Artwork

Content provided by Aaron Watson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Aaron Watson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

290 Writing $750,000 Venture Capital Checks at Birchmere with Ned Renzi

30:28
 
Share
 

Manage episode 199463237 series 81991
Content provided by Aaron Watson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Aaron Watson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Key Terms

CAC - Customer acquisition cost

LTV - Lifetime Value

ARR - Annual Recurring Revenue

MRR - Monthly Recurring Revenue

Churn Rate - % of customers that stop paying for your product/service

Ned is one of two founding partners at Birchmere Ventures, which is primarily focused on seed SaaS and marketplace investments. He led Birchmere’s investment in Cvent and served on its board for 11 years.

His other notable investments include TenMarks (acquired by Amazon), Neolinear (acquired by Cadence Design Systems), Peloton Technologies, Presence Learning, Identified Technologies, Modsy, Gem, Gradeslam, Mapper.ai, Ikos, SubCentral, OneKloud, Sleeperbot, and Treatspace.

We cover the 101 of venture capital and how the Pittsburgh startup ecosystem has evolved. Watch the behind-the-scenes on Piper Creative’s vlog.

Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.

Ned’s Challenge; Run personal experiments like intermittent fasting.

Connect with Ned

LinkedIn

Twitter

Website

ned@birchmerevc.com

If you liked this interview, check out episode 85 with Sean Ammirati where we discuss the science of growth and why Facebook beat Friendster.

Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

  continue reading

557 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 199463237 series 81991
Content provided by Aaron Watson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Aaron Watson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Key Terms

CAC - Customer acquisition cost

LTV - Lifetime Value

ARR - Annual Recurring Revenue

MRR - Monthly Recurring Revenue

Churn Rate - % of customers that stop paying for your product/service

Ned is one of two founding partners at Birchmere Ventures, which is primarily focused on seed SaaS and marketplace investments. He led Birchmere’s investment in Cvent and served on its board for 11 years.

His other notable investments include TenMarks (acquired by Amazon), Neolinear (acquired by Cadence Design Systems), Peloton Technologies, Presence Learning, Identified Technologies, Modsy, Gem, Gradeslam, Mapper.ai, Ikos, SubCentral, OneKloud, Sleeperbot, and Treatspace.

We cover the 101 of venture capital and how the Pittsburgh startup ecosystem has evolved. Watch the behind-the-scenes on Piper Creative’s vlog.

Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.

Ned’s Challenge; Run personal experiments like intermittent fasting.

Connect with Ned

LinkedIn

Twitter

Website

ned@birchmerevc.com

If you liked this interview, check out episode 85 with Sean Ammirati where we discuss the science of growth and why Facebook beat Friendster.

Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

  continue reading

557 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Quick Reference Guide