Season 4 is starting ! What's new.

It’s been a while since I have not published an episode on the
podcast.


In fact the last one I published was on Dec 7th, with Maxime
Hagenbourger, Founder & CEO of SorareData.


You may wonder, what have you been doing?


Since Q3 2021 you may have noticed that I started to publish more
& more episodes about web3, crypto & NFTs.


It is not gonna be the new and only focus for Runway Series but
this is definitely a space I have been exploring & intend to
explore more in depth.


I however don’t want to explore this rabbit hole alone.


I want to share with you what I'm learning in the process.


What is to me the most efficient way to learn? By doing.


I'm happy to share with you that I'm building my own NFT
Collection called the Beardy Punks. If you want to join me on the
learning path, you can subscribe for free on
beardypunks.com because I don't want to mix it
with Runway Series, it is a different objective.


Staying just a bit on the NFT topic before moving to the other
topic I want to share with you today, I definitely think that NFT
are not just profile pictures to display on twitter, but are also
very powerful as access passes or keys for members, readers,
listeners.


Therefore, each and every premium subscriber to Venture
Notes, where we publish our full podcast episodes and
private newsletters, are entitled to receive their member pass in
the form of an NFT.


This NFT will open the door to private access to events, contents
and so much more yet to be designed. It is a long journey !


Subscribe to Venture Notes
(https://venturenotes.co), if you want to become a
premium member & receive your member NFT, it’s 9€ / month or
90€ / year.


Ok so now that we’re done with web3, crypto and NFT, let’s talk
about the upcoming podcast series (available in full for premium
members).


More and more startup founders and onboarding in their captable
non traditional VC firms, in the form of solo-gp, via nano funds
or syndicates.


Most of the time, these Solo-GP are operators-investors, meaning
that they have a dual profile


on one hand their run their startups or are part of a
fast-growing startups as a key hire

and on the other hand they are growing a deal flow and a
community of founders & LPs which allows them to raise a
nano-fund or develop a syndicate



We’re an increasing population of such Solo-GP.


Yet some of us have not launched yet, for various reasons


Unsure about your value-add

Unsure about how to structure it

Unsure about quality & repeatability of deal-flow..

.. and many other questions



That is why I am launching with the help of On
Deck a short series to help you kickstart your thinking
about becoming an operator-investor / solo-gp.


In this short series, you’ll understand


how to identify you have a deal flow and how to nurture it

the tipping point to launch as a solo-gp

how to craft a compelling thesis

how to build an LP community

+ so much more



If you’d love to learn more about how to become a solo-gp, you
can subscribe to Venture Notes our private media
platform where the series will be published shortly.


To conclude, I am myself building my own early stage investment
syndicate called Olive Capital
(olive-capital.co).


Starting next month, I will participate to VC LAB, a highly
selective international accelerator for emerging fund managers
with the objective to launch my first venture capital fund by
2022.