74: Life of a VC: Navigating the World of Venture Capital with Nichole, Wischoff Ventures | 1947 VC

Nichole Wischoff is the solo GP of Wischoff Ventures where she’s investing into pre-seed & Seed stage unsexy businesses out of a $20M fund II.

Before venture, Nichole was an operator at 2 successful companies, one that was acquired by Walmart.

Timestamps :
00:00: Highlights of Key Moments
00:33: Introduction to the Podcast with Nichole
02:00: Initiation of Angel Investing and Creation of Wischoff Ventures
03:00: Founding of Wischoff Ventures Linked to Angel Investing Success
05:38: Application of First Fund Lessons to Second Fund
10:42: Clear Playbook Development for Solo GP Fund Building with Twitter's Aid
15:28: Evaluation of Nashville's Advantages and Drawbacks Compared to Tech Hubs
17:44: Influence of Non-Tech Hub Residence on Independent Thinking
19:11: Identification and Discussion of Venture Capital Misconceptions
21:15: Advice for Operators Transitioning to Venture Capital
23:50: Gratifying and Challenging Aspects of Building Wischoff Ventures
26:06: Insights into Capital Raising from First Fund to Second
29:21: Preferred Investment Targets as an LP
30:24: Common New Fund Manager Mistakes and Lead Investor Role Transition
34:50: Current Non-Work Obsessions
36:43: Alternate Focus if Not Engaged with Wischoff
39:16: The three invitees to dinner with Nichole

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