I gave a talk yesterday at Bootup about the "Art of the Investor Pitch" -…
Entrepreneurship
Keeping your investors in the loop about how things are going is one of the most important tasks for a start-up CEO. You want not only avoid surprises but also engage them as much as possible so they can provide timely advice and input into strategic decisions. Here is what I usually recommend as best […]
I gave a talk yesterday at Bootup about the "Art of the Investor Pitch" -…
The relationship between entrepreneurs and investors is never an easy one - like in a…
Keeping your investors in the loop about how things are going is one of the most important tasks for a start-up CEO. You want not only avoid surprises but also engage them as much as possible so they can provide timely advice and input into strategic decisions. Here is what I usually recommend as best practices:
Independent if you stick with emails or use an investor blog, keep regular investor updates high on your to do list – as one VC recently said to me: the failure of a start-up to keep their investors informed is usually a reliable sign that there is more trouble down the road.
Portfolio
It’s been an eventful quarter (when has it not?), and somehow we’ve already crossed the halfway mark of 2025. We wanted to take a moment to highlight just a few of the wins, milestones, and momentum we’ve seen this past quarter. As always, there’s a whole lot happening behind the scenes that can’t be shared […]
The V1 family kicked off the new year with fresh energy and no shortage of…
At the end of Q1, we anticipated that a tech sector slowdown is ideal for…