{"id":1256,"date":"2022-10-21T17:16:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T17:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2023-04-06T12:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:33:24","slug":"charlotte-angel-connection-episode-137-david-jones-general-partner-with-bull-city-venture-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/2022\/10\/21\/charlotte-angel-connection-episode-137-david-jones-general-partner-with-bull-city-venture-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 137: David Jones, General Partner with Bull City Venture Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today we welcome David Jones<\/a>, General Partner of Bull City Venture Partners<\/a> to the podcast.\u00a0 BCVP has a great reputation across NC and the southeast and they just finished raising their 3rd<\/sup> fund.<\/p>\n

Over the pandemic, David reached out to me twice to check in and see how I was doing \u2013 and I\u2019m not an investor in the fund or a company they\u2019ve invested in.<\/p>\n

In a recent conversation with David, it hit me how founder friendly he had to be based on my interactions with him.\u00a0\u00a0 I had also recently been having conversations with founders who seemed timid to ask their venture partners\/investors questions about what they can\/can\u2019t do with company stock or how they should treat certain business situations that greatly impacted them.\u00a0 As such, I reached back out to David to see if he would be willing to do a podcast discussing what it means to him when someone says a venture firm is founder friendly.<\/p>\n

Naturally, we start off the podcast learning more about David and how Bull City Venture Partners has developed over the years.\u00a0 David was kind enough to discuss some aspects of their due diligence process and how it may differ from others.\u00a0 And I think David\u2019s background getting into VC and the path of Bull City over the years is such a great story and so beneficial for them.<\/p>\n

From there, our discussion turned into what meant to David when I said \u2018founder friendly VC\u2019.\u00a0 I thought it was great that one of the first things he said was it didn\u2019t mean they were easy on terms.\u00a0 That\u2019s such an important point to make when talking about being founder friendly but then he opened up about working with founders AFTER funding them and how that dictates what founder friendly can really be.\u00a0 David was naturally honest and open about where they have been helpful but also in some places where they be more engaged with their founders.<\/p>\n

Hopefully listening to this podcast will help all the founders out there know that they investors want them to be successful and have seen other founders be successful in the past.\u00a0 As such, they are oftentimes more than happy to engage in discussions about ways to maximize the growth of the business to the founder(s).<\/p>\n

If you have any questions, we are going to do a founder only \u2018office hours\u2019 in the coming weeks with David where only founders can join in a 60-minute discussion with David about aspects of their business they would like to get feedback on.\u00a0 Please email me directly if you\u2019d like to be included (william@portusadvisors.com<\/a>).\u00a0 If you\u2019ve been on the podcast before, don\u2019t worry.\u00a0 You will automatically receive the invite.<\/p>\n

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William Bissett is the owner of and an Investment Advisor Representative of Portus Wealth Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser.\u00a0Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of Portus Wealth Advisors. The topics discussed and opinions given are not intended to address the specific needs of any listener.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Portus Wealth Advisors does not offer legal or tax advice, listeners are encouraged to discuss their financial needs with the appropriate professional regarding your individual circumstance.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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