Kirsten Suddath (Next Frontier Capital) \\ Venture Capital 101

In today’s episode, we have NFC’s very own. Kirsten Suddath. Kirsten is a General Partner at Next Frontier Capital. For the first episode of Season 3 are doing a crash course in Venture Capital - a “VC 101”. We are breaking down all the Alphabet soup of VC terms, the different positions in a Venture Capital firm, where the money comes from, and what kind of companies/founders are right for Venture Capital investment. 

Here’s a closer look at the episode:

• Kirsten’s background and what got her into VC
• What is Venture Capital?
• Venture Capital Firms
• Venture Capital Funds - where does the money come from
• Types of Limited Partners
• Positions in a VC Firm - General Partner, Managing Director, Analyst, Associate, Principal, Head of Platform, Operations, CFO
• Role of LPs in investment decisions - LPAC
• How VC funds are raised - when do they get the money
• Investment period of a fund
• Management Fee of a fund
• How does the VC firm make money off of investments?
• Company exits
• Fund Carry
• Venture Capital vs. Private Equity
• What control do VCs have in the companies they invest in
• Venture Deals - Jason Mendelson and Brad Feld
• The role of a Board of Directors
• When should founders raise capital?
• Which entrepreneurs shouldn’t raise capital
• What makes a good founder investable?
• Super Founders by Ali Tamaseb

Resources:

NFC Website: www.nextfrontiercapital.com 

NFC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-frontier-caiptal/ 

Kirsten Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suddath/ 

Kirsten Twitter: https://twitter.com/KirstenSuddath