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Micah Rosenbloom

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Micah Rosenbloom

@micahjay1

Seed stage investor at @fcollective. Over 50 founding teams served & counting! Founder of 3 tech companies - Handshake, Brontes (acq by 3M) and Sample6/Corvium.

New York City

foundercollective.com

Joined June 2009

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Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Jul 6, 2020
In order to respond to the question "what do you invest in?" from founders, angels, scouts, VCs, LPs, and my mother... we've created this easy to use cheat-sheet. Only 26 categories - guess we don't follow that many themes ;)
Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
@fcollective
Jul 6, 2020
We’re often asked by entrepreneurs, VCs, and others in the entrepreneurial community, “What kinds of companies do you invest in?” The short answer is – almost anything. We’ve backed startups developing solutions in industries ranging from AdTech to Zoological DNA tests. /🧵
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Feb 22, 2021
I’m in an Uber with a driver obsessively checking his Robin Hood account. Either the market is going to crash or I am ;(
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Aug 20, 2018
Some of our fastest growing companies were founded by individuals that a) got rejected by YC, b) didn't go to a top tier university, c) are over 40, d) are in obscure geographies. Its a good reminder that we're in the business of exceptions.
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Oct 27, 2020
Entrepreneurs are often so fixated on “getting to yes” with a VC – and will go to great lengths to answer any question posed to do so – that they forget to ask the VC any questions. Here are 12 questions that founders should ask potential investors more frequently: 1/19 🧵
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Oct 10, 2023
Just texting with a founder in Israel that was called up for duty. Told me that his shift was starting in 5 minutes but in the meantime was finishing edits on closing a $100K SAAS contract. Running a start-up is courageous and hard. Doing it during an actual war is next level.
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Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
May 27, 2021
“Product Manager” might be the most fluid title in tech. It can mean anything from a spreadsheet-obsessed APM at Google to a savant who can create new user paradigms from scratch. But what makes for a good product leader at a *startup?* /🧵
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Apr 27, 2020
Why is it that we’ll pay $39 a month for the millionth repeat of a fitness model doing squats and pushups but we won’t pay $10 a month for quality, daily journalism? I’m generalizing of course but I’m curious the psychology behind this.
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Jun 12, 2019
I'm trying intermittent fasting. Now going 32 minutes between snacks.
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Oct 5, 2018
A lot of VCs, engineers and founders are inherently anti-social at home, on wkds, at parties etc. For many incl me, its easier to be social around a topic - e.g. venture, tech, politics, etc. Its hard when there isn't an established context to break ice.
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Jul 21, 2022
Linkedin profiles don't seem well suited to the era of 2 jobs, 3 side hustles, 6 angel investments and random interests.
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Dec 14, 2018
I just read someone's personal deck. What a fantastic idea to write a deck about yourself. Everyone should do this. I'm going to try this over the holiday. History/strengths/weaknesses/how I think about the world/future plans/metrics
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Feb 26, 2019
Just a reminder, it is your job as a founder to pursue M&A opportunities when the time is right. It shouldn’t be a taboo topic w founders/investors. By a pure numbers POV, you’re going to sell your company at some point. 1/14
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Mar 20, 2019
I think we've entered a generation where highschoolers will apply to good schools, get in and never attend. They will post on their profiles - accepted to X great school and then will proceed to learn on their own, Lambda or something else.
Micah Rosenbloom
@micahjay1
Dec 24, 2021
Job candidates should ask more about business metrics like revenue, margins, burn rates, forecasts and be less enamored by dollars raised, valuations and the brands of investors.