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Be careful with Mo. He's not entirely trustworthy and has a wide reputation for screwing with founders.
Be careful with Mo. He's not entirely trustworthy and has a wide reputation for screwing with founders.
Be careful with Mo. He's not entirely trustworthy and has a wide reputation for screwing with founders.
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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Seema was really diligent in terms of reaching out & building a relationship with us. We haven't worked formally together, but she's been incredible at making helpful introductions for us!
Seema was really diligent in terms of reaching out & building a relationship with us. We haven't worked formally together, but she's been incredible at making helpful introductions for us!
Seema was really diligent in terms of reaching out & building a relationship with us. We haven't worked formally together, but she's been incredible at making helpful introductions for us!
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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Super nice fintech expert always willing to help never cause any problems. Definitely someone to have on your team.
Super nice fintech expert always willing to help never cause any problems. Definitely someone to have on your team.
Super nice fintech expert always willing to help never cause any problems. Definitely someone to have on your team.
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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We raised a small angel cheque from Mark via warm intro. Through the life of the company, he neither reached out nor responded to any messages or updates from the company.
We raised a small angel cheque from Mark via warm intro. Through the life of the company, he neither reached out nor responded to any messages or updates from the company.
We raised a small angel cheque from Mark via warm intro. Through the life of the company, he neither reached out nor responded to any messages or updates from the company.
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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Minda is a nice person. She responds in a timely manner and is willing to spend time listening to a pitch. The only issue is, they don't have investor capital yet. First Row Partners is a two women band that hasn't raised funds yet, so they're investing their own money. I'm pretty sure their pool of capital isn't where Mark Cuban is yet so they're going to be very selective about deals and the max deal size they'll do is $300k at a max cap of $3M. So for all my fellow entrepreneurs/founders, this is the information that is the most relevant. If the shoe fits, definitely try reaching out/sending your deck, and seeing if they'll invest. I think that the chances are gonna be low but if you want to talk with a nice person, Minda won't disappoint. Again, I thank VC Guide for providing this platform to us. Being entrepreneurs/founders is difficult enough and fundraising takes that difficulty to the next level when we don't have really good intelligence on VCs!
Minda is a nice person. She responds in a timely manner and is willing to spend time listening to a pitch. The only issue is, they don't have investor capital yet. First Row Partners is a two women band that hasn't raised funds yet, so they're investing their own money. I'm pretty sure their pool of capital isn't where Mark Cuban is yet so they're going to be very selective about deals and the max deal size they'll do is $300k at a max cap of $3M. So for all my fellow entrepreneurs/founders, this is the information that is the most relevant. If the shoe fits, definitely try reaching out/sending your deck, and seeing if they'll invest. I think that the chances are gonna be low but if you want to talk with a nice person, Minda won't disappoint. Again, I thank VC Guide for providing this platform to us. Being entrepreneurs/founders is difficult enough and fundraising takes that difficulty to the next level when we don't have really good intelligence on VCs!
Minda is a nice person. She responds in a timely manner and is willing to spend time listening to a pitch. The only issue is, they don't have investor capital yet. First Row Partners is a two women band that hasn't raised funds yet, so they're investing their own money. I'm pretty sure their pool of capital isn't where Mark Cuban is yet so they're going to be very selective about deals and the max deal size they'll do is $300k at a max cap of $3M. So for all my fellow entrepreneurs/founders, this is the information that is the most relevant. If the shoe fits, definitely try reaching out/sending your deck, and seeing if they'll invest. I think that the chances are gonna be low but if you want to talk with a nice person, Minda won't disappoint. Again, I thank VC Guide for providing this platform to us. Being entrepreneurs/founders is difficult enough and fundraising takes that difficulty to the next level when we don't have really good intelligence on VCs!
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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I've had the pleasure of working with Eric across two ventures and ten years - I can honestly say he has the been most insightful, supportive, and fundamentally intelligent investors I know (and this is based on time not just as an entrepreneur, but from my experiences on the other side of the table as well). In fact, the single biggest criticism I have of Eric, and I've shared this directly with him, is that I wish he dialed up the intensity of his advice. He has deep knowledge of the operational and human challenges based on immense experience both personally and across his vast (and successful) portfolio - he will share all of it with you, you just need to be sure to be actively listening - or, per my suggestion, he could just be more emphatic about his wisdom!
I've had the pleasure of working with Eric across two ventures and ten years - I can honestly say he has the been most insightful, supportive, and fundamentally intelligent investors I know (and this is based on time not just as an entrepreneur, but from my experiences on the other side of the table as well). In fact, the single biggest criticism I have of Eric, and I've shared this directly with him, is that I wish he dialed up the intensity of his advice. He has deep knowledge of the operational and human challenges based on immense experience both personally and across his vast (and successful) portfolio - he will share all of it with you, you just need to be sure to be actively listening - or, per my suggestion, he could just be more emphatic about his wisdom!
I've had the pleasure of working with Eric across two ventures and ten years - I can honestly say he has the been most insightful, supportive, and fundamentally intelligent investors I know (and this is based on time not just as an entrepreneur, but from my experiences on the other side of the table as well). In fact, the single biggest criticism I have of Eric, and I've shared this directly with him, is that I wish he dialed up the intensity of his advice. He has deep knowledge of the operational and human challenges based on immense experience both personally and across his vast (and successful) portfolio - he will share all of it with you, you just need to be sure to be actively listening - or, per my suggestion, he could just be more emphatic about his wisdom!
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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Fred is the worst investor I've worked with. He is not ethical. He does not add value. He is an egomaniac. He talks crap about other investors behind their backs. He's dishonest. I've seen him throw tantrums and go on cussing rants. I would never work with him again and I would never suggest anyone work with him.
Fred is the worst investor I've worked with. He is not ethical. He does not add value. He is an egomaniac. He talks crap about other investors behind their backs. He's dishonest. I've seen him throw tantrums and go on cussing rants. I would never work with him again and I would never suggest anyone work with him.
Fred is the worst investor I've worked with. He is not ethical. He does not add value. He is an egomaniac. He talks crap about other investors behind their backs. He's dishonest. I've seen him throw tantrums and go on cussing rants. I would never work with him again and I would never suggest anyone work with him.
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 a great meeting with Alok, and gave us actionable feedback on the call. Promised to revert back in few days with a decision but ghosted us after that, and didn't respond to any of our follow up emails in following weeks
Had a great meeting with Alok, and gave us actionable feedback on the call. Promised to revert back in few days with a decision but ghosted us after that, and didn't respond to any of our follow up emails in following weeks
Had a great meeting with Alok, and gave us actionable feedback on the call. Promised to revert back in few days with a decision but ghosted us after that, and didn't respond to any of our follow up emails in following weeks
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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Ryan is very responsive, given our different time zones he has been very quick to respond and answer any of my questions/concerns with a very crisp and concise answers.
Ryan is very responsive, given our different time zones he has been very quick to respond and answer any of my questions/concerns with a very crisp and concise answers.
Ryan is very responsive, given our different time zones he has been very quick to respond and answer any of my questions/concerns with a very crisp and concise answers.
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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Arjun Chopra (Floodgate) was very knowledgeable of our space. We spent an hour on the Webex. He was prepared, asked really good questions. Gave a lot of insights that tells me he has done his homework before the call. Unfortunately, he didnt moved ahead with the funding.
Arjun Chopra (Floodgate) was very knowledgeable of our space. We spent an hour on the Webex. He was prepared, asked really good questions. Gave a lot of insights that tells me he has done his homework before the call. Unfortunately, he didnt moved ahead with the funding.
Arjun Chopra (Floodgate) was very knowledgeable of our space. We spent an hour on the Webex. He was prepared, asked really good questions. Gave a lot of insights that tells me he has done his homework before the call. Unfortunately, he didnt moved ahead with the funding.
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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