Blair Silverberg

Founder and CEO of @HumCapital & investor since my Bar Mitzvah @ age 13. I have 2 kids under 3, love to ski and make angel investments in my copious spare time.

[TensorZero @TensorZero]

Today we're open-sourcing TensorZero: a platform that helps LLM applications graduate from API wrappers into defensible AI products.

1. Integrate our model gateway
2. Send metrics or feedback
3. Unlock compounding improvements in quality, cost, and latency

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

@dadiomov If the audience saw you ski nobody would be saying “dreadfully boring” but they might be saying “painful” 😜

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

@rsg Singapore takes this approach and it has worked well. Current PM makes $1.6M USD/yr. https://t.co/JwxoCSiBhp

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

In order to raise capital, #founders must understand which kind of VC investor they're dealing with.

In @TechCrunch, I wrote about the four personas of venture capitalists I've come across and tips for how founders can successfully partner with them.
https://t.co/fhcAbsoRE8

[Hum Capital @humcapital]

On Hum's Intelligent Capital Market you can evaluate different financing options to grow your business. Ready to get started?

Speak to Hum today ➡️ https://t.co/Y1GwFFngmr

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

@GeoffLewisOrg https://t.co/uUG9uI2mRw

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

@humcapital is thrilled to be partnering with Percent to provide individual investors direct access to Hum deal flow. Learn more here: https://t.co/6ygawiUnam

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

We established a relationship with @investpercent because we are advocates of their vision to make private market investment opportunities available to individual investors at scale.

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

The private markets have grown substantially over the last two decades and during that time, individual investors have actually seen their access to the best investment opportunities decrease.

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

Once they’re hooked, in the next call dive into the details, risks, the ways it could go wrong, and why it won’t work with your team.

Make it collaborative to take advantage of their time, get input and give them a headstart on their internal pitch to their investment team (5/5)

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

Coming from VC, nothing's been more humbling than investors repeatedly turning down my initial pitch for Hum - but looking back? I get it. I wrote for @crunchbase on how #founders can avoid making the same mistakes in #fundraising (1/5): https://t.co/zvd8ySW1pj

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

Don’t ask investors to do everything at once and split your pitch for maximum impact.

Sell the dream first. Ground it in data, but sell the thesis and vision. Get them excited, then cut it off when there’s appetite for more (4/5)

[Hum Capital @humcapital]

🔵 Banks
🔵 Venture debt funds
🔵 Revenue-based financing
🔵 Non-bank cash flow lending
🔵 Non-bank asset-based lending

Picking the right debt provider is hard so we outlined the different types of lenders you can partner with when raising capital.

➡️ https://t.co/5Va4D0Eao7

[Hum Capital @humcapital]

Email marketing platform @scalero_io approached Hum looking for flexible financing that would accommodate the company’s fast growth.

In this case study learn how Hum provided the company with a scalable financing facility allowing for future growth.

➡️ https://t.co/DPW3YxiS37

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

As @annesraders states here, down rounds are not the end of the world. While flat and down rounds become more common, #founders should figure out what works best for their #startups and avoid taking on risks in the name of valuation.
https://t.co/eOT7BBUuBr

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

@GeoffLewisOrg But you’re still really good at momentum :)

[Blair Silverberg @blairsilverberg]

Interesting article, @MTemkin. With JPMorgan Chase’s purchase of First Republic, it’s important for both #founders and VCs to weigh all of their financing options and figure out what is best for their business's specific needs.
https://t.co/3hw9GQfVOV

[Hum Capital @humcapital]

.@HiHappyHead was seeking a capital partner to support its ongoing growth initiatives as they experience tremendous traction in the telehealth space.

See how Hum partnered with the company to help facilitate their growth plans. #fundraising

➡️ https://t.co/H4Vd3AdMIu