The last half a year has been roughly quiet on the writing/news front, but we did more behind the scenes than ever.
We found opportunities to talk about our investing model: see Investor Reverse Pitch, Considered Capital session
We worked on building relationships with dealflow partners, fellow VCs, and potential dealflow partners/LPs.
We worked on a set of articles on:
We’ve started working on Blueocean, our internal no-code tool that founders will be able to use to apply for investment, write regular progress updates, and for us to be able to communicate to eventual LPs. Currently still in internal testing but should be nearly done soon
New vlog is being worked on- providing a more visual diary of the last 6/7 months!
FCA authorisation: still in progress
Here are goals for 2023:
Be able to raise a fund once we have the approval of the FCA to scale the CFEA to invest and open the doors of opportunities to many more founders
Invest in a few more companies out of our own pocket using this CFEA model
Continue to support our portfolio founders to the best of our ability
Continue to evangelise this unique investing method to show why it’s (1) a great solution at the idea stages and (2) fulfills the capital gap for the more than 70%+ of founders that are not served by current funding models in the UK (and eventually EU)
What we’re reading/watching:
How to get Startup Ideas- a fundamental basic look on how the best startup ideas get created. Spoiler alert: you can’t force them out
Avoiding Tarpit Business Ideas- Business Ideas that look like they could be successful, but there’s a reason why there are either very few incumbents or no one has truly succeeded building something of this particular archetype.
How People Think- An article that has really challenged me recently. The best entrepreneurs are the ones who truly understand how people work and the power of incentives.
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