Adventures in VC: how startups can lure a lead investor
Founders searching for funding must be targeted in their approach to securing a lead investor. A global survey of VCs offers valuable insights into what makes them tick....
Jim Pulcrano is an IMD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management. His current projects include teaching in Lausanne, London and Silicon Valley, research on disruption, and various strategy, networking, customer-centricity, and innovation mandates with multinationals in Europe, Asia, and the US. At IMD, He is Director of the Venture Capital Asset Management (VCAM) program and teaches on the Executive MBA (EMBA), Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP), and full-time MBA programs.
April 11, 2025 • by Jim Pulcrano, Jung Eung Park, Christian Rangen in Competitiveness • 11 min read
Founders searching for funding must be targeted in their approach to securing a lead investor. A global survey of VCs offers valuable insights into what makes them tick....
April 11, 2025 • by Jim Pulcrano in Finance • 2 min read
IMD's Jim Pulcrano interviews Ruchita Sinha, General Partner of venture capital firm AV8 Ventures, and explores her approach to early-stage investing....
March 28, 2025 • by Jim Pulcrano, Matthew C Weinzierl, Brendan Rosseau in I by IMD Book Club • 7 min read
Authors of Space to Grow, Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, tell IMD's Jim Pulcrano that one of the central aims of their book is to inspire industries, businesses and individuals...
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