Carlos Guzman

Web3 | VC | Frontier Tech | Chicago Boothie | Industrial Engineer | Proud Dog Dad | Native Texan

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

@tylorhunn We need to stop rehearsing the definition of insanity every four years in pretending that our current electoral system (and really the current overall constitutional model) is ever going to yield outcomes untarnished by corrupt, self-serving politicians 💁🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

@CryptoExpert101 @CirrusNFT Yeah, no, I’m sure it’ll be just that easy to 10X+ your money 😂

[Sei @SeiNetwork]

Mainnet is so close, we can almost taste the blockchain 🤤🍴

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

“Naturally, we expect that in the next five years, as DeFi matures and begins catering to (as well as capturing share from) its TradFi counterparts, the TVL metric could easily surpass the $500 billion mark.” - @PanteraCapital GP, Paul Veradittakit

#vc

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[WAGMI Ventures @wagmi_vc]

At the core of Hydra’s purpose is its bold team’s ambitious desire to build upon the insights from MCV and catalyze the pace of experimentation to scale the very best of community-first investing across the entirety of the web3 universe.

#Web3 #DAOs

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[WAGMI Ventures @wagmi_vc]

We are excited about @HydraVentures_, the world’s first fund-of-funds investment DAO, investing in and incubating top-performing investment DAOs. Hydra is on the frontier of web3 and evolved from @VENTURE_DAO, the first for-profit investment DAO created in 2019 by @Meta_Cartel.

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

Two ways to improve your fundraising traction:

1. Unit economics – differentiate yourself in 'how' you're achieving growth

2. Distill what you plan to learn this round – ex's: optimal distribution channels, product-market fit, etc.

#VentureCapital

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

Early-stage founders are more resilient today than in 2020:
- only 6% have cut labor
- only 12% plan to reduce hiring
- 80% have < 12 mo's runway
- 43% think investors are slowing down
- 38% believe investors are focusing on backing people they know

#vc

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[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

👥 Not sending a deck before a pitch because you think your startup is so complex it requires narration is a flag:
1️⃣ the deck needs improvement to stand on its own
2️⃣ you need to synthesize and simplify the message
3️⃣ the pitch might be lengthy/unfocused
#vc

@newchipco can help

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

Counter the 9-quarter trough in VC funding:
💵 – Cut costs & take asymmetric risks with high ROIs
📈 – < 12 mo's runway, get to your next round asap
📍 – > 12 mo's, map a path to breakeven
🚀 - > 18 mo's, become profitable & control your destiny

#vc

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[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

The origins of Silicon Valley. Who knew? 🤓

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#siliconvalley #VC #VentureCapital

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

@BrianBrackeen 🤔 Don’t you still want people passionate about the brand’s vision & mission working there at the end of the day though? To me it seems the real question is: how do you tell the difference? … Of course, I’m also assuming they correctly understand the vision & the mission

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

NewchipAccelerator can help. They close rounds all day, every day, consistently beating expectations on timeline and round size 💰. Get in touch while the window of opportunity is still open 🚀

#vc #vcs #venture #venturecapital
#fundraising #techinvesting #funding
#startups

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

I've been asked about this by friends, both fund managers and founders, so I wanted to share my take on the outlook for fundraising in current market conditions 🧐 –– It's a uniquely difficult time for startups for two key reasons:

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

getting harder by the day for startups. If that wasn't enough, valuations are down given dampened exit multiples in constrained public markets ⛈

💁🏽‍♂️ My .02: now isn't the time to fundraise alone, no matter how hard you hustle. You're gonna want to make some moves, presto.

[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

Some common ingredients you will find in a VC's investment thesis:
💰 - Check size
🙋‍♂️- Lead v. follow
🎯 - Target bus mdl (B2B, B2C, B2B2C)
🛰 - Verticals
🥧 - % ownership
🎓 - Alma maters
🐾 - Demographic
🌏 - Geographies
📈 - Opportunity size

#VCs

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[Imagination @365Imagine]

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Again thank you and have a blessed week.

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[Carlos Guzman @TXBoothie]

At the earliest stages, 3 things matter most to VCs:
1. Market size & CAGR
2. Is the problem worth solving at venture scale?
3. Are you the right team & can you attract great talent?

A perfect product is not the province of early-stage #VentureCapital

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