Ludlow Ventures

“We put about a million dollars to use in 2009.”

“And then we raised the proper fund in 2013. That was close to sixteen million dollars.”

“In terms of investing, once a company's in an accelerator, it depends on which accelerator, but if you take like a YC, for example, it's generally too, you know, we've kind of missed our premier opportunity to invest in the company. Our goal is to find the com…”

“So the deal we struck is that we pay for the company's video, so they don't have to go out of pocket, and in exchange, Adam and Ludlow take equity in the company.”

“Yeah, I think our sweet spot is really still with high net worth individuals and family offices. Again, you know, our relationship with our LPs is very similar to our relationship with the founders we invest in. Like we're, we want to build really strong, mean…”

“Treating that person well, handling it with respect, Making sure that they're comfortable is long-term a better outcome for both our LPs, us, and the founder than trying to sell the company and claw back our money.”

“There was no vehicle to invest out of. And so I said yes on the spot. And then it was, you know, six to nine months of toiling away, raising money before, before we actually took paychecks.”

“People starting businesses are people and they're not an asset class to be invested in. And so I think when more and more VCs understand that and treat venture capital as a customer service business, as a human relationship business, then we'll all be better o…”

“I don't think that's a problem at all, because I think the closer you can come to developing an actual friendship, the better the business relationship will be, and so I think if you're the person who they want to go to the ballgame with or have a beer with or…”

“Jonathan is a close friend and someone, he's one of our earliest investors, and he has introduced us to the lead of every round we've done, and we've done three.”