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What VCs Look For, Lean Startup Method, Recent VC Trends
A newsletter for founders & friends (#69)
Gale Wilkinson
May 26, 2023
Hey 👋
Welcome to the 69th edition of Re:VITALIZE, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus our favorite future of work reads, going out to 3,400+ people each week. Forward to a friend who may want to subscribe!
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🥇 What VCs Look For and Why
I want to explain why venture capitalists give 21 year olds $30,000,000 to pursue startup ideas.
What's going through their heads?
What specifically are investors looking for today?
Here's how I've seen VCs' minds work after 4 years:
— Julian Shapiro (@Julian)
May 20, 2023
🥈 $1B+ Lean Startup Methodology
What do Dropbox & Airbnb have in common?
They’re both Lean Startups.
Here’s how the Lean Startup methodology has launched $1B+ businesses (and why your business should use it too):
— Aman Makkar (@amanmakkar)
May 25, 2023
🥉 Recent VC Trends
Some trends we’ve seen in the VC space lately:
- Rise of bridge rounds
- More acquisitions
- Smaller round sizes
- Fewer priced rounds
- Higher bar for metrics
- Longer time btwn raises— Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 (@nic_detommaso)
May 25, 2023
Founder Resources
Gauging the venture-scaliness of an idea
$2M playbook about finding product marketing fit
The biggest lesson from running a startup
A Founder's Guide To Navigating A Difficult Fundraise
The ultimate neuroscience-backed guide on how to raise Venture Capital
Future of Work Reads
Office Workers Don’t Hate the Office. They Hate the Commute. (NYT)
Why Women Are Being Left Out Of The Promotion Conversation (Forbes)
Salary transparency is growing across the U.S. This is how leaders can prepare (Fast Company)
Building Social Capital When You Work Remotely (HBR)
Workers want to embrace A.I. — but only 1 in 10 say their jobs involve related skills, Salesforce says (CNBC)
AI optimism: How embracing artificial intelligence is getting workers ahead (BBC)
The World of VITALIZE
Daniela Corrente, Chief Strategy & Business Officer of Suma Wealth, a VITALIZE portfolio company, recently won the Latina of the Year award at the Latinas In Tech Summit
VITALIZE portfolio company Lectrium has reached a milestone of 1,000+ electric vehicles on their Listings Page
Balloon, a VITALIZE portfolio company, was featured in Sports Business Journal for gaining traction in MLB front offices
Open jobs at VITALIZE portfolio companies
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