As an investor, sometimes you make the deals you shouldn't have, and sometimes you pass on the deals that you wish you had executed on. For Tim McLoughlin and Cofounders Capital, they had the chance to invest in Hersh Tapadia's startup Allstac

From the largest European tech exit ever to venture capital, with Tobi Walter

Jun 23rd, 2021 37m 29s

As an entrepreneur, Tobi Walter was part of the largest European tech exit ever, then raised both angel and VC money with his company Shoeboxed. After that exit, instead of the 100 hour weeks and sleeping-in-the-office grind, Tobi decided to ta

Questions you should be asking investors, with The Looma Project's Cole Johnson

Jun 9th, 2021 29m 33s

Back in 2018, The Looma Project landed a $375K seed-round investment from Cofounders Capital, and since then, over 40 investors have seen the company's potential and invested in both its success and CEO Cole Johnson's vision for the future. To

Investing in the Southeast, with Venturesouth's Charlie Banks

May 26th, 2021 32m 56s

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that operates in 16 locations across the Southeast, has over 350 members, and has invested over $50M into 80+ companies. Today, managing partner Charlile Banks talks about the value of being in a por

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The top 3 questions to ask while reviewing a company’s financial model

May 19th, 2021 2m 55s

How do you truly dig deep into a founder's financial projections? Tim McLoughlin has seen hundreds of pitches, he's teaching you how to level up your due diligence in analyzing whether or not a company fits your portfolio or is a major risk. Gr

Stat Smack, Cockroaches, and a $50K Grant, with Wrangle's Adam Smith

May 5th, 2021 43m 16s

Adam Smith is the co-founder of Wrangle.io, which was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from NC IDEA - and is on its way to being a game changing technology. Adam has had an interesting entrepreneurial path, especially to sports and fantasy spor

The gender gap in investing, and what Robbie Hardy is doing about it

Apr 21st, 2021 31m 29s

Robbie Hardy is an entrepreneur and angel investor who's on a personal mission to fix the gender gap in funding - you know the one, that women-led startups get only 2% of venture capital. As the founder and chair of xElle Ventures, she's doing

Techstars Mentor Madness and Hundreds of Pitch Meetings, Zoee (formally SoleLife) CEO Nichole Lowe

Apr 14th, 2021 29m 26s

Nichole Lowe, CEO and founder of Zoee (formally SoleLife) has pitched to hundreds of potential investors, including Cofounders Capital. Most of the time, those meetings didn’t result in a check, and Nichole was left to look forward to the next

Raising Capital from Angels, VCs, and Sharks, with Rewardstock's Jon Hayes

Mar 31st, 2021 34m 33s

Rewardstock founder Jon Hayes has received funding from VCs, angel investors, and even a shark (Mark Cuban). Today he gives the founder’s perspective on great questions to ask, and some of the more frustrating parts of working with investors.Fi

Why I'm a Venture Capitalist, with Mucker's Monique Villa

Mar 24th, 2021 33m 20s

Mucker Capital's Monique Villa is pretty far from what we tend to think about when we picture a venture capitalist - the older white man who graduated from a prestigious university and went on to get his MBA. She’s none of those things, but may

Art.com founder Josh Chodniewicz on building a new platform for investors and startups

Mar 17th, 2021 36m 27s

Back in 1995, only 14% of Americans had internet access, and most of that was painfully slow. But Josh Chodniewicz could see the future of ecommerce, and started up Art.com, which eventually grew to over 1,000 employees. Now as an investor, Jos

Investing in over 150 startups - Lessons from Angel Capital Association's Marcia Dawood

Mar 10th, 2021 40m 23s

Marcia Dawood has invested in over 150 companies (!!). She's a Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital, and the future Board Chair of the Angel Capital Association. Today, Marcia shares tips for demystifying angel investing, overcoming the fear of

Pitch meeting mistakes, uncomfortable questions, and fantastic failures, with angel investor Donald Thompson

Mar 3rd, 2021 38m 44s

As an angel investor, Donald Thompson has had some wins and some fantastic fiascos. On today's show, Don asks Tim what he looks for in a founder, what mistakes he's seen in pitch meetings, why an investor might choose venture capital over angel

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Welcome to First Check, with Venture Capitalist Tim McLoughlin

Feb 24th, 2021 2m 23s

Welcome to First Check, a podcast so you can learn how to be the next great venture capitalist or angel investor. As a partner at Cofounders Capital, host of First Check Tim McLoughlin has invested over $43 million in startups, and on this podc

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