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The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Semil Shah on Why The Most Important Thing An Investor Can Do Is Attract Follow On & The Fundamentals of VC Branding
The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The PitchGo to Podcast Page
The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

20VC: Semil Shah on Why The Most Important Thing An Investor Can Do Is Attract Follow On & The Fundamentals of VC Branding

The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The PitchGo to Podcast Page

Semil Shah, Harry Stebbings
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Jul 25, 2016
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I'm perfectly nice, but I'm just not going to lie to people
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Why Semil Is Not Typical "Founder Friendly"
There's really no Common Thread
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What Were LP's Concerns for Haystack?
there's too many small funds and so people get confused.
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What Were LP's Concerns for Haystack?
a brand is that it's a shortcut for the brain
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How Has Haystack Built a Great Brand?
a very clean brand can kind of come in and capture attention
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How Has Haystack Built a Great Brand?
I sort of had no choice but to start my own fund
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Haystack Fund's Origin Story
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Introducing Semil Shah: Founder of Haystack Fund
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Ad: DesignCrowd
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Haystack Fund's Origin Story
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Starting a Fund Was Semil's Only Option
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How Haystack's First Fund Size Came To B
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What Were LP's Concerns for Haystack?
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Would You Do Haystack as an AngelList Syndicate?
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How Do You Send Deals to Series A investors?
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Building Relationships With Co-Investors
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What Makes a Company Series A worthy?
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How Has Haystack Built a Great Brand?
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Why Semil Is Not Typical "Founder Friendly"
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Balancing Honesty When Giving Founders Feedback
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Is "Bot Mania" Legitimate?
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Semil's Favorite Book
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Semil's Favorite Blog/Newsletter
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Five Year Vision for Haystack Fund
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Which VCs Semil Admires
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Why Semil Invested in AquaCloud
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Harry Thanks Semil
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Introducing Semil Shah: Founder of Haystack Fund

Introducing Semil Shah: Founder of Haystack Fund

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