Met Ryan at the recommendation of one of his portfolio founders. Given the warm review I was excited. Came off as corporate. Pretty big ego given very tiny checks and forcing people through an accelerator. Prescriptively named regulations as huge blockers for us without any understanding of the regulations themselves. Wasn't able to engage in a discussion about the actual details. Overall big red flag given regulations and industry expertise that was supposed to be their specialty. We opted to not move forward with them and went on to raise multiple rounds from Tier 1 funds.

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Met Ryan at the recommendation of one of his portfolio founders. Given the warm review I was excited. Came off as corporate. Pretty big ego given very tiny checks and forcing people through an accelerator. Prescriptively named regulations as huge blockers for us without any understanding of the regulations themselves. Wasn't able to engage in a discussion about the actual details. Overall big red flag given regulations and industry expertise that was supposed to be their specialty. We opted to not move forward with them and went on to raise multiple rounds from Tier 1 funds.

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Conrad is super insightful and willing to get in the weeds with feedback and insights from his own past operating experience.

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Conrad is super insightful and willing to get in the weeds with feedback and insights from his own past operating experience.

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Founders, don't take the meeting, just don't. Unless you want to be gaslighted by people who don't understand VC or entreprenuership (or even seem to really care about it.) Jarrid is interesting. I think he means well, he just seems to be caught up in the hype. He seems very intelligent, but investing doesn't suit him or his colleagues well. I am not even sure why an LP would give this group money. I get it that they're a new firm, but they are hyper-disorganized, and all over the place, and the founder will pay for it. They are more concerned with a Hollywood pursuit; the "lights, camera, action", their fashion, and the likes on social media than they are the fund, and truly serving founders. The entire team needs to practice more humility, and realize they too have much, much further to go. A $40M fund is bread crumbs, don't get so caught up in the hype, and lose focus. Founders, RUN. LPs, RUN.

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Founders, don't take the meeting, just don't. Unless you want to be gaslighted by people who don't understand VC or entreprenuership (or even seem to really care about it.) Jarrid is interesting. I think he means well, he just seems to be caught up in the hype. He seems very intelligent, but investing doesn't suit him or his colleagues well. I am not even sure why an LP would give this group money. I get it that they're a new firm, but they are hyper-disorganized, and all over the place, and the founder will pay for it. They are more concerned with a Hollywood pursuit; the "lights, camera, action", their fashion, and the likes on social media than they are the fund, and truly serving founders. The entire team needs to practice more humility, and realize they too have much, much further to go. A $40M fund is bread crumbs, don't get so caught up in the hype, and lose focus. Founders, RUN. LPs, RUN.

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Had a few meetings with Charlie during my seed raise process. He asked me to come out to his office a few times, which is in a sketchy warehouse district and not easy to get to, but I thought it was worth the effort for an investor showing such keen interest to meet. During our last meeting, he acted VERY leaned in and offered to make a bunch of really incredible intros for me. Then, he COMPLETELY GHOSTED. I followed up a bunch of times asking for at least some feedback after spending all that time and hearing all those positive things. NOTHING back from him, despite him opening my emails. I ended up raising a great seed round without him shortly after, but I really wish I had never wasted my time with Charlie...

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Had a few meetings with Charlie during my seed raise process. He asked me to come out to his office a few times, which is in a sketchy warehouse district and not easy to get to, but I thought it was worth the effort for an investor showing such keen interest to meet. During our last meeting, he acted VERY leaned in and offered to make a bunch of really incredible intros for me. Then, he COMPLETELY GHOSTED. I followed up a bunch of times asking for at least some feedback after spending all that time and hearing all those positive things. NOTHING back from him, despite him opening my emails. I ended up raising a great seed round without him shortly after, but I really wish I had never wasted my time with Charlie...

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‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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Easily the best investor we’ve ever worked with. Specifically, Hootie is A) brilliant, B) tactical, and C) tons of fun to work with. We were generally pretty pessimistic about the VC space when we went out to raise, but Hootie is the rare investor who actually can make a difference in your company.

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Easily the best investor we’ve ever worked with. Specifically, Hootie is A) brilliant, B) tactical, and C) tons of fun to work with. We were generally pretty pessimistic about the VC space when we went out to raise, but Hootie is the rare investor who actually can make a difference in your company.

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‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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Fantastic investor - recommend highly! Brutally honest, no BS, excellent instincts & lots of integrity.

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Fantastic investor - recommend highly! Brutally honest, no BS, excellent instincts & lots of integrity.

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‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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Lucy has opened doors to incredible people and investors we never thought we would be able to meet. She is extremely well-connected and unforgettable. Additionally, Lucy’s design sense is amazing! A huge benefit to having Lucy adding value so early on. Lastly, Lucy is extremely in-touch with all the latest and greatest tech coming out, she's watching everything and her knack for seeing opportunity is unreal. Having her eye on products related to our industry has been very helpful and she's always on top of connecting our company with potential leads.

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Lucy has opened doors to incredible people and investors we never thought we would be able to meet. She is extremely well-connected and unforgettable. Additionally, Lucy’s design sense is amazing! A huge benefit to having Lucy adding value so early on. Lastly, Lucy is extremely in-touch with all the latest and greatest tech coming out, she's watching everything and her knack for seeing opportunity is unreal. Having her eye on products related to our industry has been very helpful and she's always on top of connecting our company with potential leads.

Founders! We've partnered with Ramp to help you:

Save your finance teams 10 hours/week. Close your books faster with Ramp’s accounting software integrations and intelligent spend categorization.

‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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This is an investor that should have remained an operator. I worked with him for a number of years as a Board member. His first instinct is to fire then aim; he pattern matches nearly every scenario without truly understanding either the business or situation. His ego and disruptive nature did more harm than good.

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This is an investor that should have remained an operator. I worked with him for a number of years as a Board member. His first instinct is to fire then aim; he pattern matches nearly every scenario without truly understanding either the business or situation. His ego and disruptive nature did more harm than good.

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Save your finance teams 10 hours/week. Close your books faster with Ramp’s accounting software integrations and intelligent spend categorization.

‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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While Keiretsu Forum did not invest due to how early my company is. They did give some intros to potential interested parties.

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While Keiretsu Forum did not invest due to how early my company is. They did give some intros to potential interested parties.

Founders! We've partnered with Ramp to help you:

Save your finance teams 10 hours/week. Close your books faster with Ramp’s accounting software integrations and intelligent spend categorization.

‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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Talks straight, but respectful. Doesn't waste his or founder's time.

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Talks straight, but respectful. Doesn't waste his or founder's time.

Founders! We've partnered with Ramp to help you:

Save your finance teams 10 hours/week. Close your books faster with Ramp’s accounting software integrations and intelligent spend categorization.

‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

VC Guide companies receive a $250 SIGNUP BONUS (after $1k in spend).