Jason Caplain, a co-founder and General Partner with Southern Capitol Ventures out of Raleigh, NC and is a guy that breaks the stereotypical VC mold in a lot of ways
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Welcome to SL #14! In keeping with the StartupLounge way of tearing down barriers and artificial walls, we were pleased to be joined by Jason Caplain, a co-founder and General Partner with Southern Capitol Ventures out of Raleigh, NC. Jason is a guy that breaks the stereotypical VC mold in a lot of ways (i.e. we think he’s a part of the solution, not the problem.)
In this show (recorded just hours before our first Capital Connections event), we chat with Jason about their fund strategy, some of the things that they are doing differently to engage entrepreneurs, as well as what he thinks about the Atlanta market. And a nice batch of your emails as well. Good stuff!
As an added bonus we have our first “Look who gets it!” segment.
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This was a very strong show with a compelling guest. What was it like trying to raise an inaugural venture fund? What are the things that they like to see fro entrepreneurs? What are some good strategies for engaging investors? Should entrepreneurs bother to write business plans? What does the Atlanta market look like right now to a regional technology VC?
On the email front, we had one particular email that led to a great discussion on why investors don’t sign NDAs. Bonus time, baby!
We've got a number of great shows coming up, including Andy Monin (Vendormate), Warren Bare (Jobkabob), Reggie Bradford (ViTrue), and Jamie Bardin (EZ-Prints).
Please help us spread the word! If you know an early stage entrepreneur who could benefit from our programming and support community, we would certainly appreciate you sending them to our site at startuplounge.com, where they can get the (free) help they need in building their business.