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What makes a good investor? Someone who respects how hard it is being a founder, ideally through first-hand experience. Doing it more than once helps. Perhaps once with an exit and once where it all crashed and burned 🔥 Why? Those investors have empathy, operational value add and the experience to pick winners in the first place. What else? Alex #vc #founders #entrepreneurship #startups #venturecapital #morethanmoney

There’s one thing I’ve noticed investors always point out: They can get an idea very early on whether a founder is going to be successful or not. Angel Investor & founder Richard Harpin mentions the entrepreneurs he invests in often share SEVEN key traits He shares what they are in his recent interview with Bloomberg News👇🏻 #Founders #Startups 

"How do you juggle all this?" I get this question a lot, especially when people learn about my investment in 7 companies around the world through Lobster Venture. The answer is surprisingly simple: I barely do anything. My approach is straightforward. I trust the founders with their vision, provide guidance, and invest in their dreams. That's it. Once that’s done, I leave the rest to them. It’s their passion and expertise that drive the success, not my constant involvement. Empowering great founders and letting them shine—that’s the key to juggling it all. #Leadership #Trust #Investment #Entrepreneurship #Startups

This is a great post from Roei Samuel. Experienced investors like Richard Harpin back founders who can lead. Their chances of success are much higher than founders who can’t. He sets out what he’s looking for and what predicts success- and it’s a great list. At the core of it is humility and a growth mindset, mixed in with the resilience to overcome the many challenges that they will face. If you want to understand how to work on these qualities then check out my recently published book Founder’s Legacy - Fifty Game-Changing Leadership Lessons for Building a Great Business. (https://lnkd.in/eieuEwsQ) I have helped many founders to develop these qualities - and captured that experience in the book. If you want to change something, the first thing you have to do is work on yourself. #founder #leader #leadership #entrepreneurship #founderslegacy

Love this 😆 VCs then vs VCs now... I think most VCs believe they are the top row but are the bottom. Me? I don't have an MBA and only had 4 markups in 2021... I think this is missing a 3rd layer. Disclaimer: I am not clever enough to create this meme. Its viral so don't know OP. Please DM me or comment below if you know who & Ill give them proper credit + link to their post. #venturecapital #startups #investing #entrepreneurs

A Guide on Can You Make a Bad Deal Better? Negotiated a bad deal? Don't despair! Here are some ways to fix it: - Wait for another funding round. The new investors may be willing to help you renegotiate with your current investors. - Talk to your current investors after some time has passed. They may be more willing to modify the deal if they've seen you have success. - Wait until the company is acquired. This may give you more leverage to negotiate a better deal for yourself. Remember to be fair and open with your investors, and focus on what's best for all shareholders. Good luck! #startups #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #investing #caovaisshah

Bootstrapped founders enjoy an automatic 3x-30x exit multiple compared to their VC-funded peers! "A smaller piece of a bigger pie" is the common refrain convincing founders to take VC money. But how much bigger does the pie really have to be? The answer is astounding. Up to 30x! And that's ignoring typical VC terms like liquidation preferences, participating preferred, and investor anti-dilution. These can result in founders getting literally ZERO even if the pie were infinitely bigger! How is this even possible? The math is simple. Here is a slide from my presentation at the Charlottesville Entrepreneurs and Espresso event yesterday explaining this shocking but little known gotcha for founders. #bootstrapping #startups #vc #entrepreneurship

How to Avoid Being Replaced as CEO by Your VCs 1. Don’t sell too much of the company. 2. Pick VCs on your board, especially early-stage VCs, that you trust. 3. Look at the track record of the Series A-B-C VCs you bring in. 4. Be very transparent. 5. Be better than anyone else. 6. Don’t expect — or ask for — another check. Credit: Jason M. Lemkin ~~~~~ ♻️ Found this helpful? Repost it so your network can learn from it, too. And follow me, Fazlur Shah for more content like this. #startups #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #investing

Generally speaking, investors will invest in a product, and invest for growth - but not invest to figure out how to grow. If you're about to finish building your product and are looking to raise capital for growth, you're probably not in as good of a spot as you think. #startups #founders #entrepreneurship Mark Russell Filaroski 🤳 Faith, Family and Fairways Josh Stanley Kai Brunner

Yesterday, we hosted a panel at Slush titled "The Art of Exit." Key takeaways: - Exits are both an art and a science—prepare your business to be scalable and sellable, even if selling isn’t your goal. - Relationships matter: Successful M&A is driven by partnerships and alignment among stakeholders. - Founders: Build for longevity, but be ready for opportunities when they come. - Investors: Align with founders’ visions to create win-win outcomes. Thank you, Stefania Ponzo, James Bruegger, Alexander Nevedovsky and Oskar Miel, for a thought-provoking session filled with practical advice for anyone navigating the startup ecosystem! #Startups #Exits #Entrepreneurship #Investors