Course Program

Your Personal Journey
SF VC Foundations
  • Defining Your Funding Readiness and Valuation Strategy---
  • Silicon Valley Psychology: Mastering the High-Stakes Founder Mindset---
  • The Art of Perseverance: Managing Rejection and Building Momentum in High-Stakes Rounds---
  • Crafting a Silicon Valley Pitch Deck Narrative---
  • Building a High-Quality Investor Pipeline for Pre-Seed and Seed---
Mastering the Outreach and Pitch Process
  • Leveraging the San Francisco Networking Ecosystem for Warm Introductions---
  • Managing the Investor Meeting and Follow-Up Cadence---
  • Articulating Product-Market Fit and Scalability to VCs---
Negotiating Terms and Closing the Round
  • Navigating SAFEs, Convertible Notes, and Equity Terms---
  • Negotiating with Lead Investors and Managing Syndicates---
  • Due Diligence Preparation and Finalizing the Legal Close---
Decoding Regional Investor Dynamics and Local Rituals
  • Differentiating Sand Hill Road Tradition from SF City VC Agility---
  • Mastering Networking Rituals from South Park to Blue Bottle Meetings---
Navigating the Cerebral Valley and AI Hacker House Ecosystem
  • Integrating into the Hayes Valley AI and Hacker House Culture---
  • Strategizing for the AI-First Investment Wave in San Francisco---
Managing Technical Complexities of the Post-Money SAFE
  • Optimizing Dilution Math within YC Post-Money SAFE Frameworks---
  • Structuring Side Letters and High-Resolution Fundraising Rounds---