STRIVE Ventures
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Kapur: STRIVE rejects traditional venture hierarchies for 'full-stack' individual investors
“What we've done is we've sort of twisted that model and we've created internally what I call full stack VCs. So we go sort of play the role, each one of us, all the way from a partner to an analyst to even like administration of the fund. Completely full stack…”
Kapur: VCs must build software themselves to truly evaluate developer tools
“Only when you actually build something yourself, you realize sort of the nuances of technology, and, you know, code bases, and stacks, and technical stacks, and hence you're able to see, like, where a particular solution fits in.”
Kapur: Hasura was operating as a dev shop when first pitched
“When I met actually the Hasura founders they were building or they were planning to build a backend as a service. And at that time, they were running what, you know, we guys call like a dev shop.”
Kapur: Startups only truly validate market demand after crossing $1M ARR
“Only once you've crossed a million ARR, like, that's when you really know that you're on to something, right? And I think the speed at which a company crosses that million dollar line from zero to one that also gives us an indication of, like, how solid is thi…”
Kapur: I halve my time with portfolio founders after $1M ARR
“Once they're beyond a million, I think I reduce my time spent with the company. Not saying that it goes down to zero, but it definitely goes down to, let's say, half of what I was probably doing earlier. And then, you know, I make sure that, you know, I'm touc…”