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This guy is a joke. Forbes 30 under 30 my ass.
This guy is a joke. Forbes 30 under 30 my ass.
This guy is a joke. Forbes 30 under 30 my ass.
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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Helluva investor, kind, helpful as well as always available to share practical tips on fundraising and venture building. This is despite PnPs MASSIVE portfolio.
Helluva investor, kind, helpful as well as always available to share practical tips on fundraising and venture building. This is despite PnPs MASSIVE portfolio.
Helluva investor, kind, helpful as well as always available to share practical tips on fundraising and venture building. This is despite PnPs MASSIVE portfolio.
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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One of the good guys. I have known him for many years and have benefited from his experience, guidance and genuine good nature. He was not an investor in my last company, but served as an advisor. He could see situations develop before others, which makes him an invaluable resource.
One of the good guys. I have known him for many years and have benefited from his experience, guidance and genuine good nature. He was not an investor in my last company, but served as an advisor. He could see situations develop before others, which makes him an invaluable resource.
One of the good guys. I have known him for many years and have benefited from his experience, guidance and genuine good nature. He was not an investor in my last company, but served as an advisor. He could see situations develop before others, which makes him an invaluable resource.
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 worked with Ray for many years, and I would say my experience with him has been mixed. When I did my due diligence on him before signing the term sheet, I got one response that nails my feeling about him: "If he's on your side, you're lucky, but if he's against you, watch out." Other people I know who've worked with him would describe him as "from the old school VC mentality who are not founder friendly", which I would definitely agree with. My experience has been that Ray is a better operator than investor - which from his history makes sense. In the board room, he's effective at driving to the proper goals and forcing hard decisions - this is great. He's also very responsive and helpful when you need him - taking calls with you at all hours, making introductions, etc. He's also a believer in "tough love" where he seemingly adds a lot of pressure to you beyond what's necessary. The stress this added was unhelpful during a trying time in our company. As a trustworthy investor, I cannot give him good marks. The bottom line is that he wants the investment to perform at any cost, and if you guys are aligned everything is good, but I've experienced serious issues of founder-friendliness with him (very aggressive deal terms when we were in distress that other investors / founder friends told me were "old school"), and frankly I directly experienced serious ethical issues with his business dealings that have set my trust score here at 0. TL;DR: Ray cares about Ray. If you have to take his money, don't give him any control. If you have to, you'd better hit your plan and hope to reduce his control later and not rely on GPV to help with gap funding. I definitely would not take money from him (or anyone else at Great Point Ventures) again or suggest anyone else do the same.
I've worked with Ray for many years, and I would say my experience with him has been mixed. When I did my due diligence on him before signing the term sheet, I got one response that nails my feeling about him: "If he's on your side, you're lucky, but if he's against you, watch out." Other people I know who've worked with him would describe him as "from the old school VC mentality who are not founder friendly", which I would definitely agree with. My experience has been that Ray is a better operator than investor - which from his history makes sense. In the board room, he's effective at driving to the proper goals and forcing hard decisions - this is great. He's also very responsive and helpful when you need him - taking calls with you at all hours, making introductions, etc. He's also a believer in "tough love" where he seemingly adds a lot of pressure to you beyond what's necessary. The stress this added was unhelpful during a trying time in our company. As a trustworthy investor, I cannot give him good marks. The bottom line is that he wants the investment to perform at any cost, and if you guys are aligned everything is good, but I've experienced serious issues of founder-friendliness with him (very aggressive deal terms when we were in distress that other investors / founder friends told me were "old school"), and frankly I directly experienced serious ethical issues with his business dealings that have set my trust score here at 0. TL;DR: Ray cares about Ray. If you have to take his money, don't give him any control. If you have to, you'd better hit your plan and hope to reduce his control later and not rely on GPV to help with gap funding. I definitely would not take money from him (or anyone else at Great Point Ventures) again or suggest anyone else do the same.
I've worked with Ray for many years, and I would say my experience with him has been mixed. When I did my due diligence on him before signing the term sheet, I got one response that nails my feeling about him: "If he's on your side, you're lucky, but if he's against you, watch out." Other people I know who've worked with him would describe him as "from the old school VC mentality who are not founder friendly", which I would definitely agree with. My experience has been that Ray is a better operator than investor - which from his history makes sense. In the board room, he's effective at driving to the proper goals and forcing hard decisions - this is great. He's also very responsive and helpful when you need him - taking calls with you at all hours, making introductions, etc. He's also a believer in "tough love" where he seemingly adds a lot of pressure to you beyond what's necessary. The stress this added was unhelpful during a trying time in our company. As a trustworthy investor, I cannot give him good marks. The bottom line is that he wants the investment to perform at any cost, and if you guys are aligned everything is good, but I've experienced serious issues of founder-friendliness with him (very aggressive deal terms when we were in distress that other investors / founder friends told me were "old school"), and frankly I directly experienced serious ethical issues with his business dealings that have set my trust score here at 0. TL;DR: Ray cares about Ray. If you have to take his money, don't give him any control. If you have to, you'd better hit your plan and hope to reduce his control later and not rely on GPV to help with gap funding. I definitely would not take money from him (or anyone else at Great Point Ventures) again or suggest anyone else do the same.
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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Ashmeet didn't invest in my company but we've stayed in touch and he has been a mentor and advisor to me since. He's a straight up and honest guy. I always know what he has on his mind and he is easy to talk to. Even during negotiations, he clearly laid out what his perspective was, what he cared about and the constraints within which he was operating. That was really helpful for me to know. He also advised me on what I should be thinking about during the negotiation since it was my first time as a founder. I really appreciated that and took his advise into consideration. We didn't end up raising from him because of a variety of reasons, but my experience of engaging with Ashmeet was really good and I would engage with him again in the future if and when there's an opportunity.
Ashmeet didn't invest in my company but we've stayed in touch and he has been a mentor and advisor to me since. He's a straight up and honest guy. I always know what he has on his mind and he is easy to talk to. Even during negotiations, he clearly laid out what his perspective was, what he cared about and the constraints within which he was operating. That was really helpful for me to know. He also advised me on what I should be thinking about during the negotiation since it was my first time as a founder. I really appreciated that and took his advise into consideration. We didn't end up raising from him because of a variety of reasons, but my experience of engaging with Ashmeet was really good and I would engage with him again in the future if and when there's an opportunity.
Ashmeet didn't invest in my company but we've stayed in touch and he has been a mentor and advisor to me since. He's a straight up and honest guy. I always know what he has on his mind and he is easy to talk to. Even during negotiations, he clearly laid out what his perspective was, what he cared about and the constraints within which he was operating. That was really helpful for me to know. He also advised me on what I should be thinking about during the negotiation since it was my first time as a founder. I really appreciated that and took his advise into consideration. We didn't end up raising from him because of a variety of reasons, but my experience of engaging with Ashmeet was really good and I would engage with him again in the future if and when there's an opportunity.
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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Erik is a previous founder/ operator and understands the challenges a founder faces well. He is thoughtful about introductions and also follows up responsibly. I've always felt respected by and treated well by Erik.
Erik is a previous founder/ operator and understands the challenges a founder faces well. He is thoughtful about introductions and also follows up responsibly. I've always felt respected by and treated well by Erik.
Erik is a previous founder/ operator and understands the challenges a founder faces well. He is thoughtful about introductions and also follows up responsibly. I've always felt respected by and treated well by Erik.
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 have known Jake for nearly 15 years. Not only has he become a trusted advisor, but he is a dear friend as well. He is one of the most thoughtful, emphatic, intelligent venture investors out there. In addition to frequently being one of the smartest people in the room, he is also one of the kindest. Jake truly is a good person who holds himself to the highest ethical standards and who genuinely sees himself as an advocate for founders. I have seen firsthand his personal commitment to helping even when it was not in his direct best interest. In addition to Jake's moral fiber, he is also candid, to the point, and extremely well versed in his areas of focus. He is an investor I would work with 10x over given the opportunity.
I have known Jake for nearly 15 years. Not only has he become a trusted advisor, but he is a dear friend as well. He is one of the most thoughtful, emphatic, intelligent venture investors out there. In addition to frequently being one of the smartest people in the room, he is also one of the kindest. Jake truly is a good person who holds himself to the highest ethical standards and who genuinely sees himself as an advocate for founders. I have seen firsthand his personal commitment to helping even when it was not in his direct best interest. In addition to Jake's moral fiber, he is also candid, to the point, and extremely well versed in his areas of focus. He is an investor I would work with 10x over given the opportunity.
I have known Jake for nearly 15 years. Not only has he become a trusted advisor, but he is a dear friend as well. He is one of the most thoughtful, emphatic, intelligent venture investors out there. In addition to frequently being one of the smartest people in the room, he is also one of the kindest. Jake truly is a good person who holds himself to the highest ethical standards and who genuinely sees himself as an advocate for founders. I have seen firsthand his personal commitment to helping even when it was not in his direct best interest. In addition to Jake's moral fiber, he is also candid, to the point, and extremely well versed in his areas of focus. He is an investor I would work with 10x over given the opportunity.
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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Of the many (~35) angels and seed investors in our F&F round, Terrence was the most valuable to me personally in navigating strategy, approach, and deal dynamics for the *next* round. This is a result of his long background in seed, at Index, and in starting / raising / running Otherwise (a decentralized angel fund of operators that you've heard of). Because of that, he's probably seen up-close as many angel/seed/A deal situations as anyone. He's also just incredibly kind, empathetic, and founder friendly - he was incredibly valuable in Seed process, but also did not push AT ALL to get an allocation in it... so we gave him one. :)
Of the many (~35) angels and seed investors in our F&F round, Terrence was the most valuable to me personally in navigating strategy, approach, and deal dynamics for the *next* round. This is a result of his long background in seed, at Index, and in starting / raising / running Otherwise (a decentralized angel fund of operators that you've heard of). Because of that, he's probably seen up-close as many angel/seed/A deal situations as anyone. He's also just incredibly kind, empathetic, and founder friendly - he was incredibly valuable in Seed process, but also did not push AT ALL to get an allocation in it... so we gave him one. :)
Of the many (~35) angels and seed investors in our F&F round, Terrence was the most valuable to me personally in navigating strategy, approach, and deal dynamics for the *next* round. This is a result of his long background in seed, at Index, and in starting / raising / running Otherwise (a decentralized angel fund of operators that you've heard of). Because of that, he's probably seen up-close as many angel/seed/A deal situations as anyone. He's also just incredibly kind, empathetic, and founder friendly - he was incredibly valuable in Seed process, but also did not push AT ALL to get an allocation in it... so we gave him one. :)
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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Mike is one of the most thoughtful, curious people I've ever worked with in the business world. The size of the check and the size of the company don't impact the level of attention and care that he gives to the founders he partners with. He is as focused on the people as he is on the problems - and it allows for a deeper discussion of what drives future value than one has with most VCs. I love that he is as motivated by learning, growing and changing the world as he is by returns - and that in turn makes a founder think bigger about their opportunity. He's also a total, experienced pro - and yet he doesn't carry an ego or put dictatorial type pressure on entrepreneurs. Top to bottom, he is a huge value add.
Mike is one of the most thoughtful, curious people I've ever worked with in the business world. The size of the check and the size of the company don't impact the level of attention and care that he gives to the founders he partners with. He is as focused on the people as he is on the problems - and it allows for a deeper discussion of what drives future value than one has with most VCs. I love that he is as motivated by learning, growing and changing the world as he is by returns - and that in turn makes a founder think bigger about their opportunity. He's also a total, experienced pro - and yet he doesn't carry an ego or put dictatorial type pressure on entrepreneurs. Top to bottom, he is a huge value add.
Mike is one of the most thoughtful, curious people I've ever worked with in the business world. The size of the check and the size of the company don't impact the level of attention and care that he gives to the founders he partners with. He is as focused on the people as he is on the problems - and it allows for a deeper discussion of what drives future value than one has with most VCs. I love that he is as motivated by learning, growing and changing the world as he is by returns - and that in turn makes a founder think bigger about their opportunity. He's also a total, experienced pro - and yet he doesn't carry an ego or put dictatorial type pressure on entrepreneurs. Top to bottom, he is a huge value add.
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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Joseph is a strong investor that wants to make few big bets in the areas Felix Capital is focused on. He is part of a great multicultural team with deep understanding of creator economy and e-com. He is very intelligent and is doing whats needed to show that he is the investor you should choose. When we did our A-round he flew in to us from London so we could talk, eat dinner and understand what he would bring to the table. I have met very few investors that has his conviction of how internet will change commerce and understanding that we are just in the beginning. I he did not want to purse VC I would hire him!
Joseph is a strong investor that wants to make few big bets in the areas Felix Capital is focused on. He is part of a great multicultural team with deep understanding of creator economy and e-com. He is very intelligent and is doing whats needed to show that he is the investor you should choose. When we did our A-round he flew in to us from London so we could talk, eat dinner and understand what he would bring to the table. I have met very few investors that has his conviction of how internet will change commerce and understanding that we are just in the beginning. I he did not want to purse VC I would hire him!
Joseph is a strong investor that wants to make few big bets in the areas Felix Capital is focused on. He is part of a great multicultural team with deep understanding of creator economy and e-com. He is very intelligent and is doing whats needed to show that he is the investor you should choose. When we did our A-round he flew in to us from London so we could talk, eat dinner and understand what he would bring to the table. I have met very few investors that has his conviction of how internet will change commerce and understanding that we are just in the beginning. I he did not want to purse VC I would hire 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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