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Nick Chirls

Notation Capital

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Nick and Alex lived up to their focus on being a first check for founding teams, even at an "uncomfortably early" stage. I felt like they were invested before I was even sure if, when and how to go all-in on the early idea, and played an important role in that. I would only have trusted a few people in that process, and somehow they became a part of it even though I didn't know them up to that point. I think a big reason was how dialed in and well regarded they were in the NY community. The only thing Nick/Notation didn't have that is always useful at pre/seed stage is the ability and track record to reliably lead follow-on rounds as a good longevity option with minimal signaling risk, but wouldn't consider that table stakes for a great first check fund.
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