A Fireside Chat on Venture Capital Investing with Mark Volchek

This week's episode showcases a fireside chat between RRE General Partner Raju Rishi and LOVC Founding Partner Mark Volchek. In this live discussion moderated by LOVC Platform + Community Lead Zach Rubin, Raju, and Mark walk the audience through their paths into the world of venture capitalism. You’ll hear how venture capitalists add value to your company, the best ways to pitch your business to investors, the elegant art of fundraising, and what could lie ahead for investor-founder relationships. Plus, Raju and Mark share some crucial advice they would have given to themselves when they were 18 years old.

Show Highlights

(00:00) Introduction

(00:55) Raju and Mark introduce themselves to the crowd

(03:16) How venture capital investors add value to companies

(6:28) Common red flags from seed-stage companies

(10:53) Assessing product-market fit

(15:23) Fundraising vs. business growth

(19:27) Pitfalls of pitching to investors

(21:15) The “do’s and don’t’s” of pitching to investors

(24:53) The investor-founder financial forecast

(32:01) Advice you’d give your 18-year-old self

(33:37) Why are you a venture capitalist?

Links

RRE POV Website: https://rre.com/rrepov

Twitter: @RRE

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rre-pov/id1719689131

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01n8AfKKi3HIguEa3QUXSg