American Success
My belief is what made [and still makes] the American experiment work, is the ability of motivated teams to create new companies based on new technology. John Deere, Henry Ford, Bill Gates all used new tech to build the next generation of success.

I have used my energy to help start several startups, although none made me rich, 3 SaaS companies I worked with were PE acquired, which paid off the founders. More recently as a VC I have evaluated more than 180 startups.

My conclusions on successful startups

Pre seed: Every pre seed team needs a CTO and $250K

 Seed: Every seed startup needs $2M and a CRO

Same, Same, Same

For either raise, nearly every team follows the same process, takes a similar length of time, gets the same advice, uses the standard pitch deck, makes the same mistakes and gets the same outcomes.

Be in the top 10

If you want to raise pre or seed, here is the truth. Early investors invest in 1 out of 100 deals reviewed. Of the 100, only 10 are seriously considered. Your first hurdle is to get into the 10. A key to be in the 10 is not be the same as the 90!

 If you can prove it

If you think you are in the top 10 and have the CLARITY to prove it, here is what I am looking for:

• Early stage teams raising pre seed or seed

• Mostly based in BOS, NYC

• Life science related

• Must have a technology in addition to product

• Can be hard, soft or both

  Do you think you have the goods?