EP#27 Vaibhav Domkundwar – Building leverage as a founder, simplifying decision making for investors & bootstrapping vs fundraising

In this episode, Vaibhav Domkundwar, Founder & CEO @Better Capital, joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path to angel investing, learnings as a 2x entrepreneur, about Better Capital, evaluating founders at early-stage startups, bootstrapping vs fundraising, building leverage as a founder & how to build your brand as a first-time angel investor. 

Vaibhav is a UC Berkeley alum, a 2x entrepreneur & now a full-time investor. He founded 2 companies - Roamware which was acquired by PE firm Audax, and Better which was a self-financed startup studio that has now evolved into an early stage venture firm. Today, Better has a strong portfolio of 80+ companies which includes startups like Khatabook, OPEN Bank, Rupeek, TestBook, Yulu. You can connect with Vaibhav here on Linkedin/Twitter

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Show notes –

1. (01:26) Vaibhav’s background; Portfolio strategy when investing in seed stage startups
2. (10:46) Evaluating early-stage founders; Gut feel vs data driven decision making 
3. (15:17) How founders can simplify decision making for investors?
4. (19:43) How founders can attract people that share the same passion & drive for their startup?
5. (23:49) Bootstrapping vs Fundraising; Seeking support of investors as you scale up
6. (29:20) Building leverage as a founder
7. (30:37) Building a brand & adding value as an angel investor
8. (36:47) Rapid fire & closing remarks