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Capital Call #47
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Oussama Ammar 🇫🇷🇱🇧 of The Family writes about the unprecedented possibility of being an entrepreneur without having any capital: What's changed in entrepreneurship?
Ruth Foxe Blader 🇺🇸 of Anthemis thinks that brokers need new tools to do their jobs within today’s supply chains: Why We (Re-)Invested: Axle.
Willy Braun 🇫🇷 of Galion.exe shares a key insight: branding is about finding one’s style. Read it all in The Most Common Branding Mistakes.
Zoë Chambers 🇬🇧 of Octopus Ventures discusses a key difference between software startups and deep tech startups—they don’t scale the same way: How to scale a deeptech company.
Sebastián Fernández-Medrano 🇪🇸 of Samaipata and Kintxo Cortés of Shopify Spain remind us that a startup growing is not as easy at it sounds: Startup Growth Pains: what are they and how to navigate through them (with the great Kintxo Cortés!).
Karolina Kukielka 🇬🇧 of InReach Ventures is looking at the best frameworks to build customer personas: Ideal Customer Profile made easy.
Sandra Malmberg 🇸🇪 of EQT Ventures is interested in new tools to create outstanding experiences on the web: On EQT Ventures’ investment in Vev, where professionals co-create web experiences with creative & technical freedom.
Rob Moffat 🇬🇧 of Balderton writes about the new frontier in fintech: enterprise software. Read it all in Sifted: No more banking apps, fintech needs enterprise software.
Alex Reed 🇬🇧 of Mountside Ventures compiled a useful list of advice for founders raising money from venture capitalists: How to create a pitch deck for VCs ✅
Laura Lenz 🇨🇦 and Jenny do Forno 🇨🇦 of Omers Ventures dive into some of the most common talent questions coming from founders: How to think about building and hiring in early growth-stage businesses.
Pär-Jörgen Pärson 🇸🇪 of Northzone was on Slush’s podcast to talk about Web 3.0 and closing down the event series of podcasts this year: Web 3.0, Decentralization & Europe.
Oussama Ammar 🇫🇷🇱🇧 Co-Founder & Director, The Family, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Willy Braun 🇫🇷 Operating Partner, Gaia Capital Partners & founder .exe, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Zoë Chambers 🇬🇧Principal, Octopus Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Sebastián Fernández-Medrano 🇪🇸 Principal, Samaipata, Madrid 🇪🇸 LinkedIn | Twitter
Jenny Do Forno 🇨🇦 Talent Director, Omers Ventures, Toronto 🇨🇦 LinkedIn | Twitter
Ruth Foxe Blader 🇺🇸 Partner, Anthemis, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Beata Klein 🇸🇪 Associate, Creandum, Stockholm 🇸🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Karolina Kukielka 🇬🇧 Investor, InReach Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Laura Lenz 🇨🇦 Partner, Omers Ventures, Toronto 🇨🇦 LinkedIn | Twitter
Sandra Malmberg 🇸🇪 Venture Lead, EQT Ventures, Stockholm 🇸🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter
Rob Moffat 🇬🇧 Partner, Balderton, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Pär-Jörgen Pärson 🇸🇪 General Partner, Northzone, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Alex Reed 🇬🇧Founding Partner, Mountside Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter