#010 Initialized Capital: Five Questions

Last week, we looked into why Initialized Capital invested in Coinbase, Instacart, and Rippling. Additionally, we explore how they won the deals, what Initialized Capital's general investment thesis is, and how you, as a founder, can position yourself to get funding from Initialized. After reviewing many of my notes and direct quotes from current and former Initialized partners, I decided I would elaborate on five questions I'd ask founders if I were a partner at Initialized debating an investment decision. I think this will be a helpful thought exercise for founders who intend to raise to think about your answers to some of these questions as I believe they are questions an investor would ask whether Initialized Capital or not, so It’d be good to think about. For investors, it’s good to think about the questions you like to ask founders and why and read some of these quotes from Initialized Capital partners, who are certainly some of the best investors in the world, so it’s worth reading this information and maybe adding some of these questions to your list if you think they’re effective. More All Things VC: To read this podcast in an abbreviated format, check out the substack: All Things VC. It has the same content as the podcast, just a little more direct with less improv. To read more about Initialized Capital and many other companies they invested in that we didn’t discuss, more on their general investment theses, what makes a good VC, what they look for in founders, and general advice for founders, head to allthingsvc.blog to read more. You can also follow me on X at Justin_Pryor_ for more information I post throughout the week based on what I discussed in this episode. Likewise, you can find All Things VC on YouTube to see clips of these episodes separated by each major topic I discuss. Chapters: 1. What have you built? 01:27 2. Why has this not been built yet? 08:39 3. What is your experience in this industry? 16:46 4. How do you know this is something your customers want? 23:18 5. Why should I join your company? 33:39

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