178 episodes
VC Minute Rich Maloy
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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Quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. Founders, do you feel like you're fundraising on an uneven playing field? You are. The VC minute is here to help you level up. Venture capitalists navigate pitches and negotiate investments every day. They know the ins and outs and are up-to-date on the current funding environment. But as a founder, it may be your first foray into fundraising, and no matter how much success you've had in other areas nothing truly prepares you for the fundraising journey. The VC Minute was created to help founders close this gap. While it may seem like securing an investment at the seed stage is mostly driven by luck, there are steps founders can take to increase the odds of successfully raising a round. And that's what we're going to cover on the VC Minute through a series of short episodes. I'm going to share with you insights to help navigate the seed stage financing dynamics. I'm Rich Maloy, Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures with 25 years business experience a dozen years in the startup ecosystem. I've applied my experience from sales, finance, and venture investing, to help startup founders fundraise better.
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129. Kicking Off Season 3
Announcing the guests who will be featured on this season's VC Minute, including: Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta. Neha Govindraj, founder and CEO of Bonside, a recent SpringTime investment. Matt Blumberg CEO of Bolster, author of three startup books and host of The Daily Bolster podcast, a podcast that I strongly recommend you listen to. Liz Georgy co-founder and CEO of Soona. And more founders who have recently raised rounds, including Abby Mercado have Rescripted, Marco, Benitez of ROOK, Alex Ryden of Guest House, Curt Nichols of Glade Optics, and many more.
I'm also wondering why there's been an uptick in the number of founder emails I get using an alias such as admin@, investor@ or worse ir@
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games. -
130. Setting Investors Up For Success
After you pitch an investor, they have to go back and pitch their team. Did you set them up for success in the first meeting?
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games. -
131. Angel Investors Are Everywhere and Nowhere
Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta, posted this: Where have the angels gone this year?
People often think of angel investors as only friends and family. But they could also be a anyone you've had a business relationship with in the past.
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games. -
132. A Thousand Reasons To Say No, Only One Reason To Say Yes
The founders that are the best at unlocking that one reason are the ones that run a tight process.
I also mention The Daily Bolster podcast, which is packed with advice for founders. Check it out here: https://podcast.bolster.com/public/142/The-Daily-Bolster-29d59cf2
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games. -
133. Pre-Seed Pitch Is The Most Fun - Live In The Vision feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside
Pre-Seed fundraising allows a founder to live inside the vision of their business.
About Bonside
Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside harnesses the strengths of an age-old, yet recently-evolving industry in order to empower its modern growth and establish a compelling new asset class for investors.
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games. -
134. The Mental Game of Fundraising While Running The Business feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside
Use Time Blocking to create space between pitching investors and working with your team or customers.
About Bonside
Bonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside harnesses the strengths of an age-old, yet recently-evolving industry in order to empower its modern growth and establish a compelling new asset class for investors.
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games.
Customer Reviews
Practical, Actionable Advice
Rich’s podcast is a must-listen for any entrepreneur that wants to fundraise more successfully! The advice is practical and actionable, but is also presented in an entertaining way! The bite-sized episodes are great too for busy entrepreneurs who don’t have time to listen to a 30 minute podcast.
So much more than just VC intel
Rich absolutely kills it with this content, making it both informative, memorable, and way more entertaining than a bunch of brief episodes about fundraising have any right to be. So much of this content is also super relevant for how to approach sales and business in general, and ive shared it with my team when he’s made a more succinct point than I could. I don’t think I’ll ever go to a pool party without thinking about this show for the rest of my life, haha. And his grandma gets a shoutout? The best, excited for the next season!
Excellent bite-sized insights on raising capital
Thoughtful, accessible insights from a top-tier VC! Sounds like you’re sitting down with a highly knowledgeable friend. :) loving these so far and look forward to more!