Michael van Lier

Founder and MD at @builders_hq, empowering the next wave of tech.

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

Last week I took the time to reflect on a year of building our studio @builders_hq into an independent and smooth-running operation. Not as easy going as one might think ;). If you're into these kinda things let me know and I'd love to compare notes!

https://t.co/WUqQKyVnh3

[Max Pog @maxpogu]

Join for free: a virtual conf with 1000+ LPs, Family Offices, Funds of Funds, & GPs of VC, PE, RE, & Hedge Funds – Nov 26 on Zoom. $100M+ & $1B+ Single FOs, LPs, FoFs & other investment firms have confirmed their participation. Like & reply "+" to get the invite in DM (we're at 1200+ regs now).

Our previous event attracted attendees with a combined AUM of $1.6 trillion, including: 270 Single Family Offices, 90 Multi Family Offices, 180 Funds of Funds, 300 LPs, 570 angels, & hundreds of GPs.

For the first time, we're adding a virtual Private Networking Lounge with LPs, FoFs & FOs in addition to speakers' Zoom panels & presentations (US, EU, & UAE):

1) $1B+ Family Office panel: In what and how are we investing? RE, PE, VC & other alternatives – Shubhra Jain @ Tarsadia SFO ($2B); Neetu Puranikmath @ Cooper Family Office.

2) 2x+ DPI Club: How to return your LPs more than expected? – Justin Stebbins @ Northgate Capital ($5B); Douglas Mellinger @ Clarion Capital Partners ($1.8B)

3) Family Office Trends 2025 – Uli Maybach @ Maybach Foundation; Christian D Evans @ Pax Fortis Multi-Family Office. Moderated by Valerie Bertele @ Yellow Rocks.

4) 1st-generation UHNWI strategies: 1. Launch a SFO, or 2. Join a Multi-Family Office, or 3. Other ways to preserve & grow capital? – Shane Neman @ SFO / Neman Ventures; Lisa Morris @ AKS Single Family Office.

5) How to Grow AUM of a Fund in 2025: Best Fundraising Practices for PE, VC, RE, & Hedge Funds – David Butler @ Argosy Real Estate Partners ($3.6B); Jaclyn Baumgarten @ IDC Ventures ($650M AUM, IDC Network $2.5B); Ed H. @ Arena LP ($3.4B).

6) Why FoFs exist, and why LPs accept double-layer fees? – Chuck Tedeschi @ Top Tier Capital Partners ($8B); Scott Sherman @ Mesa Lane Capital Partners.

7) How to harness AI for sourcing, evaluation, and reporting? – Logan Allin @ Fin Capital.

8) How Governments Can Attract Capital, Innovations & Talent by Focusing on Venture Studios? – Preslav Panayotov @ VentureWaves Innovation Network

9) State of Venture Q3 2024 – Benjamin Lawrence @ CB Insights.

10) $2T growing Private Credit Market & what it means for Private Credit Secondaries – Brett Hickey @ StarMountain Capital ($4B+).

11) Collaboration between Family Offices, Venture Studios, VC Funds, & Corporations – Ahmed Nasser Al Nowais @ Annex Investments; Daniela Plattner @ Palm Venture Studios; Marc Wesselink @ venturerock.

12) What do our private banking clients want to invest in? Our portfolio construction – Orley J. Pacheco @ Wells Fargo ($2T)

@margauxmaccoll @ @TechCrunch, @SaacksAttack @ @BusinessInsider, Abby Schultz @ @barronsonline, @theMetz will moderate some of the panels

More speakers/moderators on the website.

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

Trying to restore a @NotionHQ user for almost a week now, anyone have inside contacts? :) we're running blind here.

[VDS @VDS_event]

At #VDS2022 we learnt about #talent investment with @egitapolanska, @Jorge_Dobon, @PaillardS and @michaelvanlier 👥

The Managing Director of @builders_hq digs into the topic in this Medium article where he shares his tips and strategies, don't miss it! 👇
https://t.co/ZbMC7TzpoR

[VDS @VDS_event]

The rise of #talent investors 📈

Moderated by @egitapolanska with the participation of ➡ @Jorge_Dobon, Founder and Chaiman at @DemiumStartups, @michaelvanlier, Founder and MD at @builders_hq, and @PaillardS, CEO at Agily

#VDS2022

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We’ve been interviewing some of our amazing members this afternoon, thanks for sitting down with us! @UntappedStudio @builders_hq @HashedHealth #morrowsummit2022

[Silicon Canals - European technology news @SiliconCanals]

Rotterdam-based @builders_hq, a startup studio, has raised €1.5M to develop six companies and start international expansion.

Know more about the deal here: https://t.co/vnFNbHVyOB

@michaelvanlier, @sharonklaver #Funding #TechStartup

[VDS @VDS_event]

New speaker confirmations for #VDS2022! 🙌

👥 @mikebutcher, Editor-at-large of @TechCrunch; @sofiabenjumea, Head of @GoogleStartupES; and @ikermarcaide, Founder & Executive Chairman at @ZubiGroup are some of the last speakers joining us

Meet them ➡ https://t.co/QVBXgyowGo

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

Asking for a friend, anybody with sales contacts within @NotionHQ willing to sell me enterprise licences? 🤷🏻

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Special thank you to our program mentors @alpercelen and @aszig and all of our speakers for helping our latest group of Bootcamp graduates! Kristian Anderson, @wenyi_cai, @tomhigley, @michaelvanlier, @tamccann, Charles Perrard, John Carbrey, and Todd Ehrlich.

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

@GANConnect @PatGouhin Lets go! 👌🏻

[Startup Studio Insider @S_SInsider]

🚨 New SSI Article Alert! 🚨

As an experienced entrepreneur, and innovator, @MichaelVanLier is also the founder and managing director of the accomplished @Builders_HQ! Click below for our conversation with Michael on startup studios and innovation!

https://t.co/C7tOpzQulI

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

@pmontee @tylertringas @calmfund Hah since Calm is built for Builders. Ping me @tylertringas, we do just that. Oh and we named ourselves Builders (@builders_hq).

[Startupnight @startupnight]

#SUN21 program 🗓 Sep1: @michaelvanlier of https://t.co/nL5WHSw1Ch will present the startup studio model which has matured to be one of the most exciting asset classes in #venturecapital. Get a free ticket now to find out more on Sep 1 👉 https://t.co/pyRLmhDJrW #beconfident

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

@jayyeh 👌🏻

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

Want my investor outreach pack including email templates, outreach playbook, and 14k+ investor names sorted by category for free? Just:

1. Retweet this
2. Comment "Sweet!" below

And I will DM it to you

(so many hours of internet research and testing went into this!)

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

@rvangeldrop Was it fair game? 😃

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

@Zoosjuice My notifications are ;)

[Michael van Lier @michaelvanlier]

I'm discussing “Startup Studios: Why are they needed?” with @deepwittered, @hokail, @alpercelen, Nick Zasowski, @ashercdkey, and Mohd Santarissy. Today, 24 Feb at 14:00 CET on @joinclubhouse. Join us! https://t.co/dXTzGezhgI