The Syndicate

One Question Every VC Should Ask Founders


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Brad is a co-founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners (formerly High Peaks Venture Partners). He has been a venture investor since the bubble days of the late 1990s, starting his investing career with The Berkshires Capital Investors and Village Ventures. Prior to his VC career, he was a strategy consultant with Monitor Group, leading projects out of the firm’s Cambridge, South Africa, and Brazil offices.
Listen and Learn:

* The challenges with emerging market investing
* What investors and VCs need to know about bubble and collapsese
* How to balance investor expectations with founder goals
* Is today a tech bubble?
* How fund size affects outcomes on investment bets
* Why the financial crisis was great for NYC
* The one question Brad always asks founders
* What founders NEED to know about VC commitment to portfolio companies



Brad’s Projects:
Brad’s Angellist profile
Primary.vc
bradsvrluga.com
Brad’s Twitter: @bradsvrluga
Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Brad is a co-founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners (formerly High Peaks Venture Partners). He has been a venture investor since the bubble days of the late 1990s, starting his investing career with The Berkshires Capital Investors and Village Ventures. Prior to his VC career, he was a strategy consultant with Monitor Group, leading projects out of the firm’s Cambridge, South Africa, and Brazil offices.
Listen and Learn:

* The challenges with emerging market investing
* What investors and VCs need to know about bubble and collapsese
* How to balance investor expectations with founder goals
* Is today a tech bubble?
* How fund size affects outcomes on investment bets
* Why the financial crisis was great for NYC
* The one question Brad always asks founders
* What founders NEED to know about VC commitment to portfolio companies



Brad’s Projects:
Brad’s Angellist profile
Primary.vc
bradsvrluga.com
Brad’s Twitter: @bradsvrluga
Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
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The SyndicateBy Matt Ward