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EP#27 Vaibhav Domkundwar – Building leverage as a founder, simplifying decision making for investors & bootstrapping vs fundraising
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In this episode, Vaibhav Domkundwar, Founder & CEO @Better Capital, joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path to angel investing, learnings as a 2x entrepreneur, about Better Capital, evaluating founders at early-stage startups, bootstrapping vs fundraising, building leverage as a founder & how to build your brand as a first-time angel investor.
Vaibhav is a UC Berkeley alum, a 2x entrepreneur & now a full-time investor. He founded 2 companies - Roamware which was acquired by PE firm Audax, and Better which was a self-financed startup studio that has now evolved into an early stage venture firm. Today, Better has a strong portfolio of 80+ companies which includes startups like Khatabook, OPEN Bank, Rupeek, TestBook, Yulu. You can connect with Vaibhav here on Linkedin/Twitter
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Show notes –
- (01:26) Vaibhav’s background; Portfolio strategy when investing in seed stage startups
- (10:46) Evaluating early-stage founders; Gut feel vs data driven decision making
- (15:17) How founders can simplify decision making for investors?
- (19:43) How founders can attract people that share the same passion & drive for their startup?
- (23:49) Bootstrapping vs Fundraising; Seeking support of investors as you scale up
- (29:20) Building leverage as a founder
- (30:37) Building a brand & adding value as an angel investor
- (36:47) Rapid fire & closing remarks
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