Jan 123 Reasons Why I Love Venture BuildingStanding for something Venture building provides an actionable way to stand for something and make a meaningful impact on the world. It’s about turning your beliefs and values into a reality and creating something that solves real-world problems. With a venture, you have the opportunity to shape the future and…Venture Building2 min readVenture Building2 min read
Dec 23, 2022Beyond the Customer Acquisition Funnel: New mindsets for GTM in the Web3 EraEvery company faces some version of the “cold start problem”: How do you get started from nothing? How do you acquire customers? How do you create network effects, where your product or service becomes more valuable to its users as more people use it, that create incentives for even more…Web34 min readWeb34 min read
Sep 27, 202210 ways that Venture DAOs disrupt the VC world!In the past decade, the venture capital industry has undergone a dramatic transformation. In response to the global financial crisis, a new breed of VC emerged: the venture DAO. A venture DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that uses blockchain technology to pool resources from a global community of investors…Web33 min readWeb33 min read
Aug 12, 2022Why I am optimistic about web3Internet services were created using open protocols that were governed by the internet community during the initial phase of the internet, which lasted from the 1980s to the early 2000s. As a result, individuals or organizations could develop their online presence with the assurance that the game’s rules would not…Web36 min readWeb36 min read
May 9, 2022Venture building in the web3 eraExploring the impact of web3 to venture building. Venture building as we know it is changing. The advent of new technologies and a novel way to organize projects will dramatically impact how we build companies, but also how we build a professional life. The idea that your career needs to fit neatly into a company or organization becomes…Web36 min readWeb36 min read
Jan 26, 2022Acing Due Diligence: Selecting Startups Like a ProAs an angel investor, handpicking promising startups that actually do have the potential to succeed is one of the most challenging tasks you’ll have to undertake. Europe in 2021 had one of the best — if not the best- years in terms of startups’ revenue, which possibly exceeded $100 billion…Investing5 min readInvesting5 min read
Nov 11, 2021Embracing Production Capital: Do It Like SequoiaThe days of funding for the sake of return seem long gone. More and more venture capital firms switch from a pocket to a backer of continuous growth and innovation. The benefit is two-fold: more and better tech companies, and a ceaseless self-funding source for the VC firm itself. …VC5 min readVC5 min read
Apr 8, 2021Vesquad develops yet another operational VC. This time in Libya!At Vesquad, we are really excited to announce that we have an amazing challenge in front of us. A challenge that will allow us to deliver upon our vision and actively support the venture builders of this world. …VC2 min readVC2 min read
Dec 16, 2020Venture building made easy. Operational VC and Venture BuildersBack in my days, start-up incubators and accelerators were the rave within the entrepreneurship community. Schools and universities, private companies, and even research labs all ventured into incubators. Through several business plan competitions where ideas and plans were evaluated for novelty, feasibility, viability, and potential for profitability, project ideas…Venture Builder5 min readVenture Builder5 min read
Oct 7, 2020Product Strategy: 3 (short) exercises to start tackling this challenge.If you have ever worked in a small company, especially a technology start-up, the chances are that you have rarely participated (voluntarily at least) in a discussion to define your product strategy. From my experience building technology ventures from scratch the last +21 years, this topic rarely makes it to…Product Strategy5 min readProduct Strategy5 min read
