Kim Trautmann

Director, DRW Venture Capital

Record Date:  1/9/18

• Who has influenced your life the most and why?

– Mom and Dad

• #1 source you spend your time on?

– Email & Newsletters:  Pro rata, Fred Wilson, Axios, Crunchbase

• Favorite Book About Venture Capital:

-Competition Demystified

• Favorite Podcast about VC:

-How I Built This

• Best Advice Ever Received About VC:

-Don’t invest in a founder or company that you wouldn’t invest in yourself.

• Advice to Give to Firms Looking for Funding:

-Get feedback early and listen to it.  Leverage your network for introductions to investors. 

•  If you weren’t involved in VC, you’d be doing what?

-Painting and making stationery

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