Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

Confessions behind cap tables and term sheets—the good, the bad, and the WTF. Joined October 2024

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

What will your runway be for this round? This question can trip up first-time founders. Say you're raising for 24 months—investors might think you're too conservative. Say 12 months—they might think you're underestimating how long fundraising takes. The sweet spot? 18 months.…

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

Less VC capital is going into AI compared to blockchain in ‘21 🙄

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

VC distributions are at an all-time low. It’s a ripple effect of why startup funding is down. But what goes down will go up. Just look at 2009. A nice bump in 2010 onwards. Hang in there, founders!

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11 months ago

Ten years ago, the most common topic in startup board meetings might have been product. Today, it's all about the ability to raise the next round. Times have changed, and so have the pressures on founders. Hang in there.

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

So, how do the french stay lean with all the croissants, baquettes, butter and jam? 🙄

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

I've had to kick off a co-founder from one of my startups. Toughest decision I've ever had to make, but the right one. Dead weight on the cap table will kill your fundraising game.

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

The most successful founders I’ve met rarely attend networking events. They’re hyper-focused on their customers and building a great product.

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

Startups are a rollercoaster. Just two weeks ago, one had only 14 days of runway. This week, they’re oversubscribed in a €500K Series A. Stay true to your vision.

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

The best CTO calls I have go like this: - Start with a demo - Shows me something cool that the rest of the world doesn’t know how to do - Is hyper-transparent about any frustrations with the product or dev process

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Matt Turck @mattturck

11 months ago

When you’re over 40 and went on a run the day before

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

In 2020, founders bragged about how many employees they had. In 2024, founders are bragging about how few they need.

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

Bonjour! Heading to Paris next week! What’s your favorite restaurant?

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

Great reminder! It’s a long-term relationship with no option for divorce. Choose carefully 👌

Robby @robby_mtf

11 months ago

Great reminder! It’s a long-term relationship with no option for divorce. Choose carefully 👌

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Robby @robby_mtf

11 months ago

Founders: when investors pass, they were never meant to be on your team There’s $300B of VC dry powder out there, find your true believers 💪

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

The best founders are the ones who have a chip on their shoulders.

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

European founders 👇👇👇

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11 months ago

European founders 👇👇👇

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Elon Musk @elonmusk

11 months ago

Tesla product unveil in less than an hour

Tesla @Tesla

11 months ago

Tesla product unveil in less than an hour

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Cap Table Queen @CapTableQueen

11 months ago

Free alpha leak for founders: You can take almost any dominant closed-source dev tool or platform, create an open-source version, and you might just disrupt the closed version.