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I am not personally involved with Shotput Ventures, but I know that the people involved are fairly connected and I am sure would introduce startups to anyone wh
by ajju 17y ago
I am not personally involved with Shotput Ventures, but I know that the people involved are fairly connected and I am sure would introduce startups to anyone who would provide funding including valley investors. Not to mention they are financially motivated to do everything they can to maximize the probability of a successful exit and their returns upon such an exit.
Sure, they may not be as connected to SV investors as YC is.
- pg 17y agoIf email introductions worked as well as demos followed by in-person conversations, neither we nor any of the ycomorphs would have Demo Days in the first place. You couldn't physically make that many email intros. We had 24 startups demoing to 210 investors. We couldn't make 5040 intros.
- ajju 17y agoThis is true, not to mention a demo is obviously much more effective than an email introduction. I am not disputing the fact that YC's physical presence in the valley and your connections give you a big advantage with investors in the valley. I am only pointing out that there is no reason Shotput would not introduce their startups to those valley investors they can. I am sure they would invite all the valley investors they know to attend demo day in person and flying their startups out to meet investors in the valley or anywhere else also sounds like a great suggestion. I'd love it if I was in that batch.
- stephenfleming 17y agoAnd, of course, Shotput Ventures DID hold a Demo Day, on August 10 in one of my auditoriums, and packed it to standing-room-only. I didn't check IDs for state of origin, but there were certainly a bunch of angel and VC investors in the room.