"Every November, we host an annual meeting for all our investors (limited partners) in the various Precursor Ventures funds. We typically don't share any of the content we present outside of that group, but I decided to share a few slides to give folks a glimpse into...
"The last year has been a tough time to be a public or private tech investor or tech company CEO. We have spent a lot of time discussing the quantitative elements that have contributed to a pretty depressing environment for investors and operators – low gross margins,...
"Early-stage founders tend to avoid the concept of boards and board meetings. Many blogs have told you that board meetings are distractive, if not detrimental, to how you should shape and control your startup. However, this only happens when board meetings are done...
"Over the past few months, my sharings on why #boardsuccess is company success and 4 mistakes to avoid for an effective startup board have inspired many startup founders to discuss board management with me. Today, I’m going to touch on one of the most frequently asked...
If you ask any VC or executive the attributes they look for in great founders, the phrase “data-driven” will be one of the first things you hear. As a CEO, we also expect our executives and team members to make data-informed decisions when possible. One of the...
If you’re looking for a killer female founder who truly does it all, then you’re in the right place! Sarah Moret, founder of Curie, is a #BOSSWoman and shows us what it looks like to live your best life while doing so.
At Precursor Ventures, we work primarily with early stage teams, many of whom were at the prototype or early traction stage when we first invested. When I was fundraising for Precursor Ventures Fund I, one of the most frequent questions I got asked was how we could support a relatively large number of investments with a very small operation. It’s something I thought about quite a bit before starting the fund. With the benefit of time in market and some investments under my belt, I have a much better sense about how to articulate the support model at Precursor.
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