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VC Minute

Rich Maloy

Quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. Founders, do you feel like you're fundraising on an uneven playing field? You are. The VC minute is here to help you level up. Venture capitalists navigate pitches and negotiate investments every day. They know the ins and outs and are up-to-date on the current funding environment. But as a founder, it may be your first foray into fundraising, and no matter how much success you've had in other areas nothing truly prepares you for the fundraising journey. The VC Minute was created to help founders close this gap. While it may seem like securing an investment at the seed stage is mostly driven by luck, there are steps founders can take to increase the odds of successfully raising a round. And that's what we're going to cover on the VC Minute through a series of short episodes. I'm going to share with you insights to help navigate the seed stage financing dynamics. I'm Rich Maloy, Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures with 25 years business experience a dozen years in the startup ecosystem. I've applied my experience from sales, finance, and venture investing, to help startup founders fundraise better.
246. Summertime SlowdownJune 21, 2024
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245. Love Your People feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleJune 07, 2024
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244. The Authoritarian Approach vs. Loving Your People feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleJune 06, 2024
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243. Start Building a Culture of Innovation Now feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleJune 05, 2024
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242. Hiring Great People feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleJune 04, 2024
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241. Live By Your Core Values feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleJune 03, 2024
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240. Key to Enabling Autonomy for Founders feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleMay 31, 2024
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239. Importance of Clear Expectations feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your PeopleMay 30, 2024
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238. Three Components of Setting the Vision feat. Jeff Gardner author of Love Your PeopleMay 29, 2024
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237. Jeff Gardner, Author of Love Your PeopleMay 28, 2024
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236. Don't Fundraise, But If You Do Be Ready for Due Diligence feat. Tom McGrath, CEO @ iinkMay 17, 2024
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235. Priced Rounds Clean Cap Tables feat. Tom McGrath, CEO @ iinkMay 16, 2024
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234. Trying to Tell Everything In the First Meeting feat. Tom McGrath, CEO @ iinkMay 15, 2024
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233. Changing CEOs feat. Tom McGrath, CEO @ iinkMay 14, 2024
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232. Bootstrapping Your Investor Network with LinkedIn feat. Tom McGrath, CEO @ iinkMay 13, 2024
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231. Seed Crust: What to Expect from 2024May 10, 2024
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230. Seed Crust: The Dangers of SAFEsMay 09, 2024
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229. Seed Crust: Year of the BridgeMay 08, 2024
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228. Seed Crust: Seed To Series A Graduation RatesMay 07, 2024
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227. Seed Crust: The Bifurcation and Its UnfairnessMay 06, 2024
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225. Seed Crust: This is the Seed CrustApril 25, 2024
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224. Seed Crust: VC Allocation Shift April 24, 2024
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223. Seed Crust: Backlogs EverywhereApril 23, 2024
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222. Seed Crust: The Story So FarApril 22, 2024
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221. Post-Fundraising, Hire Smart and Celebrate! feat. Karyn Miller, Principal at AVL Growth PartnersApril 19, 2024
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