#322: Demystifying Venture Capital Funding - with Stuart Chapman

<p>Welcome to Episode #322: with Stuart Chapman, Director and co-founder of Draper Esprit, one of Europe's largest tech-focused venture capital firm.</p> <p>Prior to co-founding Draper Esprit in 2006, Stuart was a partner of 3i Ventures where he was also a founding partner of their Menlo Park office. Over his 13 years at 3i he was responsible for investments in Neutec Pharma (LSE), Network Technology (LSE), The Cloud, Searchspace and Magic4.</p> <p>During this episode, Demystifying Venture Capital Funding, we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Pitch your proposal with a team instead of a single person if possible.</li> <li>It's important to have diversity in building your team.</li> <li>A lot of entrepreneurs don't ask for references from venture capitalists form. Don't make the same mistakes.</li> <li>If you have a venture capitalist that tells you how to run your business, run for the hills.</li> </ul> <p>Learn more about the contents discussed in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Connect with Stuart via <a class= "notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-chapman-22a10a/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="1" data-reactroot="">LinkedIn</a>, <a class= "notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href= "https://www.instagram.com/draperesprit/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="3" data-reactroot= "">Instagram</a>, <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://twitter.com/draperesprit?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="5" data-reactroot= "">Twitter</a>.</li> <li>Learn more about Draper Esprit via their <a class= "notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href= "https://draperesprit.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="7" data-reactroot= "">website</a>.</li> </ul>