling. 📈 🔗 Watch the full episode for more insights on what makes a company VC-worthy, and why knowing your path matters. #VentureCapital #StartupLife #Entrepreneurship #Investment #Bootstrapping #Funding #BusinessGrowth #WhatsinStoreShow #GonzaloPerez #VC #HVCapital #Business #Startups

🎙️ New Interview Alert!! 🎙️ This week, we had the pleasure of hosting Barbod Namini, General Partner at HV Capital, for a thought-provoking Q&A session on What’s In Store Show! 🌟 💼 From his journey as a General Partner to the complexities of raising a VC fund, and even tackling topics like valuations in regulated fintechs and investing in emerging markets.💡 📅 Part 1 is live now! 📅 Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping January 7th. Key Topics: ⏩ Being a General Partner ⏩ The challenges of raising a VC fund ⏩ What makes the "right founder" ⏩ How to handle a company that’s stuck #WhatsInStoreShow #VentureCapital #HVCapital #StartupInsights #FounderJourney #EmergingMarkets #FinTech #GonzaloPerez #GP #VC #Germany #Partner

Natasha Tetruyeva 🇺🇦, co-founder and CEO of eKidz.eu, shared how their founding team came together with a clear mission: to support parents and teachers in language education. 📚 With diverse backgrounds - German, British-American, and multilingual expertise - the team combined their personal experiences and insights to tackle a real-world problem: ensuring no parent or child is left behind in language learning. 🌍 #EdTech #Entrepreneurship #CoFounders #DiversityInTech #EducationInnovation #eKidz #WhatsinStoreShow #GonzaloPerez #VC #VentureCapital #Startups #FutureOfEducation

Led by visionary CEO Natasha Tetruyeva 🇺🇦, eKidz.eu is transforming classrooms with cutting-edge AI technology. 🚀 Here's how: ✅ AI-driven assessments: Tracking kids' accuracy, speed, and even intonation. ✅ Personalized learning: Integrated tech to foster individual progress. ✅ Expanding impact: Pilots are underway, including a state pilot and successful immersion programs in Charlotte, North Carolina—a hub for dual language excellence. The mission? To empower teachers and students alike, driving meaningful learning experiences globally, and now targeting the US market. 🌍📚 #EdTech #AIInEducation #FutureOfLearning #eKidz #ClassroomInnovation #VentureCapital #Language #WhatsinStoreShow #GonzaloPerez #VC #DataDrivenLearning #AIAdvancements #Startup

🎓 Personalized Learning Made Simple with eKidz 🎓 Imagine having 30 students in your class, each with unique learning needs. With eKidz, teachers can: ✅ Tailor language skills for every child — focus on listening, speaking, or reading based on their needs. ✅ Assign tasks with just a few clicks — making individualized learning effortless. ✅ Provide access from anywhere, whether at home or in school, through easy QR code integration. As Natasha Tetruyeva 🇺🇦, founder and CEO of eKidz.eu, explains, it’s all about facilitating growth for every child at their pace and level.🌟 #EdTech #PersonalizedLearning #LanguageSkills #FutureOfEducation #Empowering #Innovation #WhatsinStoreShow #GonzaloPerez #VC #VentureCapital #eKidz #Startups

Learning is a journey, and every child progresses at their own pace. Yet, teachers often face the challenge of catering to multiple levels in one classroom while ensuring students practice effectively. 🌟 Enter eKidz.eu – a platform designed to empower both students and educators. 🎓 With eKidz, students can: ✅ Access lessons anytime, anywhere – from home or shared school devices. ✅ Progress independently in language learning. ✅ Collaborate on interactive group projects. 💡 Natasha Tetruyeva 🇺🇦, CEO and founder of eKidz, is paving the way for a more personalized and inclusive education system. #EducationInnovation #EdTech #eKidz #Learning #LanguageLearning #ClassroomTools #FutureOfEducation #WhatsinStoreShow #GonzaloPerez #VC #VentureCapital #Innovation #Entrepreneurship