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Tribe Talkin Ep 46: Nice Finishes Last. Failure Is Baked In. Harsh Investment Terms. Being Ready For Investment. Fable. MILKRUN.

In this weeks episode:
Federation's Sendle deal draws intense VC scrutiny as fresh terms offered.
US on track to cut interest rates. 
“Investment ready vs ready for investment” - Marc Orchard
Timing between seed and series A.
Tesla tumbles on report of delayed Robotaxi unveiling.
Behind the scenes of the Archegos collapse.
Behind Eucalyptus' big bet that men will spend $1,000 a month on their health.
Failure is built into the system.
Michael Fox moving to London. 
Why is Woolies having success where Milkrun wasn't after investing $80m+?
Vu Tran Post: "I’d be terrified about the idea of starting a new B2B SaaS business in the current environment". 
Sold for $1, Scyne claws back a third of PwC’s revenue.
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Tribe Talkin' Ep 45: AI Removes VCs? PE Taking On VC. PE's Aggressive Terms. Companies Going Into Administration.

In this weeks episode:
Cut Through Quarterly 2Q 2024.
Mega VC deals are back - but new founders face a big problem. 
Rise of the robot investors: is AI about to eat VC's lunch?
Can we be better than a monkey throwing darts? 
The greatest angel investment in history: Forrest Gump.
Using AI shows you have a low IQ? 
PE eying startups as VCs abandon later stages. 
PE terms are far more aggressive than VCs. 
Booktopia goes into VA. 
Universal Hydrogen goes into VA. 
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Founder Focus Ep 13: Matt Vitale of Birchal Equity Crowdfunding Platform.

Our guest for this episode of Founder Focus is Matt Vitale, co-founder and CEO of Birchal, Australia's leading equity crowdfunding platform.
In this episode, Matt discusses his transition from law to co-founding Birchal and explains how the concept of crowdsource funding evolved and its impact on enabling small businesses to raise capital from retail investors.
Other topics include: 
Keys to successful crowdfunding campaigns.
His goals for collaboration between crowdfunding and professional angel investors. 
Responding to criticisms of equity crowdfunding. 
Personal insights and routines from Matt's journey. 
We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed the discussion!
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Investor Focus Ep 8: Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture and 5 V/ Capital.

Our guest for this episode of Investor Focus is Chris Gillings, founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an Five V/ Capital. Chris spent a decade in the US working in venture capital including on the corporate side for MasterCard. Moving back to Australia, Chris started Cut Through Venture to fill a data gap in the Australian ecosystem, not well covered by global platforms.​​​​​​​This episode discusses the most recent Cut Through Venture quarterly report, and also provides some great advice for founders seeking capital. Topics include:
Trends in the data.
Global comparisons including between the US and Australian investment communities.
Investor sentiment and market dynamics.
Venture Debt growing  as a viable option, especially during tough equity markets.
Navigating the current market.
Concerns with equity crowdfunding and 7 ideas for improvement. 
The future of Cut Through Venture. 
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Tribe Talkin' Ep 44: The US: We F'd. Small VCs to Start Failing. AI Pitch Decks. Bank VCs and Accelerators- Any Value? Samsara $100M Series A. 1Breadcrumb $4M Raise.

In this weeks episode: 
US Presidential election. We're so screwed. 
AI helping with pitch decks. 
How accelerators can prove their worth. 
Bank VCs
Expecting young VCs to start failing. Good vibes from Square Peg. 
1Breadcrumbs in $4M raise. 
Samsara completes $100M Series A raise.
SaaS metrics required to complete Series A. 
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Tribe Talkin' Ep 43: GYG. The Most Active VC Investors. Ownership at IPO. Series A Stuck? Pitchbook Data. Tenacious & Brighte Raise. What VCs Actually Mean.

In this weeks episode:
 Telstra Ventures rebrands to Titanium. 
Skalata the most active investor in Australia. 
GYG goes public. 
Founder ownership at IPO. 
Cettire CFO likely tax bill after stock drops 50%. 
Canva claw back of share rights if you publicly criticise the company.  But is this uncommon? 
Time from seed to Series A lengthening.
Employment Hero's Series F raise my be its last.
Employment Hero's CEO suggests Superfunds should invest 1% of capital in startups. 
Pitchbook report into the Australian and New Zealand ecosystem. 
Tenacious Ventures lives up to its name with $18M raise. 
Brighte locks in $195m via green debt facility. 
Camms acquired by Riskonnect.
Roger Federer's commencement speak has lessons for founders. 
What VCs actually mean. 
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Tribe Talkin' Ep 42: VCs Becoming A-Holes. "VCs Decide Not To Invest In Women". Bessemer Anti-Portfolio. Pitching For PR. Sharts.

On this weeks episode:
Adir Shiffman losing a lengthy court battle with one of his own portfolio companies, online mattress business Sleeping Duck.
To be in the top 1% of podcasters, you just need to do 21 episodes. 
Elon gets his options approved again. 
Pitching for PR. Tips from Jessy Wu.
Bessemer shares their anti-portfolio. 
How VCs become assholes. 
Joan Westenberg article in Startup Daily "The reason why most VCs don’t invest in women-led startups is much simpler than many think".
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Tribe Talkin' Ep 41: London Mission. YC Val's Inflated? Imposter Syndrome. Psylo closes $8mil. Pitch Decks. Sharts.

In this weeks episode: 
 Debrief of the Tiribe UK expansion mission
Nvidia crosses the $3 Trillion market cap.
Are YC valuations inflated? Post by Yotam Rosenbaum. 
Imposter syndrome in founders. 
Psylo raises $8million.
Deputy expanding into the US and the UK. 
Advise on pitch decks by Alan Jones. 
13% of VC''s don't plan to raise another fund. 
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