🔒 Consultative VC, Understanding Customers (as a VC), Developing Industry Networks for Your PortCos, & More w/ Rick Zullo (Equal Ventures)

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In this episode Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) and Rick Zullo (@Rick_Zullo) discuss, Rick's career trajectory to VC, the thesis behind Equal Ventures, his thoughts on the CTVC's H1 Funding report, and his advice to founders and VCs.

This episode is densely packed with value as Rick has clearly thought a lot about these problems. Perhaps my favorite takeaways are 1) that he views VC as more Consulting with Equity than banking and 2) was how they develop industry connections and understanding so that they can actually help their PortCos succeed.

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Topics:
**1:51 Intro to Rick
**8:10 How he got into Climate
**19:27 Equal Ventures
**23:45 VC is not Consultative Anymore
**35:45 Building in Public
**39:53 Their Remit
**42:38 H1 CTVC Funding Report Reaction
--PAY WALL--
**45:58 Advice to Other Founders and VCs
**50:03 Speak the Language of Your Customers
**52:09 The Biggest Mistakes Founders Make

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Links:
**Connect w/ Rick on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickzullo/
**Follow Rick on Twitter (X.com)
**Equal VC Website: https://www.equal.vc/
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**HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner

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