We met six months ago for 30 minutes. It's been 260,000 minutes since we last communicated. Remind me, what does your startup do? About AVL Growth Partners AVL Growth Partners, founded in 2009, is the leading fractional Finance and Accounting firm supporting organizations in pivoting from growth to scale. AVL brings an experienced team of CFOs, Controllers, and Accountants to your organization, delivering transparent, strategic actions for short and long-term success. Transform your...

Stay Top of Mind: Learn why regular updates are crucial for startup founders to maintain investor interest and support, especially during fundraising rounds. About AVL Growth Partners AVL Growth Partners, founded in 2009, is the leading fractional Finance and Accounting firm supporting organizations in pivoting from growth to scale. AVL brings an experienced team of CFOs, Controllers, and Accountants to your organization, delivering transparent, strategic actions for short and long-term...

Welcome back to another season of VC Minute! We are pleased to introduce our sponsor for, AVL Growth Partners. And I talk (briefly) about the #1 thing you should be asking Seed phase investors right now.  About AVL Growth Partners AVL Growth Partners, founded in 2009, is the leading fractional Finance and Accounting firm supporting organizations in pivoting from growth to scale. AVL brings an experienced team of CFOs, Controllers, and Accountants to your organization, delivering...

Your team is also watching your company valuation. About Rescripted Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com, and follow along at @hellorescripted on Instagram and TikTok. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses....

Do you want industry expertise or operational experience from investors? Write out what you want before you start fundraising. About Rescripted Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com, and follow along at @hellorescripted on Instagram and TikTok. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds...

Personalized, forwardable emails that your connections can send along will unlock doors to new investors.  About Rescripted Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com, and follow along at @hellorescripted on Instagram and TikTok. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in...

Where are you in the process? What's your valuation expectation? Abby provides guidance on answering both of these trick questions. About Rescripted Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com, and follow along at @hellorescripted on Instagram and TikTok. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds...

Watch out for these VC "trick questions." How you answer will impact how far you get in their process.  About Rescripted Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com, and follow along at @hellorescripted on Instagram and TikTok. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in...

Staying top-of-mind with investors bends recency bias in your favor. Here are four ideas. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is...

When a venture fund is asking for "Tuesday Expenses" it's because someone in the firm has direct experience with that, whether good or bad. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach...

VC's are pattern matching all the time and recency bias can really put its thumb on the scales when it comes to decision making. Do you best to understand the patterns, especially the recent ones.  Episode 41: Too Risky About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based...

When founders ask me whether they should be targeting pre-seed or seed, I have three clarifying questions. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial...

It all comes down to people.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside...

If you don't have a network of investors, start building that network now, before you need to fundraise.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community...

So much of fundraising can be made easier by some advance work. One of the critical pieces are the follow up materials. About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and...

Your fundraising story will evolve as you continue to pitch. Keep checking in to ensure your story is still aligned with your mission and values.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured...

"Fundraising Friends" is a great way to get unfiltered advice throughout your fundraise process. Hear how Neha did it.  About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and...

Use Time Blocking to create space between pitching investors and working with your team or customers. About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement....

Pre-Seed fundraising allows a founder to live inside the vision of their business. About Bonside Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a...

The founders that are the best at unlocking that one reason are the ones that run a tight process. I also mention The Daily Bolster podcast, which is packed with advice for founders. Check it out here: https://podcast.bolster.com/public/142/The-Daily-Bolster-29d59cf2 About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative...

Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta, posted this: Where have the angels gone this year? People often think of angel investors as only friends and family.  But they could also be a anyone you've had a business relationship with in the past. About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in...

After you pitch an investor, they have to go back and pitch their team. Did you set them up for success in the first meeting? About SpringTime Ventures SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction...

Announcing the guests who will be featured on this season's VC Minute, including: Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta. Neha Govindraj, founder and CEO of Bonside, a recent SpringTime investment. Matt Blumberg CEO of Bolster, author of three startup books and host of The Daily Bolster podcast, a podcast that I strongly recommend you listen to. Liz Georgy co-founder and CEO of Soona. And more founders who have recently raised rounds, including Abby Mercado have Rescripted, Marco, Benitez of...