by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Aug 26, 2019 | Capacity Building, Due diligence, Leadership
One week down, one more to go – at VC Unlocked. I have been doing due diligence all my career (22+ years!), but venture capital is another beast altogether. I am glad I took the leap to build a venture capital firm from scratch. I have learned and gained new...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Aug 6, 2019 | Capital raising, Due diligence, Emerging managers
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Networking and growing your network is key to any business activity. For example, seeking referrals was an important part of raising Hustle Fund’s inaugural fund. “We started by approaching friends and acquaintances and...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Aug 29, 2018 | Due diligence, Pique Fund, Quora
Whether previously as an institutional financier or investing on behalf of Pique Fund in early-stage ventures, I have a robust due diligence process and gather as much information as reasonably possible before making a decision about investing in a management team and...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Apr 12, 2018 | Crowdfunding, Decision-Making, Due diligence
Some say equity crowd-funding hasn’t taken off, but it certainly hasn’t gone away. There is still much room for the space to evolve. Equity crowdfunding finds itself somewhere in the intersection amongst angel investing, venture capital, and public...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Mar 27, 2018 | Capital raising, Decision-Making, Due diligence
On very rare occasions, we are approached by someone other than the CEO in the capital raising process. This is fine initially. Sometimes it might be a Board member or investor or other mutual connection making an introduction. However, it raises eyebrows,...
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