Venture Capital
The Reference Architecture of a Raise
The Reference Architecture of a Raise Most emerging managers think references are the cleanup crew. They treat them like something you collect at the end, after the deck is built, the meetings are...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Capital Raising
The Reference-Check Gap: Why LPs Believe Founders Faster Than They Believe First-Time GPs
Most first-time GPs think they have a narrative problem. They do not. They have a verification problem. Your deck can say you are founder-friendly. Your bio can say you have unique access. Your...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read