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founders beware. young founders be extra aware...i didn't know much about him when i took the meeting but it was so painful (unprepared, wasted our time, big ego) i started asking around...dude has tons of non-disclosure agreements in his past, screwed over many founders and even his own associates at nea, where he got fired...now his new fund has lawsuits everywhere and a rothenberg vc co-founder...
founders beware. young founders be extra aware...i didn't know much about him when i took the meeting but it was so painful (unprepared, wasted our time, big ego) i started asking around...dude has tons of non-disclosure agreements in his past, screwed over many founders and even his own associates at nea, where he got fired...now his new fund has lawsuits everywhere and a rothenberg vc co-founder...
founders beware. young founders be extra aware...i didn't know much about him when i took the meeting but it was so painful (unprepared, wasted our time, big ego) i started asking around...dude has tons of non-disclosure agreements in his past, screwed over many founders and even his own associates at nea, where he got fired...now his new fund has lawsuits everywhere and a rothenberg vc co-founder...
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Erin is great to work with. She's incredibly diligent and respectful. She took the time to dive into markets, asked good questions and engaged fully.
Erin is great to work with. She's incredibly diligent and respectful. She took the time to dive into markets, asked good questions and engaged fully.
Erin is great to work with. She's incredibly diligent and respectful. She took the time to dive into markets, asked good questions and engaged fully.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Sara has always been my go-to person when I want to get the insider, investors perspective on how a particular milestone would look, or a particular deal. She continues to be an awesome resource connecting me with people in network not just after a meeting, but asynchronously throughout the journey.
Sara has always been my go-to person when I want to get the insider, investors perspective on how a particular milestone would look, or a particular deal. She continues to be an awesome resource connecting me with people in network not just after a meeting, but asynchronously throughout the journey.
Sara has always been my go-to person when I want to get the insider, investors perspective on how a particular milestone would look, or a particular deal. She continues to be an awesome resource connecting me with people in network not just after a meeting, but asynchronously throughout the journey.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Alan has a treasure chest of startup knowledge that he can deploy at a moment's notice when you're in need of advice. He's the only investor in my captable (out of dozens, including my lead) who I trust completely.
Alan has a treasure chest of startup knowledge that he can deploy at a moment's notice when you're in need of advice. He's the only investor in my captable (out of dozens, including my lead) who I trust completely.
Alan has a treasure chest of startup knowledge that he can deploy at a moment's notice when you're in need of advice. He's the only investor in my captable (out of dozens, including my lead) who I trust completely.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Very thoughtful, thorough, and moved very fast in our fundraising process.
Very thoughtful, thorough, and moved very fast in our fundraising process.
Very thoughtful, thorough, and moved very fast in our fundraising process.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Javier is very responsive, friendly, and helpful. If you do not fit, he tells you as soon as he knows, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't engage others at GrubStakes to gauge interest. He also is willing to make introductions to others. He also remembers conversations about where you were the last time you talked. While we are not in his space, we would enjoy the opportunity to work with Javier, if we could.
Javier is very responsive, friendly, and helpful. If you do not fit, he tells you as soon as he knows, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't engage others at GrubStakes to gauge interest. He also is willing to make introductions to others. He also remembers conversations about where you were the last time you talked. While we are not in his space, we would enjoy the opportunity to work with Javier, if we could.
Javier is very responsive, friendly, and helpful. If you do not fit, he tells you as soon as he knows, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't engage others at GrubStakes to gauge interest. He also is willing to make introductions to others. He also remembers conversations about where you were the last time you talked. While we are not in his space, we would enjoy the opportunity to work with Javier, if we could.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Alex is a 2x YC founder and very knowledgeable in the startup realm when it comes to both fundraising and executing on product led growth.
Alex is a 2x YC founder and very knowledgeable in the startup realm when it comes to both fundraising and executing on product led growth.
Alex is a 2x YC founder and very knowledgeable in the startup realm when it comes to both fundraising and executing on product led growth.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Incoherent firm. Feels like dealing with venture in the 90s. Unprofessional from beginning to end, caddy, and difficult to deal with for a small check. Have an elevated view of their own importance in the venture world
Incoherent firm. Feels like dealing with venture in the 90s. Unprofessional from beginning to end, caddy, and difficult to deal with for a small check. Have an elevated view of their own importance in the venture world
Incoherent firm. Feels like dealing with venture in the 90s. Unprofessional from beginning to end, caddy, and difficult to deal with for a small check. Have an elevated view of their own importance in the venture world
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Had been chasing us for years. We finally decided to entertain the interest during a financing round. The person promised a light process and had claimed number of times that they are ready to invest. The person brought another partner into the process. Both were at times very rude in their way of asking questions and specific data. Compared to other investors in the process, these guys didn't want to analyze the data themselves but wanted us to provide the insights they cared about. All other tier 1 investors had their own teams crunching the dataroom themselves. Spoke with our exec team and showed low respect and asked again for specific numbers that could have been synthesized if they actually put work into it. I realized intel capital is a consensus decision. They all are corporate people and no one seemed to be an independent thinker. It almost felt that they were doing the job of simply bringing dealflow to the partnership to just get by.
Had been chasing us for years. We finally decided to entertain the interest during a financing round. The person promised a light process and had claimed number of times that they are ready to invest. The person brought another partner into the process. Both were at times very rude in their way of asking questions and specific data. Compared to other investors in the process, these guys didn't want to analyze the data themselves but wanted us to provide the insights they cared about. All other tier 1 investors had their own teams crunching the dataroom themselves. Spoke with our exec team and showed low respect and asked again for specific numbers that could have been synthesized if they actually put work into it. I realized intel capital is a consensus decision. They all are corporate people and no one seemed to be an independent thinker. It almost felt that they were doing the job of simply bringing dealflow to the partnership to just get by.
Had been chasing us for years. We finally decided to entertain the interest during a financing round. The person promised a light process and had claimed number of times that they are ready to invest. The person brought another partner into the process. Both were at times very rude in their way of asking questions and specific data. Compared to other investors in the process, these guys didn't want to analyze the data themselves but wanted us to provide the insights they cared about. All other tier 1 investors had their own teams crunching the dataroom themselves. Spoke with our exec team and showed low respect and asked again for specific numbers that could have been synthesized if they actually put work into it. I realized intel capital is a consensus decision. They all are corporate people and no one seemed to be an independent thinker. It almost felt that they were doing the job of simply bringing dealflow to the partnership to just get by.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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DO NOT INTERACT. SCAMMER - due diligence requires you to pay her and her fund. Will then say you're getting a term sheet, and will NEVER deliver. When you call her out, she will then pull the offer. DO NOT INTERACT.
DO NOT INTERACT. SCAMMER - due diligence requires you to pay her and her fund. Will then say you're getting a term sheet, and will NEVER deliver. When you call her out, she will then pull the offer. DO NOT INTERACT.
DO NOT INTERACT. SCAMMER - due diligence requires you to pay her and her fund. Will then say you're getting a term sheet, and will NEVER deliver. When you call her out, she will then pull the offer. DO NOT INTERACT.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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