🚀 What makes a winning founding team? VCs often bet on the team, but what drives success? 🤔 @MayowaOgunremi Principal @formventureshq, dives deep into this critical topic in an exceptional thought piece. theassociatedcollective.subs…

💼 "How do you bulletproof your career in VC?" Spoiler: You can't. But there are ways to navigate the challenges—market downturns, internal politics, and shifting trends. Read full article here: open.substack.com/pub/theass… #VentureCapital #VC

This week, there've been some posts on 'underdog founders' which further bolster @RiskyTund 's opinion on the topic. Key Fact: 70% of unicorn founders are immigrants, women, or people of colour, yet only 21% of these founders raised from top 10 VCs! theassociatedcollective.subs…

🚀 New to venture capital? Here is our latest article on surviving and thriving as a junior VC! From navigating the numbers game to leveraging FOMO, mastering internal selling, and building a powerful network, get the insights you need to succeed. 📈 #VC open.substack.com/pub/theass…

5️⃣ top tips for navigating conferences 5️⃣ @heyitsDB for Associated, The Collective has decoded conferences to an expert level - lnkd.in/ey2TqFB3 Enjoy and subscribe to read more of her awesome work

A few months ago @FCBaillieu at @associated_pod wrote about VC returns. There are validation stamps and social rewards for having a company exit as a VC, but sometimes the financial success is more hollow than it seems. 'Fake Gods' can be read here: bit.ly/3ynCXZN

Part II of Decoding VC Greatness is out now! lnkd.in/eRGwVTAa

Is fundraising fair? Our very own @RiskyTund delves into the subjectivity of fundraising and what founders can do about it influencing it. 💥 Please do subscribe for some more awesome content! lnkd.in/eB2M6-3g

What do you think makes a "Great VC"? Have we missed anything? open.substack.com/pub/theass…

🚀 Brace for yourselves! "The Three Body Problem" has just landed on @Netflix! Check out @FCBaillieu's blog post on how it's reshaped her views on VC! 📚✨ lnkd.in/eAk2MuSb #ThreeBodyProblem #Netflix #SciFi 🌌🪐

For many non-partner VCs angel investing seems like a significant leap into the unknown and putting your capital at risk is a scary feat, but Francesca Baillieu can only recommend it and hope that this post encourages others to do the same 🌱🌸. lnkd.in/eH_hut39

This week @heyitsDB wrote about the question, are companies from all industries a fit for venture capital financing? Direct Link To The Podcast: bit.ly/489dQ9g Blogpost: bit.ly/42uMLvXDirect

🚀 Ship early for rapid feedback or wait for a fully polished product? @Uniswap's success story shakes up the debate.💡 What's your take on the "ship early and often" mantra? #ProductStrategy🌐 open.substack.com/pub/theass…

🎉 Calling all founders! 🎉 Ever wondered why some startups struggle to secure funding? Dive into the inefficiencies of startup fundraising in our latest blog by @RiskyTund ! 💪🚀 open.substack.com/pub/theass… #StartupLife #Fundraising #PitchPerfect

👽 🦄 What do Sci-fi and VC have in common? 👽 🦄 Part I. Concepts - lnkd.in/ez5-8TQy Part II. Technologies - lnkd.in/eUuhUDXf Out now!

We're back with a small tweak: Associated is now Associated, The Collective. After 6 months, we're on Substack with not just podcasts, but blogs & more, still aimed at demystifying Venture Capital. Check out the full reveal here and make sure to sub. theassociatedcollective.subs…

Danielle and @RiskyTund interview @Alicebentinck , one of the co-founders of @join_ef. EF has built more than 600 startups across 6 countries that are collectively worth more than US$10B. Find out their fundraising journey in our latest episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

✺ It is so hard starting a fund but how about one that re-writes all the financial and legal infrastructure around one? Well, @ianDAOs and his team at @syndicateio have done just that. If you like crypto, this episode is for you! spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e… ✺

New episode: @heyitsDB and @FCBaillieu speak with Adrian Bührer, who shares stories from raising Übermorgen Ventures one of 🇪🇺's first climate funds He covers their evergreen structure, a CRM with 1k+ LPs, and measuring climate impact. Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

E8 is out now! Where we summarise Rodney (@Cornerstone_LDN), @reem_wyndham (Pact) and @ManuGrossmann (@AminoCollective) episodes, we took so many learnings away from each one and we cannot thank our guests enough for coming on the show! Tune in now! 🎤 spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e…