20 VC 008: Startup 101 with Mark Peter Davis

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🗓️ 28 January 2015

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Mark Peter Davis is a serial founder and investor. He is the founder of Interplay Ventures with investments in the likes of Venwise and Warby Parker, just to name a few. Mark is also author of 'The Fundraising Rules', which clearly outlines the funding process of startups. If that wasn't enough Mark is Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Singularity University. Business Insider has listed Mark as one of the most influential Digital NYers and is included in a list of the 30 most interesting members of the Columbia University Startup Community by CVC30.

Items Mentioned in Todays Show:

In this episode you will learn:

How Mark got into the VC industry?
How startup founders can increase their network and gain influential mentors?
When looking at startups what makes Mark want to get involved?
What are the biggest mistakes made by startup founders?
What are the key characteristics for a founder to have, in order to be successful?
How does an individual or startup get a meeting with a VC?
What Mark would advise graduates wanting to get into the Venture Capital Industry.

We end todays show with The Ultimate Quick Fire Round. Here Marks explains his views on startup valuations and how much equity the traditional VC looks for when investing.

Thank you so much for listening, if you are loving the show please do subscribe on iTunes and I would be so grateful if you would leave a review. If you do, you will be entered into the competition to win a meeting with one of the VCs and all the books mentioned in the first 10 episodes.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 8 of the 20 minute VC. You're listening to Harry Stebbings and on today's show I'm so excited to introduce you to Mark Peter Davis.
0:11.1	Mark is currently the founder of Interplay Ventures who have investments in the likes of Coinbase and Course Hero.
0:18.5	Mark is also the author of the fundraising rules designed to guide the founders
0:22.9	through the process of funding. But before we jump into the interview, would you like the chance
0:27.8	to win all the books mentioned in the first 10 episodes of the 20-minute VC as well as your chance
0:34.1	to pitch to one of the VCs interviewed? If so, all you have to do is head on over to
0:39.5	iTunes and leave a review, then email Harry at the 20 minute VC.com with the name that you left
0:46.6	the review under in iTunes. Ladies and gents, it's time for me to shut up. Let's welcome Mark.
0:55.7	You have now arrived. I up, let's welcome Mark. Three, two, one, zero.
0:59.2	You have now arrived at your destination.
1:02.2	Mark, thank you so much coming on the show today.
1:03.7	It's a great pleasure to have you on.
1:06.9	And first a little bit about your background.
1:10.7	What was the real reason for you entering into the venture capital world? Well, I've been a lifelong entrepreneur.
1:13.6	It was never something I really chose as a career.
1:16.6	It's always been a hobby and a passion.
1:18.6	It started as early as elementary school where I was selling candy or baseball cards,
1:23.6	candy in junior high and computers in high school to graduating seniors.
1:30.1	I try to start five companies in college.
1:31.2	The list goes on and on.
1:37.6	And eventually through the course of my career, I fell into the venture game in an attempt to become a better entrepreneur, learn a different side of the business, start to pattern
1:41.6	match across companies, see what works, what doesn't,
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