Simeon Iheagwam of Noemis Ventures joins Nick to discuss Starting a Fund w/ Life Savings, Why it Takes More than Just Performance to Find Success, and Sticking to Your Framework. In this episode, we cover:
- Walk us through your background and path to VC
- What’s the thesis at NOEMIS Ventures?
- What is your process for investing?
- Are there any must-haves?
- Like Brad Feld... you are syndication agnostic... don't care about who else is in the round and you're willing to be the first yes. How do you get to conviction -- especially not having worked for a large VC fund?
- Where do you help your portfolio companies the most?
- In your words... why is it difficult to launch a fund as a diverse manager?
- What were some of the most unexpected and challenging aspects of launching a fund?
- Strangest question you've received from an LP?
- What's your approach to investing in diverse founders?
- You were recently highlighted by Grasshopper Bank and Left Tackle Capital as an extraordinary funder. And I believe you joined their inaugural cohort called the Future Funders Institute? We've seen a few different accelerator-like programs spin up, targeted at emerging GPs. Tell us a bit about the program.
- 3 data points...
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- Let's say you are approached to invest in a Fintech SaaS business with $5k MRR, and 20% MoM growth for the last 3 months. The catch is you can only ask for 3 data points to make your decision.
- What 3 questions do you ask for?
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