E49: Vaibhav Domkundwar (CEO, Better Capital)

Vaibhav Domkundwar is the CEO of Better Capital, an early-stage venture firm that builds & invests in category-defining businesses. Prior to his investor journey, Vaibhav was an entrepreneur, having founded and successfully exited a venture-backed startup Roamware (acq. by PE firm Audax). You may follow Vaibhav on Twitter here. In this episode we will cover:1. Learnings from investing in 2020 (1:45)2. Covid impact on decision making (6:36)3. What value does Better bring to the table? (9:36)4. How are founders buildings startups today vs twenty years ago? (15:31)5. What kind of exits do pre-seed stage investors look for realistically (19:53)6. Why did Vaibhav decide to be a solo GP in a fund as opposed to having partners? (23:34)7. Fundraising challenges as a solo GP (31:11)8. Retrospective insight: Building a foundation for Better Capital (36:06)9. What is the vision for Better Capital? (49:00)10. A little more about Vaibhav, beyond his investor persona (53:13)