This week on The Melting Pot, we delve into the world of venture capital, IPOs, and the limitations of traditional investment structures. We learned from Nic Brisbourne, a serial founder of VC firms and founding partner at Forward Partners, which has some rarity value. It's one of only a handful of VC firms in the UK that has gone through an IPO. Every year, they get 4,000 pitch decks, from which they only interview 400. Ultimately, they only invest in 1% of the people they meet. That's a very wide funnel at the top and incredibly narrow at the bottom.

In this episode, Nic dives into the complexities of recruitment and the importance of making the right hiring decisions. Along the way, he unveils his proprietary framework for assessing founders and shares valuable lessons on the IPO process and the structure of venture capital firms. 

Download and listen to learn more.

On today's podcast: 

• Forward Partners investments
• The recruitment challenge
• Traditional vs Innovative VCs structure
• The CIDL proprietary framework to assess founders

Follow Nic Brisbourne:

Forward Partners website

LinkedIn

Twitter: @brisbourne

Book recommendations :

The Great CEO Within

Breath

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