87: Revolutionizing Communications in VC | Day One Ventures' Winning Formula, ft. Masha Bucher

Masha Bucher is the Founder of Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that’s pioneering a new model in VC by spearheading communications for its portfolio companies. The fund has backed backed 8 unicorns and one portfolio company went public They have invested in companies like Remote, Worldcoin, You.com, Simulate, Superhuman, Truebill (acq), Arcadia, DoNotPay, Atoms, Yumi, DuckDuckGo & others Before that, Masha was an angel investor and PR studio founder working with companies like Houzz, HotelTonight, Toptal & more. Timeline: 00:00 : Top Moments 00:31 : Intro to pod with Masha 01:53 : Founding story of Day One Ventures 04:25 : How does it differentiate itself from other funds 07:32 : Portfolio construction 10:28 : How has she improved as an investor over the years 13:04 : Role of luck in investing 15:00 : Patterns in successful companies 17:55 : Notable moments, significant mistakes 20:26 : Lessons from Fund one for Fund two 22:57 : Strategies for securing LPs 27:04 : A typical day in Masha's life 28:34 : Masha beyond professional identity