Don’t Lose Contact with Investors, Stay in Touch

<p>Manu Kumar, Founder and Chief Firestarter of K9 Ventures, talks about how he balances being an investor and a founder. He shares unique insights from his experience founding Carta, HiHello and his other startups, and lessons from his high-conviction type of investing.</p><p><i><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></i></p><p><strong>[</strong><a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse111-contact-with-investors-manu-kumar?t=3m32s"><strong>3:32</strong></a><strong>]</strong> Why solo GPs prioritize deal quality over quantity, and best ways to catch their attention</p><p><strong>[</strong><a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse111-contact-with-investors-manu-kumar?t=9m08s"><strong>9:08</strong></a><strong>]</strong> Entrepreneurs need to have strong conviction in their idea and show that they will take the leap, leave everything else and start their company.</p><p><strong>[</strong><a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse111-contact-with-investors-manu-kumar?t=14m59s"><strong>14:59</strong></a><strong>]</strong> Carta’s tough time raising capital; investors thought it was “essentially replacing spreadsheets”</p><p><strong>[</strong><a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse111-contact-with-investors-manu-kumar?t=19m07s"><strong>19:07</strong></a><strong>]</strong> Why recruiting a founder rarely works</p><p><strong>About Guest Speaker</strong></p><p>Dr. Manu Kumar is the Founder and Chief Firestarter of K9 Ventures, Co-Founder and CEO at HiHello, and the Co-founder, Investor, and Board Observer at Carta. He’s also a board member in several companies, including Everlaw, enuma, Nexkey, Bugsee, Traptic, Crave.io Inc., Avoma, Forethought Technologies, Workona Inc., HiHello, Invisible AI, and Daughters of Rosie. </p><p>Manu is a self-confessed entrepreneur at heart. He started his first company (SneakerLabs, Inc.) at the age of 20 with $5,000 from a summer internship.</p><p><strong>About K9 Ventures</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.k9ventures.com/?utm_source=the