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If you’re an emerging manager or operator-GP, this is the stuff nobody told us to care about. But it’s the kind of thing that separates good from great. 🎟️ .#euvc #venturecapital #crossborder.

That’s why we’re hosting a session at EUVC on this:. ✅ Startup incorporation strategy.✅ Flipping triggers.✅ GP do’s & don’ts.✅ Jurisdictional tradeoffs: US vs UK, NL, EE. May 28. Remote. For investors who want to do better.

Early-stage GPs have a much bigger role to play here. Not as lawyers. Not as tax advisors. But as the first line of influence. We can flag risks. Push for better structures. And help founders avoid irreversible mistakes.

I’ve seen deals die because the company had the wrong structure. We’re talking millions lost over what could’ve been a Friday afternoon checklist.

The biggest myth I see in European VC:. “Just incorporate in the US - it’s what everyone does.”. No mention of tax treaties. No holdco planning. No investor access tradeoffs. Just vibes.

Founders flip too fast. VCs stay silent. The result?. 🚨 Dry tax bills.🚨 Flips mid-fundraise.🚨 Legal messes during exit. All avoidable.

Startup incorporation is the boring admin decision that ends up nuking exits. And Europe keeps getting it wrong. Here’s why I think we need to stop defaulting to Delaware 👇

The real strength of venture isn’t AUM. It’s action. It’s influence. It’s community. We’re bringing Europe’s sharpest builders and backers together to put that strength to work. The EUVC Summit. 🎯 May, London. 🔗 .Join us.

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Daily emails are dead. We’re switching to a lower cadence:. ✅ Pod drops.✅ Key intel.✅ Big ideas, not small updates. We respect your inbox. Less noise. More signal. 👇 First comment to subscribe

There’s no one-size-fits-all template. But there is a clear method to build fund models that LPs actually back. 🚀 Our on-demand masterclass goes deep into each block. 👉

📊 Dashboard.If your model is complex but can’t be understood in 1 visual… it’s not fundable.

🧾 Fund Summary.Fees, governance, disclosures. Lead with transparency. It’s not optional.

⛲️ Distribution Waterfall.Who gets what and when? This is how you align incentives and keep LPs trusting you.

🚪 Portfolio Decomposition.You’ll be defined by your exits, not your entries. Model how value comes out.

🧱 Portfolio Construction.Number of bets, ticket sizes, reserve ratios. Miss here and your DPI math won’t work.

🔧 Assumption Sheet.Ownership targets, dilution logic, fee loads—this is your model’s brain. Garbage in, garbage out.

🧠 Fund modeling = the foundation. 98% of VC funds stay mediocre. Modeling is where great funds are built (or broken).

Most VCs nod along when fund modeling comes up. Truth? Few actually master it. Here’s a breakdown of the 6 building blocks that make or break your VC fund model (and why you need to get them right). 🧵.