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Investor - Vertical Software, B2B, Ai | @HarlemCapital | Best Dressed VC:
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At
@HarlemCapital
we see 4k+ pitch decks a year
Here are the the 10 slides you should have in your pitch deck
A THREAD 🧵
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Pumped to continue my partnership w/
@BankofAmerica
#BetterMoneyHabits
.
What am I doing to reboot my budget? I'm putting the money I save from working from home into an emergency fund & retirement account.
Make sure to learn more here⬇️
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#BofAPartner
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Similar to myself,
@BankofAmerica
supports underrepresented communities on a local level across the country.
Proud to partner with organizations that take action to help these communities succeed.
#BofALocal
Stories
#ad
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Jay Z's Q1 of 2021:
- Oatly IPO $10bn valuation
- LVMH buys 50% of Ace of Spades $250m
- SQ buys Tidal $297m
Might be the best quarter of all time for a black entrepreneur
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As an entrepreneur & investor I’ve focused on underrepresented communities.
Happy to share the work that
@BankofAmerica
is doing in NYC with
@SFFNY
who provides services to families impacted by domestic violence.
#BofALocalStories
#ad
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Two tips from attending the
#BetterMoneyHabits
virtual event with
@BankofAmerica
:
1️⃣ A good work station (Keep it light, keep it lean)
2️⃣ You're not spending on travel + eating out. Redirect that to an emergency fund
Check it out here! []
#BofAPartner
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Here's the process to receive a $1-3m check from
@HarlemCapital
for your seed round
Lets dive in 👇🏾
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No disrespect to Elon and other top CEO's but Jack Dorsey is actually out here running two public companies worth $150Bn combined
He is doing this with a beard, wearing a nose ring and hanging with Jay Z in the Hamptons
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Generational wealth starts with one risk taker
Shout out to all the folks who are the first in their family to go to college, start a company, to bet on yourself...
Your grandkids are going to be very thankful you did take that risk
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Excited for the
#BetterMoneyHabits
virtual event with
@BankofAmerica
.
If you want a few good strategies around your finances make sure to rsvp for the event, check out:
#BofAPartner
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Harlem Capital by the numbers
- 48 investments
- 93%+ Diverse founders
- 40%+ Women founders
- 500K+ Social media following
- 30K Listens on our podcast
- 6k newsletter w/ 48% open rate
- 15 intern classes, 82 total inters
- 40+ interns now in PE / VC
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Can I work from anywhere? Yep.
Recently moved back home to Cleveland from NYC. With the
@BankofAmerica
Mobile Banking app I’m confident my finances & transactions are being handled right.
#ad
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15 Steps to know if your company can RETURN a VC fund
Knowing this will make fundraising 5x easier
A THREAD 🧵
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Nas + Coinbase
IPO prices at $100B+. He invested at $143m~ valuation. Quick math on his theoretical investment size and return (50% dilution)
- $100k turns into $35m
- $500k turns into $175m
- $1m turns into $350m 👀
Not bad for a 7 year return
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At
@HarlemCapital
we see 4k+ pitch decks a year
Here are the the 10 slides you should have in your pitch deck
A THREAD 🧵
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Thanks to
@YahooFinance
for having me on today to share the details around our new $134mm Fund II!
“Our goal is to invest in 1000 diverse entrepreneurs over the next 20 years,”
@HarlemCapital
Partner
@wallstreetpaper
says. “That means we definitely plan to be big players in the [venture capital] space.” Full interview:
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At
@HarlemCapital
we see about 4k+ deals a year
We only invest in 15 each year
10 ways to stand out as a founder to raise venture capital
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Unicorn alert🦄:
@JoinIncredible
$80m Series B at a $1.65 billion valuation led by
@Base10Partners
This may be the first time a black led VC firm minted a black founded unicorn
This wont be the last time!!!
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Really excited to share that
@HarlemCapital
is looking into the crypto and blockchain space.
Any folks building or investing in the space that would be open to connecting?! RT
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The story of how 3 Black college students became business partners and raised $174M to change the face of entrepreneurship
MEGA THREAD 🧵
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List of 100+ accounts to follow in Web3 / Crypto who are Black, Latino or Women
Please add any folks I may have missed
A THREAD!🧵
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List of 30+ accounts to follow in Web3 / Crypto who are Black, Latino or Women
Please add any folks I may have missed
A THREAD!🧵
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Partnered with
@REI
for the colder weather. Best part about this season is styling cool sweatshirts while out and about. Grabbed the items in this outfit from REI's new Wallace Lake Collection. Click the link for the lookbook
#OptOutside
#ad
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We have a ton of items to tend to during the daily grind, worrying about a misplaced debit card shouldn't be 1 of them. With the
@BankofAmerica
Mobile Banking App, if I misplace my debit card, I can lock & unlock my card from the app. Check it out - .
#ad
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Only 4% of VC funding ($100B / yr) goes to People of Color and Women
That's 70%+ of the population
@HarlemCapital
was created to close that gap between 4% and 70%
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My goal as an investor is to be the first call for my founders when there is a problem & when there's a big win.
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A few characteristics
@HarlemCapital
looks for in founder
• Strong Storyteller
• Magnet for recruiting talent
• Big Vision
• Data-driven
• Scrappiness
• Critical Thinker
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The art of fundraising is NOT to convince someone to belief in your thesis
Its to find and pitch people who already believe what you believe is true
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As a seed investor we are essentially founding team members
Its our job to wear many hats: co-founder, colleague, friend, mentor and sounding board
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| I'm excited to be spending the weekend at
@BankofAmerica
's
#BetterMoneyHabits
Retreat! Tune in below to watch my
#live
discussion on all things
#entrepreneurship
alongside some small business experts. 👇
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15 Steps to know if your company can RETURN a VC fund
Knowing this will make fundraising 100x easier
A THREAD 🧵
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Happy to share that
@harlemcapital
closed Fund II and was oversubscribed for $134mm. We are excited to continue to build a platform to serve diverse founders.
Catch us on clubhouse tonight talking about the new fund at 8p EST
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10 rules to writing the best monthly investor updates as a startup founder
A THREAD 🧵
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My best piece of advice to founders
Choose the right investor (partner) over valuation
VC is a marathon not a race
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Typical diligence memo for
@HarlemCapital
- Summary of team and business
- Investor / operator feedback
- Customer call notes
- Market analysis
- Competitive analysis
- Financial analysis
Our memos are usually 50+ pages
We share them with the founder even if we don't invest
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#ad
| Hey folks! Will be in Miami this weekend with my
@BofA_Tips
family speaking about my challenges + best practices as an
#entrepreneur
at their
#BetterMoneyHabits
Retreat. Reply here with questions & I’ll answer some during my livestream (Sat. @ 4pm EST.) Stay tuned!
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I'm bias because I'm from Ohio but I'm very long the Midwest. It's clearly an emerging market and covid has made space and affordable living more appealing
Not to mention recent unicorns this year. Maybe we can give Miami a run for it's money for tech folks leaving the coasts
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I continue to realize that both entrepreneurship and investing is a luxury
It's takes sometimes generations for someone in your family to access the knowledge and financial status to take risk
Don't take your opportunity lightly
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Here is
@HarlemCapital
by the numbers
- 53 investments
- 93%+ Diverse founders
- 40%+ Women founders
- 500K+ Social media following
- 30K Listens on our podcast
- 6k newsletter w/ 48% open rate
- 18 intern classes, 105 total inters
- 40+ interns now in PE / VC full time
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Harlem Capital has had 15 internship classes
80+ interns & close to half are now in VC / PE
What's special about our internship program? 🧵
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One of my favorite super powers that great business folks have is closing the loop
If you sent an intro. Close the loop to see how the meeting went
If you receive an intro. Close the loop and share how the meeting went
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With
@solana
being on a huge tear. I think its only right to change my PFP to my new NFT. IYKYK
cc:
@SolanaMBS
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I am a BIG believer in Ohio playing a huge part in the start ecosystem in the 2020's. Here's why:
- Home to 27 Fortune 500 companies
- 2 hrs by air to 60% of the country
- Multiple Unicorns since 2018
- Ohio State University (Eng Talent)
- Second HQ's
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Just picked up this sweater, down vest and beanie from my recent partnership with
@REI
and I'm taking them for a test drive around the new neighborhood. Click the link to check out the rest of their new Wallace Lake Collection
#OptOutside
#ad
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A big mantra at
@HarlemCapital
is “People build processes and processes run companies”
Focus on creating frameworks or processes that make you and your team scalable
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Excited to announce
@HarlemCapital
's latest investment in Web3 with
@glowlabsxyz
- the first white label loyalty rewards software on the blockchain. Founded by
@reardon_annie
+
@reneerrusso
Few reasons why we invested 🧵
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At
@harlemcapital
we get asked about our brand a ton. Few thoughts on what helped us:
- Create a north star
- Build in public
- Share tangible learnings along the way
- Champion your community (share their wins)
- Create win-win partnerships that folks can share by word of mouth
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We've been investing trillions of $$ into 1 internet for the last two decades
With crypto we will invest tens or maybe hundreds of trillions into 5-10 internet like platforms
Best part - all the value will go to the community
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In the future brands and creators will hire a head of crypto to manage all the NFT's and tokens they launch to engage their audience
It will look similar to a fan club from 20 yrs ago but instead of fans it will be employees and founders who are incentivized by ownership
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Who are the top design agencies/ designers in crypto?
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@BankofAmerica
Mobile Banking app, I can stay on track w/ my budgets & put money away for vacation or an emergency fund. Learn more - . What are you saving for?
Vacation
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Other - Tweet me!
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I'm excited for the first big company who does a generative NFT art collection drop that breaks the internet on ramps millions into crypto.
Who will it be? Supreme, Nike, the NBA?
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At
@HarlemCapital
we invest in great leaders
A leader isn't defined by their title.
It's defined by their problem solving abilities, their ability to get other people to take action, and their willingness to take risks.
Be the one who does those things.
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Say it with me this morning:
I am becoming my best, strongest and highest self with each day I consistently chose to take steps towards my purpose
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Crazy that Nas being on the cap table of Coinbase and name dropping them in the new song with DJ Khaled and Jay-Z is more valuable to Coinbase than the 8-9 figures Nas made on the investment
Culture is so powerful. Both sides won at the end of the day
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Excited to announce our lead investment in the $2.5m seed round for
@getportabl
&
@NateSoffio
as they build the future of identity in Web2/Web3
Here's why we invested
A THREAD 🧵
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Been carving big chunks of time for deep thinking. One recent realization:
Your world is just a physical representation of your mind. Once you grow and accomplish anything mentally you can obtain it physically
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My team is remote first and located across 5 cities.
#AdobeAcrobatSign
is what we use to securely share documents and e-signatures.
Check out my interview w/
@AdobeDocCloud
to learn more about my entrepreneurial journey!
#AdobePartner
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5 questions I ask every founder during diligence
What is your…..
• 12-18 month roadmap
• Go-to-market strategy
• Business model
• Differentiation (secrete sauce)
• Customer Persona
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Raising capital isn't easy.
Expect:
- Rejections
- Competition
- Criticism
- Uncertainty
But don't forget:
- Business acumen
- Passion
- Persistence
- Integrity
Its a marathon not a race
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Just grabbed a few online classes to sharpen my investor skills. I want to continue to build the muscle of a voracious learner.
Folks forget Denzel still takes acting classes after winning 2 Oscars and 8 nominations.
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Why NOW is the best time to build a company in the last decade
A THREAD 🧵
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Recently, I have prioritized my remote work setup. Now it's time to update the software programs I use.
#AdobeSign
has been a big value add with its ease of use and the ability to execute all my documents in one place
#AdobePartner
@AdobeDocCloud
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We have yet to find a firm who does 50+ page memos and shares them with a founder event if they don't invest
We believe in transparency and want to build the diverse tech ecosystem by sharing out pov on deals
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If this resonated with you or could be for someone in your network please reach out to us or share!
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1/ Our diligence process usually lasts 14 days with 4 stages
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If I finish my work day early, I tend to:
- read up on crypto
- work on my golf swing
- share funny memes with friends
- think of viral tweets
What do you do in your free time?
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At the end of the day I'm thankful I moved to Ohio instead of Texas during covid
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Who are the best angel investors who prioritize diverse founders?
At
@HarlemCapital
were looking to meet founders even earlier in their journey. Drop a few names below!
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Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world.
He started 2020 at $27bn and now worth over $185bn
This is why ownership is so important. You get a chance to participate in the upside of making your dreams come true
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For us to truly cross over from web2 to web3, a bridge must be built.
We want to invest in companies that help facilitate broader adoption and connect web3 solutions to existing web2 paradigms.
The types of companies that
@HarlemCapital
believes will help build that bridge 🌉👇
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As a CEO, your job is not to know all the answers. Your job is to find the right people and create an environment where they can collaborate to find answers quickly.
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Feeling very fortunate that
@harlemcapital
is starting off 2021 with great momentum
Today
@jarridvtingle
was on
@CNBC
to talk about our recent partnership with
@Apple
to support diverse entrepreneurs
Full interview:
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Hacks that keep me productive
Prayer
Affirmations when I wake up
Looking at written goals
Meditation
Updating my planner daily
Todo list via Evernote
Striving for inbox zero
Looking at feedback from my year end review
Share any hacks you have below 👇🏾
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As an entrepreneur you can never underestimate the power of brand and reputation
As my business partner says: "Brand is what folks say about you when you're not in the room"
What are folks saying about you?
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Big day today for
@HarlemCapital
I am moving from Venture Partner to Partner!
@gabbycazeau
+
@kk_goldstein
were both promoted to Principal
@nic_detommaso
joined the team as a Senior Associate
Excited for the next chapter!
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I'm definitely here for creating generational wealth
Yet, I find it to be true that mission opens up doors money can't
At the end of the day it feels much better doing good + well when you are on this journey we call life
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Grabbed stock for my nieces, nephews and my god children as part of their holiday gifts.
I assume when they turn 18 they will use the capital to start their first business not pay for college tuition
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There is no better time to build company in history than right now
If you’re building something new - feel free to drop a 1 liner on your new company or project! 👇🏽
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The 2020's will be the decade for people of color and woman to change the game in business.
It's our time!
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Venture capital is a relationship business
All you have is your word
Keeping your word builds integrity
Integrity is a top reason why founders choose to take your capital
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We are in the ownership generation
Ownership is the only way to create generational wealth
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With the
@BankofAmerica
Mobile Banking app, I have one less thing to worry about. I can send money on the fly or pay the light bill, all from the app. That means more time for the things that really matter. Check out the app for yourself! .
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Best tweet of 2020
When I sit down in my barber’s chair for the first time in a year, he throws the cape on me, and asks if I’m getting the usual
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Raising capital isn't easy.
Expect:
- Rejections
- Competition
- Criticism
- Uncertainty
But don't forget:
- Business acumen
- Passion
- Persistence
- Integrity
Its a marathon not a race
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As a CEO, your job is not to know all the answers.
Your job is to find the right people and create an environment where they can collaborate to find answers quickly.
A great CEO supplies a good work culture + resources for top performers to execute
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At Thanksgiving dinner tonight:
Mom: Tell me more about crypto
Me:
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At
@HarlemCapital
our intern program has had 14 classes and 82 total interns
Over 40 interns now work full-time in VC / PE
We’re just getting started on changing the face of entrepreneurship!
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