It took 11 months and 181 investor meetings to raise @Vimcal's last round
Fundraising at the bottom of the market... really sucked
Here are 5 crucial things to know if you're raising in 2024:
I asked a founder I deeply admire to share lessons with an early stage portfolio company. After hours chatting, his only advice: don’t be fast, be the fastest.
Applies to almost everything - load pages faster, ship faster, launch faster, hire/fire faster, iterate faster. If you aren’t the fastest, someone else is ahead. Speed is the first moat.
Carlos about how he celebrated Singapore and what the reaction in Maranello was like:
“I think you know how I celebrated - I think there were videos and photos of me celebrating for a week after that. We just went to Amber Lounge that night, we had a -”
We just got engaged! Catcha Investment Corp announced a Business Combination with Crown LNG Holdings valued at US$685m last night! More to come! :)
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Age when their business launched?
Jeff Bezos: 30
Oprah Winfrey: 32
Reed Hastings, Netflix: 36
Doris Fisher, Gap: 37
Vera Wang: 40
Eric Yuan, Zoom: 41
Sam Walton, Walmart: 44
Adi Dassler, Adidas: 48
Bernie Marcus, Home Depot: 50
Charles Flint, IBM: 61
Here are their stories 🧵
American regulators are very confused. The SEC is suing Coinbase because it deems crypto as securities; the CFTC is suing Binance because it deems crypto as commodities. Crypto cannot be both. Make up your mind. #SECvsCFTC
We ask @GaryGensler to participate in a Roundtable with @rogerhamilton to discuss different issues in the Stock Market 🚨
Let’s bring this to his attention by contacting, retweeting, and asking him to participate. @dlauer
Our portfolio, Catcha Digital (KLSE: CATCHA) has acquired iMedia Asia, the leading integrated digital media solutions in SEA. This marks the debut of its journey to attract and consolidate the best digital media and software companies in SEA.
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