Update Friday May 27, 2022 - full video available
The inside.com "Meet Our Fund 3" webinar pulled a reverse uno and hosted a conference for Fundraisers to pitch to Start-Ups on Monday and Tuesday May 23, 24. The event gave us a chance to spread our wings and learn more the role of venture capital in the software, technology, AI, robotics, and the manufacturing space. No one speaker was the same! There was a diverse mix of panelists from all walks of life outlining their ideal candidates, the people they've invested in, their values, and their processes for generating success.
It's easy to forget with the tools and services we use everyday that there are always people behind them. Seeing them in person, hearing about their firms, and being able to ask questions directly was a huge opportunity. It's so easy to get carried away with the blinders on at work. Having a couple of days to immerse myself with trends, technologies, and the resourcing behind them was a welcomed change.
The speakers really filled in knowledge gaps for effectively resourcing technical development initiatives, and the stages at which to do so. There's far too much wisdom to impart onto a single post and - to avoid playing favourites - I'll just jot down some of the more important takeaways from the event:
At the end of the day, these are just people who are interested in you, and want to invest in your success. After all this front-loading to get our enterprise site operational (acorninteractive.ca - tell your friends), it's nice to be venturing out and getting to know the neighbours.
Coming up next?
Event - #vtjtalks: Scaling From Idea to $1M -10M | Our Takeaways on the Event
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Marshall Sandman - @MarshallSandman
Andrew Gluck - @irrvrntVC
Lolita Taub - @lolitataub
Chris Farmer - @chriswfarmer
Elaine Zelby - @ezelby
Jonathan Lacoste - @lacostejonathan
Danielle Strachman - @DStrachman
Mark Phillips - @maphilli
John Hill - n/a
Saba Karimm - @sabakarimm
Kimberly Smith - n/a
Neal Sáles-Griffin - @nealsales
Tania Mulry - @taniamulry
Ajani Smith-Washington - @Ajani_Barake
Gale Wilkinson - @galeforceVC
Katie Jacobs Stanton - @KatieS
Mac Conwell - @MacConwell
Charlie O'Donnell - @ceonyc
Ezra Galston - @EzraMoGee
Daniel Acheampong - @dpong
Roy E. Bahat - @roybahat
Joseph Dormani - @JoeDormani_VC
Jen Wolf - n/a
Zecca Lehn - @Zecca_Lehn
Zeeza Cole - @ZeezaCole
Stephanie Zielinski - @StephZielinski
Landon Campbell - @landon20s
Jason Calacanis - @Jason
