Archive - The Valley

Founders First: Our Playbook for Pre-Seed Trust

I co-founded Lombardstreet Ventures to double down on Pre-Seed—and here’s what eight years in the trenches—and hundreds of founder emails—have taught me…

Jun 16 •

Massimo Sgrelli

August 2023

The 2023 Startup Market Trends Seen by a Partner 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, 2023 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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, 2023 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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, 2023 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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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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Massimo Sgrelli

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 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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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Massimo Sgrelli

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 •

Massimo Sgrelli

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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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Massimo Sgrelli

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