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Ludlow Ventures pays for startup promo videos in exchange for equity
“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.”
Triest: Corporate VCs have smaller networks because they do not fundraise
“There are certain firms who invest off balance sheets of big corporations, which is great, and they do really wonderful things, but their networks are always generally smaller and I think a lot of that has to do with the lack of fundraising, because they're no…”
Triest: Ludlow Ventures focuses on family office LPs over institutional investors
“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…”
Triest: Once a startup enters Y Combinator, we missed our premier opportunity
“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…”
Triest: Outdoor advertising is stale and gross
“You know, it's a play on a, to disrupt outdoor advertising, which is just so stale and gross.”