#17 Founding Partner of Ascend.vc: Kirby Winfield on all things Venture | Startup Project by Nataraj

<p>In this Episode of <a href="https://thestartupproject.io/" target="_blank">Startup project</a> (<a href="https://thestartupproject.io/" target="_blank">https://thestartupproject.io/</a>) , Nataraj talked to Kirby Winfield, Founding GP of Ascend.vc (pre-seed fund based in Seattle).</p> <p>Prior to founding Ascend.vc, Kirby was part of founding teams at Go2Net (GNET), Marchex (MCHX), Dwellable (Acquired by Home Away (AWAY))</p> <p>&amp; AdXpose (Acquired by comScore (SCOR)).</p> <p>Full conversation includes:</p> <ul> <li>Through line of a successful career</li> <li>How can companies strategize for an exit?</li> <li>The why behind starting a pre-seed fund?</li> <li>Helping startups from zero to one</li> <li>Price discovery of startups in current private markets</li> </ul> <p>Follow Kirby on LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/winfield/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/winfield/</a>.&nbsp;Checkout&nbsp;<a href="https://ascend.vc" target="_blank">Ascend.vc</a> for more updates.</p> <p>Nataraj is an engineer at Azure,&nbsp;<a href="https://angel.co/s/natarajusa/B8aAA" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">partner at NVC</a>&nbsp;&amp; hosts&nbsp;<a href="https://thestartupproject.io/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestartupproject.io</a>&nbsp;podcast. Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/natarajsindam" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/natarajsindam</a>&nbsp;&amp; stay up to date&nbsp;<a href="https://angel.co/s/natarajusa/B8aAA" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tsp1/message