Venture Everywhere with Jenny Fielding

Jenny Fielding is the co-founder and Managing Partner of  Everywhere Ventures. She is the author of the book, Venture Everywhere In this episode, Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner of Everywhere Ventures, shares her journey from corporate law and startup founder to becoming a top pre-seed investor. She discusses the transition from running startups to venture capital, the challenges of building a micro-fund, and the power of community-driven investing. She also talks about her book Venture Everywhere, highlighting inspiring founders worldwide, and much more! Timestamps 00:30 - 01:00 - Jenny’s background as a pre-seed investor and co-founder of Everywhere Ventures. 01:00 - 02:30 - How Jenny transitioned from a corporate job at J.P. Morgan to founding a startup. 02:30 - 03:30 - Jenny’s first startup success and the role of timing in her exit. 03:30 - 04:30 - Lessons learned from her second startup failure and missing market timing. 04:30 - 05:30 - Why Jenny decided to transition from being a founder to a venture capitalist. 05:30 - 06:30 - Early days at Techstars and its impact on Jenny’s career. 06:30 - 07:30 - Differences between Techstars, Y Combinator, and other accelerators. 07:30 - 08:30 - The decision to launch Everywhere Ventures and how it operates. 08:30 - 09:30 - Building a micro-fund and how it’s similar to launching a startup. 09:30 - 10:30 - The concept of "community-powered venture capital." 11:30 - 12:30 - The importance of pre-seed and seed-stage investments. 12:30 - 13:30 - How Jenny evaluates first-time founders versus experienced ones. 13:30 - 14:30 - The challenges and advantages of following on in investments. 14:30 - 15:30 - Market shifts affecting valuation trends for pre-seed rounds. 15:30 - 16:30 - The state of M&A and liquidity events in the VC world. 16:30 - 17:30 - How to identify product-market fit as a pre-seed investor. 17:30 - 18:30 - Common fundraising misconceptions among founders. 18:30 - 19:30 - How founders can maximize value from their existing investors. 19:30 - 20:30 - The importance of relationship-building for fundraising. 20:30 - 21:30 - Jenny’s insights on the startup ecosystem in New York vs. London. 21:30 - 22:30 - The future of pre-seed investing and the role of AI. 22:30 - 23:30 - Jenny’s thoughts on launching her book, Venture Everywhere. Jenny’s Links  LDN– https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding/ Website –  https://everywhere.vc/ Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Venture-Everywhere-Travel-Entrepreneurship-Roadmap/dp/B0DHQQTCG3 My Links  Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes Newsletter: https://partner-grow.beehiiv.com/subscribe YouTube:  youtube.com/lifeselfmastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit857/ Agency: https://bit.ly/41YuNnx