Listen "E09: Daniela Pico from Forum Ventures"
Episode Synopsis
Finally, I sit down with Dani from Forum Ventures where she leads Platform for 380 startups, with a 6-person Platform team! We went into extreme detail to learn how they've built a community of founders/investors/mentors so well, and how they continue delivering tiptop value to their startups even at this scale. We left no stone unturned, and we'd love for you to listen to the full episode!Here are the topics we discussed:- How the venture capital scene differs in Canada versus US.- What type of startups Forum Ventures invests in, and if they prefer first-time versus repeat founders.- Forum Ventures' unique structure where they have an (1) AI Studio (2) Accelerator fund and a (3) Pre-seed fund!- The difference between "Community" and "Platform" in the VC world (since I keep confusing the two lol)- Dani's top learnings while building out their community at Forum (hint: it's really well thought out!)- What exactly Platform means to Dani and her team, and precisely how they support their founders. This is the meat of the episode!- What Dani envisions for the future of Platform at Forum- And finally, her advice for newcomers wanting to join the VC Platform spaceThis podcast is presented by HireCMO.io/vc, where VCs bring in hands-on marketers to grow their startups' revenue. All of our marketers are vetted, and have 23+ years of experience growing startups to millions in revenue! :)
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