Set the Table if You Want to Be Served
A portfolio company recently sent us a spreadsheet of 200 investors they wanted introductions to, listed alphabetically. I applaud the comprehensiveness, but the request was ill-formed.
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What’s Good for Sovereign Wealth Funds Isn’t Necessarily Good for Founders
Pensions funds, SWFs, university endowments, and other large institutional LPs have specific needs. The defining one is scale.
A Soft Pitch Can Trigger a Hard Pass
A word of warning to founders – if you’re talking to a VC, you are pitching.
Hype & PR Fade. Patience Compounds.
Venture capital does itself no favors with an all-or-nothing mindset.
Your Idea Isn’t Special. You Might Be.
“Why You?” is always the critical question we ask at Founder Collective, but in overheated markets, it becomes decisive.
Two New Metrics that Might Keep Your Startup Alive in 2026
I’m skeptical of many startup “rules.” But trusting in exceptional founders has rarely led me too far astray.