The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

By Gopi Rangan

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Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.

Episode Date
Family Office with Three Sisters Finds Alpha Through VCs
Apr 30, 2024
Engage With Customers Sooner Than Later When You Build AI Solutions
Apr 16, 2024
Keep It Simple and Embrace Uncertainty
Apr 02, 2024
Don’t Let the Curse of Knowledge Drag You into Details
Mar 19, 2024
Experienced VCs Investing in Under-crowded Markets with Concentrated Portfolios Win
Mar 05, 2024
Path to Success is Never Linear
Feb 06, 2024
Make Venture Capital Work for Everyone, Including LGBT Founders and Investors
Jan 23, 2024
A Global Village of Luminaries Help Founders Unleash Potential
Jan 09, 2024
Founders, and All Leaders, Need a Coach
Dec 19, 2023
Attract High-Quality Limited Partners Who Value Your Experience
Dec 05, 2023
Work With Your Investor to Build Strategic Partnerships
Nov 21, 2023
VC is an Important Asset Class for Endowments to Generate Alpha
Nov 07, 2023
Concentrated Investments Can Generate Top Tier Returns, While Diversified Index Aims for Average
Oct 24, 2023
Understand Nuances of Culture to Build Useful Products
Oct 10, 2023
Put Moolah in the Coolah
Sep 26, 2023
US-India Startup Ecosystem is Booming
Sep 12, 2023
Create New Industry Categories
Aug 29, 2023
Software Will Solve Broken Systems in Every Aspect of Healthcare
Aug 15, 2023
VCs Help Startups Recruit Great Candidates and Catch Liars
Aug 01, 2023
No Means Not Now; Keep Trying
Jul 18, 2023
Change The Financial System
Jul 04, 2023
The Insurance Industry Desperately Needs Startups
Jun 20, 2023
AI is a Mega-Trend Like the Internet, Social and Mobile
Jun 06, 2023
The Future of Insurance is Collaboration
May 23, 2023
Build Products from the Ground Up
May 09, 2023
Let’s Demystify the Venture Capital Asset Class
Apr 25, 2023
Politics is Like Venture Capital. Really!
Apr 11, 2023
Build Strategies Around Who You Are
Mar 28, 2023
Diversified VC Portfolios Find Big Winners
Mar 14, 2023
Don’t Lose Contact with Investors, Stay in Touch
Feb 28, 2023
Grow Responsibly With Patient Investors
Feb 14, 2023
Venture Capital Will Open To All Investors
Jan 31, 2023
Will You Raise Series A in 12 Months?
Jan 17, 2023
Deep Tech Startups Are Thriving
Jan 03, 2023
Fintech Startups Are Underdogs Who Innovate
Dec 13, 2022
Can You Plan for No Fundraising in the Future?
Nov 29, 2022
Identify an Extreme Pain Point
Nov 15, 2022
Be a Badass Founder
Nov 01, 2022
Cool Technology is Not a Hot Company
Oct 18, 2022
Show Strong Metrics to Stand Out
Oct 04, 2022
Listen to Remarkable People
Sep 20, 2022
The Difference Between Success and Failure is Right Between Your Ears
Sep 06, 2022
Break Rules, Don’t Break the Law
Aug 23, 2022
Tell Your Story of Why
Aug 09, 2022
Build 12 Months of Barrier to Entry
Jul 26, 2022
Distill the Essence of Your Vision
Jul 12, 2022
Be Ready to Answer Hard Questions
Jun 28, 2022
Financial Technology Will Create a Better Tomorrow
Jun 14, 2022
Choose Investors Who Care
May 31, 2022
Stick It Out and Execute, Don’t Fail Easily
May 17, 2022
What’s Your North Star?
May 03, 2022
Improve Society Using Risk and Insurance
Apr 19, 2022
Successful Founders Are Naive Fast Learners
Apr 05, 2022
Learn to Look for VCs With Founder Mentality
Mar 22, 2022
Is Decentralized Finance Really Getting Decentralized?
Mar 08, 2022
Investing in Product-Led Growth
Mar 01, 2022
Choose Investors Who Solve Problems
Feb 22, 2022
Form Relationships with Investors Before Raising Capital
Feb 15, 2022
Founders With Long-term Vision Are Not Distracted by Public Market Volatility
Feb 08, 2022
Competition is Irrelevant
Feb 01, 2022
Entrepreneurship is a Viable Career Path
Jan 25, 2022
Sell to Investors Authentically
Jan 18, 2022
Bring Fresh Ideas to Improve Healthcare
Jan 11, 2022
Create Net New Value from Nothing
Jan 04, 2022
Do You Have Unlimited Ambition?
Dec 28, 2021
Avoid ‘Me-too’ Startup Ideas
Dec 14, 2021
Do Business with Gratitude
Dec 07, 2021
Investing in Pre-revenue Startups
Nov 30, 2021
Construction Technology Will Solve the Global Housing Crisis
Nov 23, 2021
Beware of Regulations in Fintech
Nov 16, 2021
Good Corporate VCs Think Strategically
Nov 09, 2021
Put On Your Risk Hat With Debt Investors
Nov 02, 2021
Always Be Learning
Oct 26, 2021
Appetite for Disruption: Alternative Proteins
Oct 19, 2021
Keep the Deck Clear and Concise
Oct 12, 2021
Balance Commitment to the Vision with Attention to Customers' Needs
Oct 05, 2021
Ambitious Midwest U.S. Founders are Underrated
Sep 28, 2021
Show your assumptions
Sep 21, 2021
Technology redefining the future of work
Sep 14, 2021
Just be yourself
Sep 07, 2021
Prioritize cash, team and momentum in that order
Aug 31, 2021
It’s about people not spreadsheets
Aug 24, 2021
Don’t wait for the perfect time
Aug 17, 2021
Don’t have it all buttoned up
Aug 10, 2021
No is not a no. You can convert to a yes.
Aug 03, 2021
Look where others are not looking
Jul 27, 2021
Focus on one user, one use case, and one solution
Jul 20, 2021
Say what your company does in 30 seconds
Jul 13, 2021
Convert investors from non-believers to believers
Jul 06, 2021
Be persuasive to convince investors, customers and employees
Jun 29, 2021
Start with your childhood story not your resume
Jun 22, 2021
Great entrepreneurs are students of venture capital
Jun 15, 2021
Get everyone on the investment team excited about your business
Jun 08, 2021
Show empathy for your customers
Jun 01, 2021
Foresee future opportunities from today’s innovations
May 25, 2021
Succeed from your unique starting point
May 18, 2021
Say “Yes” more often
May 11, 2021
Reflect, learn and grow
May 04, 2021
Don’t be shy. Good investors like to get their hands dirty.
Apr 27, 2021
Win big in niche markets
Apr 20, 2021
Care for your neighbors
Apr 13, 2021
Turn venture blueprints into tangible, thriving futures
Apr 06, 2021
Everything is fintech
Mar 30, 2021
Every day is recruiting day at a startup
Mar 23, 2021
Play the long-game to win in Silicon Valley
Mar 16, 2021
Be efficient. Don't be macho.
Mar 09, 2021
Build agile solutions for traditional problems
Mar 02, 2021
No place in the world is like Silicon Valley
Feb 23, 2021
Innovate continuously to remain competitive
Feb 16, 2021
Lower your shield and openly communicate with investors
Feb 09, 2021
Convert frustration into desire to create a new business
Feb 02, 2021
Startup ecosystem in Austin, Texas is booming
Jan 26, 2021
Catch the attention of investors with non-obvious insights
Jan 19, 2021
Show your personality on video calls
Jan 12, 2021
Create unfair advantage with novel technical insights
Jan 05, 2021
Visionary entrepreneurs have the x-factor
Dec 29, 2020
Clarity of thought combined with empathy is a winning combo
Dec 15, 2020
Growth with negative margins is dangerous
Dec 08, 2020
Build products to serve the middle class
Dec 01, 2020
Decision analysis is a high-quality conversation leading to clarity of action
Nov 17, 2020
How does an investor form gut feel?
Nov 10, 2020
Latin America is a huge market
Nov 03, 2020
Seek honest feedback from investors
Oct 27, 2020
Limited partners influence change from the top
Oct 20, 2020
Immigrant entrepreneurs must overcome unique hurdles
Oct 13, 2020
Prepare your investor for the conversation
Oct 06, 2020
Tell the story of "why" to excite investors
Sep 30, 2020
Meet a rare black VC
Sep 25, 2020
Ethos to keep pushing things forward is a rare quality
Sep 16, 2020
Startups in underdog cities are looking for good investors
Sep 09, 2020
Design a process to avoid investment biases
Sep 02, 2020
Build solutions for a large future market
Aug 26, 2020
Entrepreneurship liberates you to solve impactful problems
Aug 19, 2020
Increase diversity in entrepreneurship, now
Aug 12, 2020
Devotion to your business will convince skeptics
Aug 05, 2020
Be bold, compete against incumbents
Aug 05, 2020
Modernize financial infrastructure to democratize prosperity
Jul 30, 2020
Future of healthcare needs more empathy and technology
Jul 30, 2020
Lessons from >100 angel investments
Jul 30, 2020
Welcome and quick intro
Jul 18, 2020