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The 2023 Startup Market Trends Seen by an Emerging Fund Manager of a Micro VC
“We don’t need more firms deploying $10B. We need lots of little venture firms deploying $100M. It results in more choice for entrepreneurs." — Fred…
Aug 2
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Massimo Sgrelli
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June 2023
What is the most critical talent to master for great technical founders?
As software engineers, we always believed that the technical founders are the most critical element in building a startup.
Jun 13
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Massimo Sgrelli
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March 2023
Pitching to Pre-Seed Investors: What You Need to Know to be Prepared
A startup at the idea stage is much more than a deck of slides.
Mar 1
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Massimo Sgrelli
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Irene Mingozzi
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December 2022
2023 Venture Capital Predictions: What to Invest in?
What trends do you invest in as a VC and focus on as a founder?
Dec 28, 2022
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Irene Mingozzi
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Massimo Sgrelli
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November 2022
When is the Best Time to Build a Remote Team in Your Startup Lifecycle
Remote Team vs. Everyone in the Same Office. Not Everybody is Ready to Work Remotely, and It's Not Always the Best Solution at the Pre-Seed or Seed…
Nov 16, 2022
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Massimo Sgrelli
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August 2022
The Value of Choosing San Francisco as a First-Time Founder
People need to understand why keeping your small founding team all together in the Bay Area is the best thing you can do to give your company the chance…
Aug 17, 2022
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Massimo Sgrelli
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June 2022
Be Ready to Get Your Seed Stage Valuation Cut by 50%
Something changed over the last few months, and founders have to deal with that. 2020-2021 will not come back easily; it was an anomaly that comes once…
Jun 15, 2022
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Massimo Sgrelli
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May 2022
1Q22 in Startupland: Is the Seed Stage Valuation Slowdown Happening?
Everybody “knows” that the global conjuncture and public market performance are determining a slowdown in the US startup market. But, is it true? A…
May 25, 2022
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Massimo Sgrelli
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Why WoW Growth Is So Critical to Close Your First Round
A startup is about growth, that's what Paul Graham used to say in one of his iconic essays. Let's see how much important growth is when you move your…
May 11, 2022
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Irene Mingozzi
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Massimo Sgrelli
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Nail Your Cold Email with Lombardstreet Ventures
Probably not the best way to reach out to a VC, but if you want to be effective in writing a cold email to Lombardstreet Ventures, here is what we…
May 4, 2022
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Massimo Sgrelli
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Irene Mingozzi
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February 2022
AngelList Stack: an all-in-one toolbox to start your company
We talked about it with Sunil Pai, partner at AngelList, to better understand all the possibilities of this new "toolbox" that makes founders' life more…
Feb 27, 2022
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Irene Mingozzi
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Massimo Sgrelli
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January 2022
How to Get a Check Signed from Lombardstreet Ventures in a Few Hours
Lombardstreet Ventures' new fund is active on the market since March 2021 looking for Seed-Stage companies to invest in. We made 19 new investments in…
Jan 19, 2022
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Massimo Sgrelli
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