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Wondering about the Nebraska ecosystem resources. See the attached chart below…and more to come!

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Nolan Reichert from Haversine Funding for the latest episode of the RBF Network podcast. Nolan goes deep on his long history of providing capital to funders, and he goes deep on several important topics in this conversation: - The driving force behind his passion for providing capital to capital entrepreneurs - What Haversine looks for in a customer, and how they provide capital to other funders - Tactics for capital entrepreneurs to raise the funding they need to fund entrepreneurs - How the capital markets have changed over the past few years, and what to expect going forward - How to think about regulations and regulators Tune in to learn more, and share your thoughts and feedback with us at RBFN! Link below⬇

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New Episode: Pressure can can burst pipes or it can create diamond. Justis Mendez (Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures) shares his story, moving from the streets of Cleveland to a high impact VC investor. (Link below) We discuss topics such as: - Building a tech ecosystem: The genesis of OneSixOne Ventures - Launching a virtual accelerator during the pandemic - Launching a fund: Realizing the need for monetization - Focus on enterprise software and AI - Investing in pre-seed and seed stages with small checks - Current state of the VC space and capital deployment - Advice for founders: Authenticity and technical expertise - Considerations when outsourcing technical development for AI Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eXwCFfgE Apple: https://lnkd.in/ejRF5KBi

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Throughout the year, Buyouts gathers intel about the most talked about emerging funds in the market from our networks of LPs and fundraisers. Emerging managers, including first-timers, remain of interest even in the tough fundraising markets. In a Probitas Partners survey last year, 75% of 69 institutional investor respondents said they were interested in exploring new firm spin-outs. Only 2% of respondents had no interest in first-time funds. The updated list includes around 45 names of funds in market that have gotten the attention of investors, including Otro Capital, Iron Path Capital, 5th Line Capital Century House Partners, Dynasty Equity, Citation Capital, Broad Sky Partners, Allied Industrial Partners, and Highland Rim Capital. #Venturecapitalists #Emergingfunds #EmergingManagers #Limitedpartners #Generalpartners #Investments #fundraising #Newfunds #Buyouts #LPs #GPs #VCs #Funds

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The best things Founders can receive from investors (apart from term sheets) is feedback! At Funden, about 50% of pass notes come with some sort of feedback thats actionable and helpful to the Founder. Here’s an example of a pass note from earlier this month: “We focus on having live, paying enterprise customers with a repeatable, scalable sales process and line-of-sight to series-A financial metrics" Boom! That kind of transparency is unprecedented in the venture world. This type of feedback says, "Hey we're excited about the industry and product, but we need to just see a little more proof of concept on the business before we can dive deeper". Now, this founder has someone they can reach back out to, who is going to be familiar with them, and the Founder will now be right in their investable sweet spot! Another one we got recently was a few investors are telling the same founder, independently of one another, that their round size was far too big for their level of traction. Hearing the same type of feedback as to why they're passing in such a short period of time has a real and meaningful impact on how founders are structuring their raise. And we're happy to help them. https://lnkd.in/gZ_tVkTB ---------------------- Funden is the #1 fundraising platform connecting founders to capital. Founders use our tools and strategic guidance for quicker, more effective fundraises. Investors use us to receive curated, quality deal flow and broadcast co-investment opportunities to our audience of 1000 global VCs, family funds, angel networks, syndicates, and more.

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What are the key questions entrepreneurs should ask themselves when considering raising outside capital? RAC’s Christian Stein sat down with the Made IT Podcast back in May to share his thoughts: https://lnkd.in/dRwxXeCb #GrowthCapital #Entrepreneurship

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21 Ways to Kill Your Company Day 9: Poor Fundraising Strategy This means two things - be realistic about the benchmarks you need to unlock your next raise and then raise enough money to hit those milestones. Be great (and realistic) with financial planning. Don't forget those extra five months you typically need to raise. #21waystokillyourcompany #fundraising #venturecapital

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Great time on the Embracing Erosion podcast w/Devon O'Rourke! We talked about: 🚀 How to scale a company from concept to 9-figure exit 🔄 How to break away from the traditional consulting model and apply product approaches ⏩ Why it’s important to iterate quickly and often with messaging 💸📈What signals are important to pay attention to when investing in startups and much more!

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