159: From Founding to Funding: Understanding Venture Capital Potential with Kristen Ostro & Nicole Fuller

Sophie Alcorn Podcast

Join us on a thrilling exploration of the venture capital universe with special guests, Kristen Ostro and Nicole Fuller from Strut Consulting. Promising to unlock the mysteries of emerging fund management, we'll guide you through the challenges, opportunities, and game-changing trends sweeping across this dynamic industry. We shed light on the importance of choosing the right service providers, the power of the LTO community, and how smaller funds can make a big splash in the market.

In this challenging and ever-evolving landscape, we discuss the importance of VC portfolio services, and how having informed investors can tip the scales in your favor. But how can smaller funds make a big impact? And why is it crucial to find the right investor for your business? We'll walk you through these questions and also examine the trends in fund raising, the growth of specialized funds, and the rise of personal brand GP's. From the challenges of the pandemic and banking crisis to the changes in the crypto and AI industries, we've got it all covered.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Supporting emerging fund managers
• The importance of lto representation
• Investor due diligence and partner selection
• VC and technology trends and changes
• Trends in fundraising and capital deployment
• Revisiting choices in the future

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