There’s plenty of information about fundraising processes – finding investors, building an investment deck, what an optimal term sheet looks like, and so on. But signing a term sheet with investors is only the beginning of a very long relationship. How does the day after the investment look? What are the best practices for communicating with your investors? How do you develop trust between the parties, and how do you maintain it? This week we’re joined by Ken Fox, Managing Partner @ Stripes Group – the investor that led our Round C. We talk openly about the interests of investors and founders, discussing ways to align on goals, the importance of transparency in relationships, and one exceptional dog. https://www.startupforstartup.com/the-day-after-investment-building-beneficial-relationships-with-investors/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/startupforstartup/  

This is an episode about 6 billion dollars.  Sounds provocative, but this is the size of the fund managed by one of our investors, Insight Capital Partners. Our guest, Jeff Horing, is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insight since 1995. Not only Insight is one of the leading venture capital and private equity firms worldwide, but they have also taken a special interest in Israel, making an investment into companies such Wix, Walkme, SiSense, Jfrog and, of course, monday.com. On this episode, Roy Mann joined us as we “flipped sides” and tried to understand better the investor’s point of view – what challenges do they encounter, what are their own KPIs, and how do they define success? This isn’t just a thought experiment – we strongly believe that understanding how investors think about their own business can be beneficial to every founder in a fundraising process and in general. https://www.startupforstartup.com/the-investor-point-of-view-jeff-horing/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/startupforstartup/