In this episode, Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) speaks w/ Heidi Lindvall (@HeidiLindvall) a founding partner of Pale Blue Dot (@PaleBlueDotVC). This is Heidi's second time on the show and in today's episode, we focus on what they are doing to level up.

They are a 3-year-old fund now, and we cover what they are doing to continue maturing their network and processes. A lot of value in those parts of the conversation for new-ish CT VCs.

Another really interesting thing is their perspective on ensuring they only invest in startups that can get funding from generalist funds in the future.

A lot of really great insight was packed into a slightly shorter episode.

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Topics:
**4:25 State of CTVC in EU
**8:13 Ukraine War & CTVC
**10:46 Public Term Sheet
**18:25 Supporting Founders
**21:10 Fund Size
**25:05  Future Goggles
**29:45 Measure Themselves
**32:37 Market Challenges
**39:00 R&D & Commercial
**40:47  Common Mistakes
**43:03 What's Next

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Links:
**Heidi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidilindvall/
**Pale Blue Dot: https://paleblue.vc/
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**HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner

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