Drew O'Sullivan

Guy is speaking my love language

No emotion just facts and undeniable truth‼️ Exactly this. The glorification of wealthy people and the excuse of their evilness‼️

Annual reminder that we’re all stuck to the edge of a floating ball

It’s been a busy but fab week where I got to spend quality time with @drewosullivan @connorbsweeney & @ohanlon_shane … next week even busier with #GEW2022, @LWLGlobal in Belfast, #SheGenerate workshop 2, @maryannpierce & @marycarty IRL & a few days in Dublin with @ClareMcGee80

The goalposts for raising a Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A round have changed since the Spring. Here are benchmarks that I would aim for as a founder of a SaaS or b2b fintech company in this current market 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

Since I started angel investing I've seen more than 5,000 decks and helped founders raise more than $100m. Here's common feedback I give founders on their decks:

If you'd like to learn more on how to build your deck, I'm doing a live pitch deck roast later today with the team from @OpenVC_ Join us ⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/openvc-pitch…

Equity Advice Clinics for #startups Oct 14 Nov17 (Sep full). @Inter_Trade 1 to 1 wrt deck/model/investor-ready etc Register bit.ly/3ecVbTC @HaloIreland @NDRC_hq @CatalystNI_ @ormeaubaths @businessposthq @portershed @RDIhubIreland @dogpatchlabs @republicofwork @West_BIC

Irish digital pathology company @Deciphex raises $11.5m in Series B funding round led by @ActVC and with participation from @Novartis and @CRiverLabs businesspost.ie/tech/digital-p…

StartUps on the island of Ireland looking to raise a Seed/SeriesA in '22 - register for 1 to 1 equity advice clinic w/ @InterTradeIreland - on 27 & 30 May. Feedback on deck/model/capital raising plan etc @HaloIreland @NDRC_hq @CatalystNI_ @ScaleIreland intertradeireland.com/events

2022 VC Market Update Median valuations January through April Pre-seed: $7M → $9M Seed: $20M → $21M Series A: $72.5M → $75M Series B: $283M → $250M

Interesting thread from @christianreber. Pay attention to what constitutes good or great growth. If you are underperforming these metrics, you may need to take more radical action to extend your runway...

@donal_cahalane Thanks for the shoutouts DC - @drewosullivan & I did a session at #VCC2022 for @Inter_Trade about #investor relations post fundraising & how the smart #founders work to (a) keep their angel investors on side for the long term & (b) effectively “harvest” their investors’ knowledge

I'll be back.

Irish founders: myself and @kellyf2 are actively angel investing in early stage, compliance driven / regulated spaces. Anything with room for automation and great UX. My DMs are open. Zoom / in person is good. Even if you just have an idea and feedback, reach out!

It was so worth swinging by Dublin for #VCC2022 & getting to hang out with @ohanlon_shane @drewosullivan @Kimberley_Ohare @garyjohnstokes @SusanHayes_ & @janewatson24 for a couple of days - met so many fab Irish entrepreneurs in the green room - in-person rocks!! Thanks all 💚

My second startup event today - this one in person and #seedsprint @SpiceStartups (like an after party for #vcc2022 ) taking place in the ever super @dogpatchlabs

Excellent panel discussion today with @NiamhParker4 @AltadaSolutions 'Pick your vision and mission'. #VCC2022

First hand advice this morning from Peter Foley, CEO of @LetsGetChecked and Alan Merriman Founder off @ElkstonePartner discussing the challenges of raising the seed round. #VCC2022