I've issued 5 term sheets and 4 of the teams have a female founder. If you think there's a pipeline issue, you aren't looking hard enough. 👀
Meka Asonye
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Meka Asonye
@BigMekaStyle
Founder of Prist Capital, ex @Firstround, @Stripe, @mixpanel, Bain, and @CleGuardians. Bears Fan 🏈, amateur golfer 🏌🏾♂️, pilot 🛩.
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2010
- 1/ PUMPED to finally announce that I've officially joined @firstround as a Partner. I couldn't have imagined this when I joined their Angel Track program a few years ago, but now I'm on the team that's laser focused on helping Day 1 founders. firstround.medium.com/meet-meka-ason…
- Today, I spent time with 5 @stripe alums -- 3 founders and 2 in VC. They are all *insanely* talented. Choose your employer wisely.
- We're having our first kid in 24-48 hours 👶🏾. Advice? Words of warning? What stupid rookie parent shit should I not do? HELPPPPPPPPPPPPP!
- 🌶️Hot take: Too many leaders get stuck spending all their time trying to make a C player a B player, rather than keeping their A players happy, challenged, and motivated. Focus your energy on excellence, not mediocrity.
- 3 days into a NYC trip, I can confirm we're officially back. Activate Roaring 20s.
- Hot take: EWR > JFK all day. I’d even almost consider a layover to avoid JFK traffic.
- Stripe Fam: Hit me up if you are excited about early stage startups. We’ve got a ton of portfolio companies actively hiring. Today sucks, tomorrow will be better.
- People ask where my dealflow is from. I’ve come to realize it’s a function of helping others when I had nothing to gain. Relationships date back to college days. You don’t realize it at the time but you almost always cross paths with ppl again. Treat everyone with respect ❤️
- Bold ambition. Strong founding team solving a personal pain point. Compelling why now. Painkiller not a vitamin. Deep diligence work to validate the problem. Early momentum. Out of all of these traits that investors look for, it’s rare to find an early-stage startup that ticks
- 1/ Some quick reflections -- 90 days and 3 investments into a hopefully decades long career @firstround. Mileage may vary, but hopefully applicable to founders, operators, and investors. 🧵 👇
- I know everyone is preaching that SF is dead and fully distributed is the future. 100% disagree. Spent the last 3 evenings with founders, co-workers, and angels. Excited for water cooler chat, hugs, IRL meals, serendipity and more. TAKE ME BACK TO THE OFFICE! #yayscience 💉
- 1/ On the heels of the news about my new gig, the @firstround Review team asked me to share some GTM lessons for founders. While there are stories from my Stripe days, I also reached out to the best leaders I know . Hope it's a helpful read:
- Wrapped up 2 years at First Round, excited for the next 10!🚀 Sharing a few observations from the last couple of years: 1/ VCs are in the business of believing. Lucky to work with teams like @getpocus, @getLogicLoop, @ComposerTrade, @GuideDotCo, @diversioglobal, @Prepared_HQ,
