Cem Sertoglu
8 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 20, 2024 by Cem Sertoglu · across every show →
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Nov 20, 2024
Sertoglu: Founders underestimate cap table leverage and overnegotiate terms
“Founders usually underestimate the leverage they have on their cap table. They negotiate things for very obscure situations, etc. I think experienced founders know that it's their company, and they will have a lot of flexibility around managing things when it …”
Nov 20, 2024 negative
Sertoglu: Passing on Bolt's seed round was Bek Ventures' biggest loss
“I mean, one example that's probably our biggest loss is we met Bolt, the car ailing company, and they were called Taxify at the time, a small Baltics ride-hailing company, and even though, you know, Marcus, the founder, was extraordinary, we really couldn't se…”
Nov 20, 2024
Sertoglu: Sign funding rounds if success probability increases beyond dilution
“For the founder, I think the most important thing is probability of success. You know, Is this round that I'm closing? Is this gonna impact my potential of getting where I want to get to? As a percentage, will it make up for the dilution I'm suffering? So if I…”
Nov 20, 2024
Sertoglu: Bek Ventures partners average one to two investments per year
“When you are a small partnership, I mean, in our firm for every fund, each partner writes about four or five checks per fund. So in kind of each vintage, we're talking each year, we're talking about one or two investments at most.”
Nov 20, 2024
Nov 20, 2024 positive
Nov 20, 2024 negative