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Firebrand Ventures

6 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 7, 2019 by John Fein · said 9 times in 1 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Oct 7, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Fein: Firebrand Ventures closed its debut venture fund in eight weeks
“And we went to a first close in about eight weeks.”
John Fein Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 10:02 20VC: The Ultimate Episode For Emerging Managers: How To Determine How Big A Fund To Raise, What Is The Right Closing Strategy With LPs & Why We Will Not See The Eradication of Pre-Seed with John Fein, Founder & Managing Partner @ Firebrand Ventures
Oct 7, 2019
Insight
Fein: Emerging VCs will not know their true performance for five years
“The feedback loops are very long. You're not going to know how you're doing for at least five years, and you're not going to have someone who's there on a regular basis saying what a great job you're doing”
John Fein Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 20:09 20VC: The Ultimate Episode For Emerging Managers: How To Determine How Big A Fund To Raise, What Is The Right Closing Strategy With LPs & Why We Will Not See The Eradication of Pre-Seed with John Fein, Founder & Managing Partner @ Firebrand Ventures
Oct 7, 2019 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Fein: Pre-seed funding will never be eradicated for non-traditional founders
“I don't think so. I think there's always going to be a place for pre-seed, especially for those founders, maybe first-time founders, maybe founders that are not found in the typical places. I think there is always going to be a place for very early stage round…”
John Fein Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 22:45 20VC: The Ultimate Episode For Emerging Managers: How To Determine How Big A Fund To Raise, What Is The Right Closing Strategy With LPs & Why We Will Not See The Eradication of Pre-Seed with John Fein, Founder & Managing Partner @ Firebrand Ventures
Oct 7, 2019
Disclosure
Fein: Early-stage founders should raise 24 months of runway, not 18
“Yeah, I used to suggest 18, and now we say 24, and it's mainly just because of the uncertainty that's out there. With the economy right now, and it's just, you know, better safe than sorry. I think 24 is a safe number”
John Fein Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 25:23 20VC: The Ultimate Episode For Emerging Managers: How To Determine How Big A Fund To Raise, What Is The Right Closing Strategy With LPs & Why We Will Not See The Eradication of Pre-Seed with John Fein, Founder & Managing Partner @ Firebrand Ventures
Oct 7, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fein: Firebrand assumes peak ownership is achieved on the first check
“We assume that we won't be able to. So we assume that the ownership we get with our first check is going to be it, and that the best we're going to be able to do after that is to maintain that ownership over time.”
John Fein Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 27:01 20VC: The Ultimate Episode For Emerging Managers: How To Determine How Big A Fund To Raise, What Is The Right Closing Strategy With LPs & Why We Will Not See The Eradication of Pre-Seed with John Fein, Founder & Managing Partner @ Firebrand Ventures
Oct 7, 2019
Disclosure
Firebrand Ventures targets seed startups with $5K to $10K monthly revenue
“So where we play is we like to see some early bit of revenue. So we, even if it's five K a month, we like to see some potential early indicator of product market fit. Maybe there's something that could be here. And of course there's a lot more to it than that,…”
John Fein Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 21:33 20VC: The Ultimate Episode For Emerging Managers: How To Determine How Big A Fund To Raise, What Is The Right Closing Strategy With LPs & Why We Will Not See The Eradication of Pre-Seed with John Fein, Founder & Managing Partner @ Firebrand Ventures
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