The Anti-VC VC Club

​"We're venture-backed" is touted by founders as a sign of achievement, but that's not always the case. For some, it's rocket fuel for explosive growth. For others, it’s a mere stamp of approval that marks the beginning of the end for their control.

​Further, in the age of AI where founders are orchestrating leaner, agentic-integrated teams: the capital requirements, business models, and keys to success have fundamentally changed the relationship with investors.

​So, what is the new founder-VC paradigm? How do you sort out good investors from bad?

In this seminar, we'll explore:

• ​Contrasting the VC and the Founder Mindset;

• ​The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of VC;

• ​The future of VC and alternative funding

​The primary objective is to help founders make wiser choices in whether/where/and from whom they seek investment.

​Who's this for?

​Startup founders in the long game building products their users will love (read: for those who care more about product-market fit > pitch deck boxchecking).

​Where am I coming from?

​I provide a multi-dimensional perspective as a Venture Capital General Partner in a pre-seed emerging tech fund and an LP in a Seed/Series-A fund focused on Web2/Web3 Fintechs. Beyond the fund level, I’ve been a founder in AI and crypto for the past 10 years, a CPA, CA with M&A expertise, and an advocate to government and regulators on startup investment policy, regulation, and taxation. My first loyalty is to building great things; if that's done right, the returns will follow.