Building a Pre-Seed Fund For Untapped Founders (feat. Yohei Nakajima)

<p>Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.</p><p><br>Today's episode features Yohei Nakajima, an entrepreneur, investor and productivity geek. Yohei is currently a General Partner at Untapped Capital which is a pre-seed/seed VC firm investing in unexpected founders, found off the beaten path, not yet well connected into the global startup ecosystem. </p><p><br>In this interview, Yohei shares his insights and perspectives on topics such as:</p><p><br>● Yohei's career and his roles at Techstars, Scrum Ventures and now at Untapped</p><p>● His working thesis and the fund’s focus</p><p>● How he took 1000+ LP meetings to successfully raise money for his fund</p><p>● Focusing on the power of Outbound as an pre-seed investor and its strategic advantages</p><p>● What his ‘Mentor Madness’ and ‘Hunting Mode’ is all about.</p><p>● Proactive sourcing mentors and how to talk to them</p><p>● How he looks for companies and employees through different websites effectively</p><p>● The importance of talking to more people, pitching, and facing the fear of rejection.</p><p>● His strategy for portfolio construction</p><p>● His thoughts on “micro-meditation”</p><p> </p><p>Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening!</p><p> </p><p>Links:</p><p>Yohei’s website: <a href="https://yoheinakajima.com/">https://yoheinakajima.com/</a></p><p>Yohei’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yoheinakajima">https://twitter.com/yoheinakajima</a></p><p>Untapped VC: <a href="https://www.untapped.vc/">https://www.untapped.vc/</a></p><p>KP’s Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/thisiskp_"> https://twitter.com/thisiskp_</a></p><p>KP's YouTube Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP"> https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP</a></p>