Olivia O'Sullivan

Community is moat in the Age of AI. AI makes it easier than ever to build a product. Community makes it harder than ever to replace you.

@PeterJ_Walker I’m curious how this compares to companies from a decade earlier! Do you guys have that? I think a lot about how the denominator has grown so much (both startups starting and funds deploying capital) and how that impacts venture in the long run. Feels harder to pick winners…

4,369 startups founded in 2018 -where are they now? All US companies that used Carta for their cap tables. 4.4% have gotten to Series C. 1.1% to Series D or later. 0.34% have IPO'd, 5.5% have gotten acquired, and 1.3% are currently private unicorns. 61.9% have closed down

"The hard part isn’t knowing what to do; it’s doing it daily ... The challenge isn’t knowing you should work out; it’s putting on your shoes and running in the cold when you’d rather sit at home under a warm blanket." Read the rest: fs.blog/brain-food/oct…

@DannyGroner Thanks ☺️

@Bosefina So resilient, Bo! ❤️ hopefully only healing vibes in the new year.

2023 recap: ✅ Started working with a mental health team to treat my anxiety, depression, insomnia 🧠 ✅ Survived a bank run and once in a life time financial collapse 🎢 ✅ Had heart surgery fixing my PVCs and Myocarditis 🫀 2023 has been a masterclass in resilience + grit 💪🏽

@katiecrussell @charlottejapp @N_Sportelli @allieallieM @mariaannapope So fun 🥰

@charlottejapp @N_Sportelli @allieallieM @mariaannapope @sullyL9 Channeling Beyoncé this week👩‍💻

The VC Beyhive 🐝✨🙏🏼 #RENAISSANCEFilm

Had the best time getting inspired & meeting some amazing women at @forumventures’s event repping both sides of the table: VCs + founders✨ 📍 @taleabeer 🍻

@auren @forumventures Our fund through rate for the companies is top notch. Especially great for first time founders who want a team of SaaS operators who will build with them. Too many accelerators run one-size-fits-all startup school. I’d put our fund performance against the best of em.

@auren Biased as I’m the Head of Platform at @forumventures 😉 — but our accelerator program is world-class. Highly individualized plans for every company we invest in. We’re incredibly hands on…fractional co-founders, getting in the weeds with everything from GTM to fundraising.

other than YC, what accelerators are not a negative signal?

Now on YouTube! Episode #29 ft @sullyL9 @nihalmehta @_johnsonator @DaddyO9000 📺 youtu.be/1zcaWt98UPI

And NEW PrimeTimeVC Champ!⚡️ @SullyL9 Investor @ForumVentures 🏆 👏🏼@_johnsonator @nihalmehta @DaddyO9000 👏🏼

Inspired by these incredible pals every day.

@rayrayhodes @allieallieM @kenzieregent Truly the best 🖤

Reminder that community is important for community builders, too 💛 Tremendously grateful to have such ROCKSTAR platform pals in my life. Driven, ambitious, kind, compassionate. Y’all are really just the bees knees 🐝 @allieallieM, @sullyL9, @kenzieregent

The best ever @primetimevc event and we have a NEW VC Champion of the world - @sullyL9 (@forumventures ). Thanks to all organizers and participants. It was really fun. @nihalmehta , @EniacVC , @CharlieNYC ,@_johnsonator ,@genemurphy

6/100 women on the list. 3/6 women shown in the promo graphic. businessinsider.com/100-best-early…

@andruyeung @PianoAround if there's room - I'd love to join. Olivia@forumvc.com

Hosting a curated group of founders, investors & creatives at an intimate Soho loft (NYC) on March 2. Expect music, activities & art with the goal of bringing strangers together. 15 spots left. Engage w/ tweet if interested.

@allieallieM @taleabeer Eyyy! I love to see it!

Today we are excited to announce the next evolution of Maestro Studio which brings maintainable no-code UI automation to the Mobile ecosystem! 🎉 🎉 🎉 blog.mobile.dev/announcing-mai… 🧵

Data around valuations has been lagging - so we worked with our friends at @Stonks_dot_com to get a finger on the early stage market!

The best part of our work is getting to collaborate with innovative lenders like @AlbanyInc (ACT). Today ACT launched their new revenue-based financing program on @Nedhelps, dramatically expanding ability to finance #Georgia #businesses rebuilding after the #COVID19 pandemic.