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17 Jan

my goal for the next ten years is to help 1,000 people make their first angel checks, 500 people organize their first syndicate, and seed 100 emerging managers. ESPECIALLY underrepresented folks.

I’m laying the ground work for that today 🤞

investing in private companies is such an incredible lever for generational wealth - and yet, most information about the how, what, where, and why one can do this has not been communicated to the general public in a digestible way.

this mission powers and informs all the content I create. for example, when I was collecting info for this tech and VC Notion, I couldn’t find a great primer for what venture capital was notion.so/Tech-VC-The-Fo…

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paige

@paigefinnn

6 Jan

alright, been getting a lot of DMs with syndicate questions (and even one that I inspired an investor to launch her first syndicate deal!) so i wanted to dig into syndicate deals & their relevance to founders, investors, and aspiring leads as well as FAQs...[a thread]

@WorkOS

first off - hi, i’m Paige, a dev success engineer at @WorkOS, author of Seed to Harvest: A Simple Explanation of VC and an early stage syndicate lead. I’m passionate about democratizing access to info and capital for founders, technologists, creators, and aspiring investors.

1/ to get started - what is a syndicate?

basically a deal by deal vc firm. It’s composed of an organizer(s) who get allocation and make investment decisions, and backed by angel investors or high net-worth individuals who contribute capital(referred to as limited partners/LPs)

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paige

@paigefinnn

3 Dec 20

you may have seen a couple investors tweeting about participating in my first syndicate deal, but i'd love to highlight all of my incredible investors...[a thread]

@webflow

David Hoang, Director of Design at @webflow. David is one of the most supportive people I've met on twitter & I'm proud to have him as a GP in my book as well!

https://twitter.com/davidhoang/status/1334334111813492737?s=20

@This_AnthonyG

Anthony Goonetilleke(@This_AnthonyG), Group President of Media, Network & Technology at Amdocs. Anthony is one of two Australians we have in this round & is passionate about seeding & advising startups, and growth hacking.

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paige

@paigefinnn

3 Dec 20

in celebration of closing my first [and oversubscribed] syndicate deal today, here's ten things i learned (accidentally) raising my first syndicate deal...[a thread]

a couple notes 1) i won't be announcing the company before their public launch BUT i wanted to share some learnings, the hilarious story of how this deal was sourced, and celebrate the amazing investors on my cap table 🎉

the story: about a month ago, i set up a community number for updates on seed to harvest, the illustrated children's book I'm writing about how venture capital works. i didn't have too many signups, but enjoyed the one-on-one dialogue i got to have with those that did sign up

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paige

@paigefinnn

30 Nov 20

over this thanksgiving week, i've had time to reflect over what has certainly been a tumultuous year. i reread a piece I wrote in february that I've kept pretty private for a while, so I wanted to share a few key learnings from it & how the decision I made changed me...[a thread]

people often ask me if i want to work in vc.

the truth is, i had an offer to work as a partner-track associate at my dream vc firm - but it was on the east coast. let me tell you why I almost took the role, what changed my mind, and how that decision has shaped who I am today:

When I was little, I used to go boogie boarding with my dad.

He taught me that waves come in sets. Clutching my foam board, I'd wait for the tug at my ankles that signaled the first wave was coming. I'd plop myself down on the board and run to catch that first wave.

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paige

@paigefinnn

28 Oct 20

hey aspiring vcs 👋 we're going to explore venture capital scout programs: what they are, why they exist, and how to pick and join one...[a thread]

@Mat_Sherman

1/ for context - historically, people who would have deal flow to invest in early stage companies would be the ones with capital. as the internet democratizes access to founders all over the world, there’s a growing gap between capital and access. (graphic from @Mat_Sherman)

2/ scout programs provide a mutually beneficial solution to this widening gap of capital and access. we'll explore the benefits from two points of view:

the scout and the venture firm

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