Hi friends - I get a lot of msgs from folks thinking about starting companies + trying to understand how to raise seed funding On Oct 7, I'll have 2 founders who recently raised talk about how they did it in today's environment (+ will share my pov)👇 luma.com/v369wsyv

Pre-seed is about being comfortable in chaos. The product isn't clear. The ICP keeps shifting. Founders need space to explore before they commit to a direction. Most VCs hate that uncertainty which is why I love partnering with other pre-seed & seed funds who embrace it.

When I went out on my own, a big question was whether pre-seed / seed founders would want a new, unestablished firm on their cap table Turns out, the individual investor matters much more than the firm at this stage 6 investments in, and just getting started 🚀

The best Wednesday night with 8 of the Top Engineering Leaders in the game💪 Oh, and they all happen to be women😉 Topics ranged from promoting AI tinkering, open source GTM, engineering productivity & more✨ Grateful to be in community with these incredible women❤️

What's the best way to celebrate Galentine's Day? 💕 Co-hosting dinner with 13 of the ✨BEST✨ female B2B CEOs alongside my friend @laurijmoore 👯‍♀️

My take on the 9 slides founders need to fundraise I spend a lot of time helping founders with their fundraising pitches --> and my feedback almost always centers around the points in this deck Hopefully some founders out there find it useful :) docs.google.com/presentation…

Had the BEST time last night w/ @TheModernAngels😇 Huge s/o to @Max from Workshop & Lauren from @20SALES_vc for the convo on going from angel to fund manager🔥 Fave quote of the night (who knew @pitbull lyrics would be relevant to raising😂): "Ask for advice, get money twice"

Couldn't be more excited for tomorrow's @TheModernAngels event featuring @Max from @Instacart & Lauren from @20SALES_vc 😇 We'll dig into the journey from operator angel to fund manager 💪 See y'all there ✨

Calling all female operator angels 😇 @TheModernAngels community has been growing fast and is an ✨amazing✨ place to get started on your angel investing journey! DM me to join 😊

So excited for our upcoming @TheModernAngels event all about going from operator angel to fund manager 😇 Love this community!

Are the most successful investments driven by luck or skill? I wrote up my thoughts on investment decision-making, how to avoid “resulting”, and learnings from mistakes I've made in past investments 👉mtfrobby.substack.com/p/inve…

The best night with this infra crew! ✨ Conversation ranged from monetizing open source to setting up the right data stack to family planning 🤗 And of course many bottles of wine (and lots of pasta) were had - this was a major highlight of the week!

The DIY Software Infra Ladies Dinner Series continues 🤗

Had the best time celebrating the @20SALES_vc squad last night! Go @maggie_hott & team 💪

Had the ✨BEST✨ time hosting some of the top CISOs at our house for dinner last night 😊 Grateful to be in community with such inspiring women & security leaders 🤗

Such a fun night with these badass infra ladies 💪 Topics ranged from monetizing open source to angel investing to the benefits of walking treads 😅 An absolute highlight of the week ❤️ @angie_lal @__nikitha @jana_iris @LydiaGorham @lizziematusov @SachiAShah

The next generation of female VCs is amazing 🩷