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HOLY COW! 50K+ Investors! What an incredible milestone and yet another reason to join the Legion M community! A huge THANK YOU to everyone for your support—we couldn’t have reached this without YOU! There’s still time to get into Round 9 before it closes on 10/28 (this coming MONDAY). Don’t miss your chance to invest and unlock exclusive community perks! Here’s to the next 50K—onward and upward! Join now: https://lnkd.in/gTHbY2BX RISK VS REWARD Startup investments like Legion M are speculative, illiquid and involve a high degree of risk. Statistically, most startups fail, so you should never invest more than you can afford to lose. But if you’d like to take a swing at making history, we’d love to have you aboard our moonshot! Read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/r9-oc) and risks (https://bit.ly/r9-risks) related to this offering before investing. This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.

A hard truth of the current #fundraising environment is that when it comes to proving momentum, the goal posts continue to shift. While revenue thresholds that earn founders the right to raise their next round have gone up significantly in absolute terms, capital eligibility is also very much about standing out from the peer group. And ideally a peer group that hasn’t “burned” investors recently. This is one of the many topics my fellow panelists Lucas Timberlake and John Clark Higgins and I covered at our New York Tech Week panel on Tuesday. We also touched on another related and important matter: if you’re a #startup #founder who keeps hearing “not yet” or “I need to see more traction,” what do you do with that? Some founders check back in with the VC after a few months with a fundraising update but little business progress, explaining that they are waiting for the capital to get more done. Other founders really lean into business development and find a way to deliver growth rather than excuses. Those entrepreneurs most definitely impress and win over investors. With so many events and parties happening this week, I’m glad we were able to create a curated, intimate alternative where both attendees and panelists alike felt engaged in a deep conversation. Thanks again Arina Shulga for hosting!   #NYtechweek #Fintech Altari Ventures

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37% of priced seed rounds in Q4 2023 were bridge rounds. In today’s venture climate, Julia Gudish Krieger of Pari Passu Venture Partners, an early-stage firm focused on SaaS and commerce enablement sectors, advises: "Don’t worry about getting cute on valuation. Focus on bringing in real runway and excellent partners who can help you weather any storms ahead.” Calculus for raising extension or bridge rounds has changed amid the current venture landscape. Deal counts and valuations have both declined at nearly every startup stage. In this environment, the attitude toward extension rounds is more positive. Dive into more of the data behind this shift: https://lnkd.in/gu2iNA34

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In March 2023, the c𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 (𝗦𝗩𝗕) sent shockwaves through the startup ecosystem and the broader financial industry. One year later, I sat down with Josh Axler, CFA Managing Director of Flow Capital to gain his insights on how this event has 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 and 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. #founders #startupfounder #startuplifestyle #startupadvice #entrapreneur #founderlife #healthylifestyle #toronto #businesstips #businessadvice #venturedebt #foundertips Follow us on Instagram and YouTube @ HIITVC!

Got to meet legendary investor Mike Maples, Jr last week! Mike is a founding partner at Floodgate and an early investor in companies like Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, and Okta. His talk was primarily focused on anti-patterns that lead to asymmetric outcomes and elements of his book Pattern Breakers. Mike shared that roughly 85% of Floodgate’s exit profits came from “pivots” — namely startups that started with one idea and then ended up course-correcting to something very different. One of the concepts that resonated most with me was Inflection Theory, which Mike describes as the combination of inflections, insights, and living in the future. He explained that the most successful startups aren’t just about following best practices or having a great initial idea. Instead, they harness external events (inflections) that can radically shift how people think, feel, and act. The real magic happens when founders gain non-obvious insights from these inflections and then build something groundbreaking based on what’s missing in the future. Simply put -- if you have a clear vision of what the future will look like (not your opinion of what the future should be), then you can create a language to define that vision, get individuals to use this language to reject the status quo, and ultimately create a new market that has rules that current incumbents can't play within. This discussion on non-obvious insights was first introduced at YC when Michael Seibel asked us to identify the key insights for some of the largest companies (perhaps influenced by his relationship with Mike). The funny thing is that non-obvious insights are presented to us every day, it's whether our eyes are open wide enough to see them.

Did you know that angel investing plays an important role in supporting founders in their mission of building impactful companies? Voyage is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Angel Fest, an immersive 1-day event that strives to empower and connect angel investors. Voyage Co-Founder & Partner, Brian Eder, AEP®, CFP®, CEPA®, CHFC®, CLU®, will be attending, as well as speaking on the “From Stocks to Startups” panel. We hope to see you there! #AngelFest2024 #angelinvesting #wealthmanagement