145. Intro + Trick Question feat. Abby Mercado, CEO @ Rescripted

VC Minute

09/11/23 • 2 min

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Watch out for these VC "trick questions." How you answer will impact how far you get in their process.
About Rescripted
Reaching 9M people monthly, Rescripted is the #1 global media platform for women's health and fertility, providing content, tools, and resources for wherever you are in your reproductive lifecycle. Learn more at rescripted.com, and follow along at @hellorescripted on Instagram and TikTok.
About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and marketplace businesses. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.
About Rich Maloy
Rich’s mission is to rebuild the American dream through entrepreneurship. He believes technology gives all people the opportunity to grow, learn and earn. He is a Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures and the host of the VC Minute podcast. With prior careers in finance and sales, he's been focused on the startup ecosystem for over a dozen years. He's a father of two young children and loves sci-fi, skiing, and video games.

09/11/23 • 2 min

VC Minute - 145. Intro + Trick Question feat. Abby Mercado, CEO @ Rescripted

Transcript

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I first met this week's guest, Abby Mercado, at Techstars Boulder a few years ago. SpringTime did not end up investing in her business, but she kept me on her updates list. In the spring of this year, she responded to one of my LinkedIn posts, commenting about VCs trick questions. She totally called me out, in a nice way, about my own VC trick question. It got me thinking about that question and how I could do better by founders. I've since dropped th

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