Sramana Mitra: That was surprising to me when we started working on Fullcast. That tells me that there are many industry segments. Fullcast.io is selling to cutting-edge SaaS companies and finding white spaces. If you look at manufacturing and logistics and other industry segments that are not as advanced, there are a ton of workflow
Sramana Mitra: All these areas that we are talking about are talent war scenarios. They are highly-specialized areas. There’s not an abundance of people who have great expertise. That’s another driver for these acquisition scenarios. The larger companies are also trying to hire talent. One of the ways they hire talent is by acquiring smaller
Sramana Mitra: We have very aggressively developed a whole track within our program. We have a big education effort. We are scaling that with some very interesting partnerships including with Udemy. The theme that we have developed around this topic is Bootstrapping to Exit. By bootstrapping, I don’t only mean companies that are working without
Sramana Mitra: You started off by saying that you’ve already had seven exits within three years. Talk to me a little bit more about the exit. What are the circumstances of these? That’s unusual for a small micro-VC to have seven exits within a three-year period. Warren Weiss: One of the areas that we’re in
Warren Weiss is Managing Partner at WestWave Capital. We had a terrific discussion on small exits as seen by a seasoned investor. Sramana Mitra: Warren is very well-known in the industry as “Bunny Weiss”. That’s his nickname. I’ve known him for a very long time. He was a General Partner at Foundation Capital for many
Warren Weiss is Managing Partner at WestWave Capital. We had a terrific discussion on small exits as seen by a seasoned investor.
If you have been bootstrapping and think you are ready for investors, you need to learn how investors think. First, please study our free Bootstrapping course and Investor Introductions page. Then start looking for entrepreneur – investor fit. Today I introduce you to Warren Weiss. Warren Weiss, General Partner at Foundation Capital, has a long track record in the Silicon
Sramana Mitra: You’ve been on all sides of the table for a long time. When an entrepreneur is trying to figure out whom to work with and let’s say they have the luxury. A lot of entrepreneurs do not have the luxury of choice. But once they’ve been able to figure a few things out, they actually