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Category: Startups

In Times of Froth, Choose Your Venture Investors Wisely

Posted on January 26, 2021 by uripomerantz

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes—or so the saying goes. For entrepreneurs, I believe 2021 and the years to come will rhyme with 2007. Froth Rhymes In 2007, I worked in leveraged finance at a top Wall Street investment bank. When I started my job, it was so busy that I could barely…

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Fundraising Tips for Early Stage Founders

Posted on January 26, 2021 by uripomerantz

As a former startup founder, I was often unsure about best practice for proactively communicating with investors ahead of my next round.  Now sitting on the other side of the table as an investor, I wanted to share my thoughts.  Here are five tips I recommend for early stage founders gearing up for their next…

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GovTech SaaS: Navigating Unfair Advantages and Perils

Posted on October 9, 2020 by uripomerantz

I love finding opportunities to invest in startups that have massive financial potential and also strengthen the financial fabric of society. GovTech SaaS is one such opportunity. In future articles, I’ll cover opportunities in other sectors.  I believe GovTech SaaS businesses have unfair advantages that make them some of the most interesting and underrated opportunities…

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About

I’m a Venture Partner at Jackson Square Ventures.

I’ve worked in fintech and entrepreneurship for two decades – as a founder and at Fortune 500 companies. 

As a founder, I’ve built a startup acquired by a Fortune 500 company (John Hancock), built a startup with the parent company (Twine), and founded a microfinance organization (Jozoor Microfinance).

With Fortune 500 companies, I’ve developed strategy (McKinsey), led strategic partnerships and new ventures (John Hancock), and in engineering and business development (Microsoft).

I studied at Stanford (engineering and business) and Harvard (international economic development).

All views are my own.

Recent Posts

  • In Times of Froth, Choose Your Venture Investors Wisely
  • Fundraising Tips for Early Stage Founders
  • The Gratitude Algorithm
  • Health and Wealth for Retirees: A Compelling Startup Opportunity
  • GovTech SaaS: Navigating Unfair Advantages and Perils
  • Shoes in Auschwitz: Regaining Perspective on the Anniversary of World War II
  • The 10 Essentials of a Venture Scale Company
  • Capital as a Service: The Next Fintech Startup Opportunity
  • Highest Contribution Entrepreneurship: 3 Questions Every CEO Should Ask
  • Dropping Into Wonder Before Dropping Into Work
  • Why Life Insurance Should Look More Like a 401(k)
  • Love or Fear in America: Learning from Germany, Singapore, and Israel
  • The Robo-Advisor Escape Velocity Conundrum
  • Common Ground: A Founder’s Inner & Outer Worlds
  • The World I Want to Build: Dinner With Warren Buffett, An Ovarian Lottery, and COVID-19
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