Devin Baptiste: Building the Tastiest Way To Change the World
Devin Baptiste is the cofounder of GroupRaise, one of our portfolio companies. I saw down with Devin to talk about how he cofounded one of the most diverse startups in the world.
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It’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur in Latin America.Funds like a16z, Sequoia, Softbank have all planted the flag, sharing their thesis. Funds like QED, who have been in Latin America for years, are generating great returns.
There are many great resources on building decks to raise money. After giving advice on this to Magma founders over the years, I wrote an actionable list of how I would think about doing a deck.
The goal of this post is to help you understand our process, and give you the best tips to stand out and increase your chances of raising money with Magma at each step.
Our first investment calls are generally 30-45 minutes, depending on the stage of the business. Find out why we never meet in person before having a call, and why we almost never do a call without a Magma Memo.
One of your top three most important jobs as a founder is building a great team. One framework that helps you build your team is the ABC player framework.
The best entrepreneurs send investor updates religiously. Whether it's monthly or quarterly, the best founders pick a cadence and stick to it. In good times and in bad. They don’t hide anything.
After you get an investment, you may want to announce the round. Depending on the round size, who you raised from, and how timely your story is, you may be able to get coverage not only locally, but also internationally.
Founders frequently ask us how they can get more clients, raise capital, or recruit top talent for their teams. One of the highest bang for the buck investments is writing bylines that share your perspective and unique point of view.
After finding product market fit, building the right team is probably the most important job a founder has. But recruiting is difficult for the vast majority of startups and most early stage companies don’t have the resources to invest...
David Assael and David Basulto are the cofounders of Archdaily, the world's largest architecture website in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. They've built the business 100% boostrapped from their home base in Santiago Chile.
Adrian Fisher, founder of ProprtySimple, is a US entrepreneur who spent more than 7 years in Latin America, split between Argentina and Chile. He's been building technology since he was 15 and now is the founder of Magma's fastest growing
