Worthwhile professional development programs
Miki Reynolds: I really enjoyed Coa’s Emotionally Fit Leadership for Female Leaders program. Scott Armanini: https://globalcorporateventuring.com/ Scott Armanini: https://www.gcvinstitute.com/
Portfolio construction templates
Clay Norris: I’ve been interested in this too but haven’t found exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve found the links below to be pretty helpful: https://tactyc.io/published/5259 https://tools.winton.com/thefuture/ https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/monte-carlo-simulation
Insurance carrier recommendations for <$30mm funds
Clay Norris: Don’t really have a dog in the fight, but it looks Embroker might be one worth checking out. Looks like the ones with a budget to spend on ads are: Thimble Biberk Hartford Embroker Mike Preuss: I think Vouch is also insuring emerging managers and funds now. I have a contact of their […]
Helping portfolio companies evaluate debt options
Brian Yoon: Hey Ben, Brian here previously used to work in debt restructuring now at Hum. You need to first create a robust business plan and understand ur liquidity. Starting there, you can see if a term loan or something like a revolving line of credit would work based on your unlevered free cash flows. […]
VC salary data in the UK
Clay Norris: Maybe not perfect, but I’d check out the comp survey we ran last year https://airtable.com/shrByET3TTeivARRH
Helping companies finding SOC 2 compliance help
Mike Leffer: Vanta and Secureframe are two venturebacked cos that help with this Clay Norris: How often are you asked to help with SOC 2 issues? Or do your startups usually have this figured out before you start working with them Mike Leffer: 50/50 we get asked
VC employee performance evaluation
Julianne Roseman: some thoughts: numbers / priorities change based on seniority Sourcing (number of calls / meetings with startups) investments memos completed investments completed portfolio check-in calls Thought Leadership (articles, speaking at events, etc.) building VC relationships
Finding a lawyer to lead Series A investment
Clay Norris: Don’t have a ton of experience but I’ve consistently heard Cooley or Gunderson
EA service provider recommendations
Clay Norris: I use Fiverr to bang out a bunch of manual tasks (can sometimes be a language barrier, so plan your projects accordingly). I also know that Vitalize just announced a database of 600+ people looking for contract gigs within VC
Thoughts on using Tracxn for sourcing
Clay Norris: Looked at it in the past and leveraged a free trial but ultimately opted out of using it because of the price. Thought it was generally helpful for market research and sourcing while I had access Jak Lewis: Had similar findings myself. Market mapping/ understanding activity within a space seems very easy in […]