INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Just about anyone can come up with a good idea
Fewer people can execute on that idea and turn it into a prototype or MVP
But there is still one final challenge for most entrepreneurs that can prove challenging.How do you secure that initial seed capital and
will sit down together and chat it out on the Extra Crunch stage.Kadavy, Heddleston and Hudson can offer a unique perspective on the process
of early-stage fundraising.Kadavy joined Redpoint in 2018 after a four-year stint at Charles River Ventures, where she sourced or led deals
with ClassPass, Cratejoy, DoorDash, Lauren - Wolf and Patreon
She understands the importance of operational experience, and knows better than most how to take a company from point A to point
B.Heddleston, co-founder and CEO of DocSend, has a completely different perspective
DocSend is used to securely send and track documents, and one of the most prevalent documents on the platform happens to be pitch decks
Heddleston can tell us about what characteristics get (and keep) the attention of investors, as well as what turns them off.Hudson, managing
partner at Precursor Ventures, has been on both sides of the conference room table
He founded Bionic Panda Games, which was acquired by Zynga in 2010
He moved on to SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), where he spent eight years working on seed-stage investments in the consumer internet space
The Extra Crunch stage, much like Extra Crunch on the web, is meant to serve as a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and VCs, offering
Tickets to Disrupt SF are available here.
