How can Venture bend the Death Valley Curve?

When people talk about venture capital it usually entails large investments of capital at various rounds, size of different funds, and of course the exits that some of the companies end up reaching. This is not a bad thing nor is there anything non-venture about the above. The interesting thing is many don’t focus on the arduous work and changes in pathways involved in the early stage. It can be the period that’s dark, that’s untested, the entrepreneurial grind, the unknown part of really building a business before traditional venture capital takes notice.

Now take my perspective on Early Stage Venture Capital. We are talking smaller fund size along with, smaller faster checks for founders, longer time to exit, and of course the lack of a validated direction and optimal development of a team. Where people see a nightmare, we see the opportunity to build……

What exactly is needed in an early stage business? What isn’t???? The first thing we speak about is capital. Sure of course. Huge issue getting capital, getting a first-time believer, any sort of validation that the entrepreneur can pursue their pathway to solving a problem. What about the many other things that go into a business- strategy, roadmaps, product fit, problem-solving, legal, marketing, networking, business development, prioritization of capital… soooooooo many things that are hard to find in a community.

Entrepreneurs spend so much time working to raise capital and not having a team to bounce around ideas that the time to build the business suffers. What if….What if you could get some capital and early-stage services in a single place that is specific to the entrepreneur(s) and their company? We are essentially helping the entrepreneur at the Death Valley Curve. Yes, it’s the curve people know about but don’t seem to reference very often.

It’s the time when the company gets some revenue or at least proof of concept, maybe gets some funding…then try and ramp up in preparation for more revenue….hiring, research, product market fit, meanwhile not being able to ramp revenue to support the company’s goals. This…this is the Death Valley curve that kills many startups/early-stage companies- and we believe in supporting those challenging hurdles we can increase the chances of success for the entrepreneur. We don’t want time and lack of funding to weed out companies that can potentially solve big problems.

We ask questions of HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS WORK over HOW WILL THIS FAIL

Ladies and Gentlemen, that’s the Venture Capital Firm that we created, and we want to push the gas pedal on that. Let’s take our small initial fund, grow with the entrepreneur, give as much guidance that we can help with, get other venture partners to also believe, get clients to see the value, get the community to buy in, and continue funding along with other partners- get past the Death Valley curve-

inspire, impact, repeat………

How does this get a buy-in from the community and from investors?? Well… to continue to invest in the above you give fresh and creative opportunities that are supporting problem solvers and you can get an extremely engaged audience that pays more attention to YOUR offer than the latest article talking about “you should have gotten in at 1 dollar a share…….”

Don’t be a spectator as an entrepreneur or an investor. Let us get you excited while reaching for ROI.

That folks…….is the risk
Is the unknown pathway
Is the breadth of work outside of the financial analysis
Is the entrepreneurial spirit infused into venture
Is the vehicle to support success
Is the way to kill the shotgun approach to startups
Is how venture can mean venture in venture capital
Is Entrepreneurship. Amplified.

We’re often asked “what does the LOUD logo mean?” Do you only invest in music-related startups? We love your logo that looks like an boombox equalizer…Actually it’s based off the Death Valley curve and it symbolizes our purpose and value.

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