Founders Are Crazy, VCs Are Evil - with Renata Bade Barajas and Helga Valfells

We hear a lot of horror stories about crazy founders and evil venture capitalists. Where are these stories rooted? I sat down with Helga Valfells, the founding partner at Crowberry Capital, and Renata Bade Barajas, co-founder and CEO of GreenBytes, to discuss the myths around startup life, raising capital, and relationships between founders, investors, and boards of directors.

In this episode, you will hear about:

• the history of venture capital and what made many people sceptical about the industry
• Renata's "falling into startup" journey
• a transition from almost being scared of VC to being a VC-backed founder
• building thriving investor-founder relationships
• spreading the founders' mental load 
• the role of board of directors for the company's success
• timing for controlling vs delegating
• the only two tasks of a CEO

Stay safe and #standwithukraine,

Anna

Resources:

Connect with Helga: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helgavalfells/

Learn more about Crowberry Capital: https://www.crowberrycapital.com/

Connect with Renata: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renata-bade-barajas-441b94124/

Learn more about GreenBytes: https://greenbytes.is/

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