I was recently spending some time with a VC friend talking about fundraising. He was talking about how he builds relationships with potential founders he wants to invest into. And how much time it took for him during his busy days. During our talk we both came to the same conclusion: Timing i...

This week's tip: How to beat imposter syndrome Imposter syndromes seems to take hold of most founders when they look to raise venture capital. Whilst you may be excited by the future of your company, you are almost waiting for investors to call BS on you and your company. Your achievements alw...

This week's tip: 3 Steps to become a known founder VCs are very adamant at collecting data on their investments. At my old fund, Octopus Ventures we were no different. One of the data points that shocked me the most was how and where our investments come from: Over 70% of the investments we m...

Over the past decade I’ve been able to take part in over $300m+ in venture funding as a founder, VC and advisor. And writing over the past year has been thrilling to say the least. I’m glad you are here and I’m excited to go deeper into this mysterious subject for you. Every week I will be deep...