Ep190 – Taryn Pieterse (Partner – Rampersand) on Rampersand’s AAA approach to investing

The Startup Playbook PodcastInsights and lessons from the world's best entrepreneurs and investors Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram Ep190 – Taryn Pieterse (Partner – Rampersand) on Rampersand’s AAA approach to investing July 4, 2024 rohitbhargava Podcast My guest for Ep190 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Taryn Pieterse. Taryn is a Partner of Rampersand VC, a dedicated seed fund that has invested over $100M across its funds, counting companies such as Sendle, Skedulo and Expert360 as part of its portfolio. Prior to joining Rampersand, Taryn worked in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs across Australia, the UK and Europe and at the family office of Radek Sali, the fomer CEO of Swisse Wellness. In this episode we covered a range of topics including: Taryn’s journey from Investment Banking into Tech & VC Rampersand’s AAA approach in to investing in and supporting startups How to think about financial modeling as an early stage founder and much more! Timestamps: 1:28 Taryn’s background and journey to VC 13:34 Building your reputation and personal brand 20:44 Early career, working on the Campaign Monitor deal 25:17 Things founders commonly overlook when pitching to investors 33:39 Giant Warm Intro program for founders and investors to connect 37:10 How to foster relationships with investors before you fundraise 42:48 When to start charging customers and how to figure out pricing 47:54 Rampersand’s AAA process for investing 52:38 How to think about financial modeling as an early stage founder 55:14 Advice to founders navigating a fundraise in this current challenging environment Our partners A big thank you to Paul Napthali and Chaz Heitner for their help with this interview! Also a big shout out to our partners for the show: Scendar  Scendar is the OG startup accounting firm in Australia catering to all stages of your business’ life. If you’re busy running your startup, you don’t have time to do your own books and forecast. 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Links mentioned Taryn’s links Taryn’s LinkedIn Rampersand Giant Warm Intro People mentioned Radek Sali George Calombaris Paul Naphtali Chanie Hyde Chaz Heitner Companies mentioned: Goldman Sachs Campaign Monitor Light Warrior Group SABMiller AB InBev Swisse Wanderlust Made by cow Amazon Hatch The Iconic Sapia Expert360 Cake Feedback/connect/say hello: [email protected]@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits: Music: Paycheck Other channels: Find all of the links for the podcast on Linktree here https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/startupplaybook/Ep190_-_Taryn_Pieterse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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