Aydin Senkut, my first guest on Ask A VC, sat down this past week to talk about the Series A Crunch and general state of the venture world, his investment strategies, and, of course, to answer your questions. Senkut says that there is a crunch when it comes to Series B and C funding, especially following the explosion of seed funding over the past few years. And Senkut, who was Google’s first product manager, has a unique perspective on how entrepreneurs should approach VCs for funding.
We also chatted about what he thinks about the funding environment outside the U.S., Senkut’s thoughts on crowdfunding platforms, and more. Tune in for his answers above.
Aydin Senkut is the Founder and Managing Director of Felicis Ventures. He has been named one of the top 25 tech angels by Businessweek recently and was featured as one of the top 8 up and coming VCs by Forbes’ Midas List. Felicis Ventures portfolio encompasses over 50 companies currently including Azumio, Baby.com.br, Clearslide, Dropcam, Chloe & Isabel, Imageshack, Inkling, Justin.tv, Meraki, Room 77, Practice Fusion, Rovio, Shopify, Weebly, Wildfire and Zaarly. In the last four years, 20 Felicis...
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