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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

20 VC 059: How To Approach VCs with Arteen Arabshahi, VC @ Karlin Ventures

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

The Twenty Minute VC

Finance, Venturecapital, Tech News, News, Siliconvalley, Technology, Investing, Startups, Business

4.4 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2015

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Arteen Arabshahi is a VC at Karlin Ventures, where he specialises in enterprise software, commerce platforms, and marketplaces. Prior to Karlin Ventures, Arteen spearheaded the launch of Built In LA, an online community for digital entrepreneurs and innovators. However, his passion for startups flourished while helping run operations at Excelerate Labs, now Techstars Chicago. In today's incredible interview we delve into the best strategies for contacting any VC you want, how to make the approach, how to deal with the emotional and psychological pressure of starting a company and the rise of marketplaces. When not with startups, Arteen sits on the board of TEDxVenice Beach and is a supporter of TWLOHA, a non-profit raising awareness and support for those struggling with mental health.

As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC, Arteen and Karlin Ventures on Twitter right here!

In Today's Episode You Will Learn:

  • How Arteen made the jump into the world of Venture Capital, from originally wanting to be a plastic surgeon!!
  • How did Arteen approach VCs when applying for positions?
  • What did Arteen say in those emails to achieve such a high response rate?
  • What tools did Arteen use to ensure he got the VCs real email address?
  • Does Arteen agree with the traditional routes into Venture: Startup Founder, Consultant, Investment Banking?
  • Why is Arteen so excited about marketplaces? Are there any in particular that Arteen is doubling down on?
  • How big a market does a market have to be to get Arteen excited?
  • What would Arteen advise founders potentially struggling from self doubt or lacking in confidence?
  • What mental health tools would Arteen recommend to help with this?
  • The biggest red flags for Arteen when being pitched to?

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0:00.0

Hey, hey, what's up everybody? You're listening to the 20-minute VC with your host, Harry Stebbings.

0:05.5

And on today's show, I'm so thrilled to welcome Artine Arab Shahi.

0:10.1

Artine is a VC at Carlin Ventures, where he specialises in enterprise software,

0:15.9

commerce platforms and marketplaces.

0:18.7

Prior to Carlin Ventures, Artine spearheaded the launch of Built in LA, an online community

0:24.5

for digital entrepreneurs and innovators.

0:27.2

However, his passion for startups flourished while helping run operations at Accelerate Labs,

0:33.8

now TechStars Chicago.

0:35.7

And in today's incredible interview interview we delve into the best

0:38.6

strategies for contacting any VC you want to how to make the approach and how to deal

0:44.6

with the emotional and psychological pressure of starting a company along with

0:48.8

the rise of marketplaces but before we jump in today's interview the other day

0:53.4

a listener emailed me and asked me

0:55.2

why I loved hiring screen so much. And it was rather easy to answer because the easy to use

0:59.9

interface, which uses hiring screen's blink algorithm, analyzes, compares, and then shares all the

1:06.3

candidates who've applied for the job, meaning that I don't have to do the terrible task of decision-making,

1:11.9

allowing me to turn a potentially three-day task into simply two, two and a half hours of very gentle work.

1:18.7

Thank you so much, HiringSreen, and you can check them out at www.hiringscreen.com.

1:24.5

But without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, here is Artine Arab Shahi.

1:28.9

3.2.1.0.

1:34.6

You have now arrived at your destination.

1:37.3

Artine, welcome to the 20 minute VC. I can't tell you how excited I am to have you on the show.

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