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Why Many VCs Aren’t Investing Now, Advice from 1000s of Entrepreneur Meetings, and Building a Network in Tech
A newsletter for founders & friends (41st edition)
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Welcome to the 41st edition of Re:VITALIZE, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus cool things we’re seeing in the future of work, going out to 3,000+ people each week.
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🥇 Why Many VCs Aren’t Investing Now
A lot of portfolio founders have been asking why so many VCs are sitting out in this market and not investing?
I thought I'd just share a bunch of reasons w/ everyone.
Read on >>
— Elizabeth Yin 💛 (@dunkhippo33)
Oct 27, 2022
🥈 Advice from 1000s of Entrepreneur Meetings
I’ve met 1000s of entrepreneurs seeking venture capital, and the best advice I can give is:
1) Bootstrap first, venture capital second.
2) Raise from investors with networks that accelerate you.
3) reference check investors with other founders.— Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC) (@MartinGTobias)
Oct 22, 2022
🥉 Building a Network in Tech
How do you build a network from absolute scratch in tech?
- Join Twitter
- Follow 100 accounts
- 50 well-known folks
- 50 under-the-radar folks (who are doing what you want to be doing)Then spend 10 min a day liking/RT-ing/sharing/replying thoughtfully
Boom you have a network
— Allison Esposito Medina (@techladyallison)
Oct 25, 2022
Resources
All about market sizing
Current market benchmarks for SaaS or b2b fintech founders
The power of SuperGoals
26 questions with the best answers & advice from VCs, angels, founders, and operators
Why many VCs are quiet quitting
20+ VC funds focused on writing checks to diverse founders
Future of Work Reads
Rapidly Switching Jobs For More Money, Businesses Hoarding Talent And Cutting The Quiet Quitters May Be The Future Of Work (Forbes)
This is how you can prepare to work in the metaverse (Fast Company)
Tech at the edge: Trends reshaping the future of IT and business (McKinsey)
3 things leaders can offer employees besides money (Fast Company)
There's a Global War for Young Talent. The Winners Will Shape the Future (Time)
Remote work is here to stay (The New York Times)
The World of VITALIZE
This week we had our October founder pitches for VITALIZE Angels, our second-to-last pitch event of the year. Deals are live for a week if you are interested in investing!
Gale’s 10-year anniversary in VC was yesterday
VITALIZE portfolio company WeeCare won dotLA's Social Equity Award, recognizing their hard work to make affordable quality childcare accessible to all families
This week on The VITALIZE Podcast we had Brandon Brooks, Founding Partner at Overlooked Ventures and an entrepreneur working on his second startup.
Watch on YouTube
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
Lectrium is seeking introductions to decision-makers at EV companies
Email [email protected] for more info
Sparkwise is seeking a B2B growth expert/mentor to advise their team as they move to product-led sales
Email [email protected] for more info
Open jobs at Vitalize portfolio companies
Written by Justin Gordon, Director of Marketing at VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and nearly 400+ member angel investing community for everyone investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders in the work revolution. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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