Venture capitalists Ross Hubini (XYZ Ventures) and Leslie Finezaig (Graham & Walker Ventures) pull back the curtain on how venture capitalists create their own go-to-market strategies, how they value startups, as well as how they attract LPs and founders. In this episode of Build Mode, they share the hard-earned lessons from their first round of funding and how that experience helped them empathize with founders. They discuss why “founder-market fit” also applies to VCs, how authentic thought leadership trumps well-crafted content, and why relationships with the best investors start years before funding is needed. We also discuss the importance of building trust over transactions and why networking can be a real competitive advantage in business ventures.
New episodes of Build Mode drop every Thursday. Isabel Johannessen is our host. Build Mode is produced and edited by Maggie Nye. Audience development is led by Morgan Little. And a special thanks to the Foundry and Cheddar video teams.