# pre seed (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover pre seed. Page: Feed: --- ## [From Facebook's Early Days to a Solo $10M Pre-Seed Fund | Helen Min, Articulate Capital](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/from-facebooks-early-days-to-a-solo) _2026-08-16 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Our latest episode is with Helen Min, founder of Articulate , the $10 million pre-seed fund she launched this year and runs solo, and venture partner at True Ventures. Helen has spent twenty years in San Francisco, most of it as an operator rather than an investor. She was an early product marketer at Facebook, ran marketing and communications at Plaid through the years it positioned itself as the… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211206788/52df3bea2818eb0a00ba86210f56e723.mp3) ## [A Quarter Mile at a Time](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/a-quarter-mile-at-a-time) _2026-08-09 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ For decades, venture capital was associated with creative destruction. Recently, it has drifted toward risk-averse incrementalism, serving the incumbents it used to disrupt. ## [How to set early stage startup valuation?](https://vclens.substack.com/p/how-to-set-early-stage-startup-valuation) _2026-08-07 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ The VC Lens Academy : Session #002 ## [How Chaotic Capital Bets on Founders, Pre-Idea | Alex Miller, Chaotic Capital](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/how-chaotic-capital-bets-on-founders) _2026-08-02 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ A few weeks ago I jumped on a call with Alex Miller, co-founder of Chaotic Capital , the early-stage fund he runs with Julie Fredrickson. Their thesis is that the world is too chaotic to predict, so the only thing worth betting on is a founder’s ability to adapt to it. Alex came to venture from outside the industry. Concert producer, conference producer for Jason Calacanis, eight and a half years… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209266988/832f0f083538eff80293337abfd116b9.mp3) ## [15 VC Funds You Need to Know (2026)](https://vclens.substack.com/p/15-vc-funds-you-need-to-know-2026) _2026-08-01 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ Funds that launched new funds & are writing fast cheques ## [The SPV is Dead, Long Live the SPV](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-spv-is-dead-long-live-the-spv) _2026-07-26 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Private markets are evolving; the dominance of the ten-year fund is making way for capital deployed by more flexible discretionary vehicles with better terms. ## [Gaps in Reality](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/there-is-no-playbook) _2026-07-19 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Cyan Banister on why the biggest wins come from the most unusual places. ## [Elorian raised $55M pre product - Here's what's relavant for you from their story](https://vclens.substack.com/p/elorian-raised-55m-pre-product-heres) _2026-07-18 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ Andrew Dai left Google DeepMind, closed a $300M pre-seed valuation in five months, and turned down higher offers to do it. Here’s exactly how — and what it means for you. ## [The Individual Versus the Firm](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/diseconomies-of-growth) _2026-07-12 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Venture capitalists tend to understand success through the pursuit of scale, and yet scale is more likely to create failure than to enable success. ## [The 47-Tab Problem: Why Founders Research Everything and Pitch Nobody](https://vclens.substack.com/p/the-47-tab-problem-why-founders-research) _2026-07-10 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ A smarter way to build your investor shortlist — and actually send the email ## [Open this .onion address (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kWmYg88PJSAR) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Access 7btj5kisrpopxjkhmcugbiygfk2xd6op3ta7whfrmxxrldyrlh5b5zad.onion using a Tor browser. ## [The Anti-Fund: One Investor's Bet on SPVs | Enrico Mellis, Animal](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-anti-fund-one-investors-bet-on) _2026-07-09 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Enrico Mellis spent a year at the startup that became Foodora, nearly five at Project A, and four and a half more at Lakestar. In November 2025 he launched Animal: no fund, no management fee, just his own check going in first on every deal, with a small group of angels invited in behind him. Here’s what stuck with me: Venture is really three jobs wearing one trenchcoat: sourcing, selecting and… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206281737/260f2327de3a1d4c40d6ddeb402fcade.mp3) ## [The Sick Man of Private Markets](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-sick-man-of-private-markets) _2026-07-05 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Private equity was forced to get fit after the Global Financial Crisis. Venture capital's megafunds would benefit from a similar intervention. ## [The Ownership Math Every Founder Gets Wrong Before Their First Priced Round](https://vclens.substack.com/p/the-ownership-math-every-founder) _2026-07-03 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ How SAFE notes silently eat your equity — and how to see exactly where you'll land before you sign anything ## [The Venture Capitalist's World Model](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-venture-capitalists-world-model) _2026-06-28 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Venture capital has roots in financing exploration, and in many ways that's what the industry still does today — the horizons are just less literal. ## [Investing in Products with Community at their Core | Sarah Drinkwater, Common Magic](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/investing-in-products-with-community) _2026-06-23 · Patrick Ryan · The Odin Times_ A few weeks ago I sat down with Sarah Drinkwater, founder of Common Magic. Sarah came to venture from the outside. Journalist, club night runner, vintage clothing shop owner, operator, angel. Her journey looks nothing like a straight line. As you often find, that’s kind of the point. Her fund, Common Magic , backs products with community at their core, building on her experience creating products… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203216115/59fd0b06436139291145aa113d813112.mp3) ## [The Race](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-race) _2026-06-21 · An Rón · The Odin Times_ An aging, chubbing man embarks on a half marathon while contemplating AI, consciousness and human solidarity ## [Round Design : Why Your Next Funding Round Should Have More Than One Type of Investor](https://vclens.substack.com/p/round-design-why-your-next-funding) _2026-06-19 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ How to structure your funding round and why a deliberate mix of VCs, angels, family offices, syndicates, and CVCs closes faster and compounds more value. ## [Future Venture Capitalism](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/encyclopedia-galactica) _2026-06-14 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ What venture capital should look like in the age of LLMs ## [Corporate Venture Capital Explained: What Early-Stage Founders Need to Know Before Taking a CVC Cheque](https://vclens.substack.com/p/corporate-venture-capital-explained) _2026-06-12 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ CVC is the fastest-growing source of venture capital in 2026 — but it plays by completely different rules. Here is what it means for your fundraising strategy, your cap table, and your exit. ## [From Banking Analyst to Three-Fund Solo GP | Adam Besvinick, Looking Glass Capital](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/from-banking-analyst-to-three-fund) _2026-06-11 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Adam Besvinick of Looking Glass Capital has been investing at pre-seed for over a decade — solo, and on his own terms. In this episode, he joins Dan to talk about cold-emailing his way into a role at Lowercase Capital, what he learned from Chris Sacca that still guides him today, and what marks don't tell you about the companies that matter most. The Odin Times A newsletter about venture capital,… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201443117/b1659e78a674e10bb4ad3fb09286f67d.mp3) ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2uVtwIe9RGi1) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Survival of the Fittest](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/survival-of-the-fittest) _2026-06-07 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ The path to scaling venture capital must avoid propping up a larger number of marginal companies and feeding fee extraction. ## [How to Fund Your Startup Between Rounds Without Running a Full Fundraise?](https://vclens.substack.com/p/how-to-fund-your-startup-between) _2026-06-05 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ Four creative capital strategies for early-stage founders stuck in the messy middle — when you need money to move faster but a formal raise doesn't make sense yet. ## [The Magical Money Tree of Management Fees](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-magical-money-tree-of-management) _2026-05-31 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ The mismatch of an unscalable industry built on an incentive to scale. ## [Unreasonable Breakthroughs](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/unreasonable-breakthroughs) _2026-05-24 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Noubar Afeyan has devoted his career to proving innovation can be systematic, and the volume of successful exits from Flagship Pioneering appears to prove his point. ## [42% of startups fail due to "no real market need" for their product - Here's how to solve that](https://vclens.substack.com/p/42-of-startups-fail-due-to-no-real) _2026-05-23 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ A detailed guide to validating demand, talking to real customers, and proving people actually want your product before you build it for first time founders ## [The Myths Distorting Venture Capital Today | Arian Ghashghai, Earthling VC](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/arian-ghashghai-earthling-vc-02e) _2026-05-19 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Odin’s research lead Dan Gray takes the conversation online to meet emerging managers and solo GPs from around the world, unpacking their investing journey and thesis. In this episode, Dan sits down with Arian Ghashghai, who founded Earthling VC in 2023 to back weird, fringe, early-stage companies across future computing, robotics, AR/VR, AI, bio, and more. They discuss the challenges of raising… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201435261/5caf6aa08d59492adad146da0c97f67a.mp3) ## [Harnessing Conviction](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/harnessing-conviction) _2026-05-17 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ The challenge of backing emerging managers in venture capital, and the many parallels with early-stage investing ## [Best Served Cold](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/best-served-cold) _2026-05-10 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Why cold inbound is an overlooked source of alpha, and a research-backed framework to get the most out of it. ## [Are you ready to pitch to a VC? Check your VC Readiness Score in 5 minutes for FREE](https://vclens.substack.com/p/are-you-ready-to-pitch-to-a-vc-check) _2026-05-08 · Sayanee Bhowmik · The VC Lens_ I went quiet for 2 weeks to build this for you. Big changes are coming your way ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gTPxSJ0e59n5) _2026-05-08 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [The Disappearance of the Ten-Year Fund](https://blog.joinodin.com/p/the-disappearance-of-the-ten-year) _2026-05-03 · Dan Gray · The Odin Times_ Breaking down recent research on venture capital fund horizons, and the implications for small and emerging managers.