Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.
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episode 95: Distill the Essence of Your Vision
Andrew Scott, a founding partner at 7percent Ventures, talks about distilling the essence of your vision and your business into the deck. Andrew shares wisdom that he’s gained from his experience working with entrepreneurs across different geographies. He also gives his perspective of how the startup ecosystem in Europe needs to change.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
[2:11] How the venture ecosystem is growing in Europe
[7:34] Why taking money from the wrong investor is the worst thing a founder can do
[14:15] Tips on how to make your pitch deck say less but be more impactful
[19:50] Essential components of strong investor-founder relationships
The non-profit organizations Andrew is passionate about: The International Conclave of Entrepreneurs (ICE)
About Guest SpeakerAndrew Scott is a founding partner at 7percent Ventures. Currently based in London & Lisbon, Andrew has been an investor since 2014, has 20 years’ experience in technology, and is a founder of 6 startups. His specialisms include D2C, social & market networks, B2B SaaS and quantum computing.
Andrew is also co-founder of ICE, a non-profit global network of tech founders and investors, established in 2009.
About 7percent Ventures7percent Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm that invests in early stage tech startups which represent billion dollar opportunities. The firm focuses on next generation early stage tech investing, bridging Europe and the USA. 7percent portfolio companies include Challau, Earnr, Neurolabs, Gensyn, Hybryd, Volta, Versadex, among others.
Next EpisodeComing up in Episode 96, we welcome Taylor Clauson, the managing partner at Abstraction Capital to talk about the importance of telling your why story.
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