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The Yogi-isms could not be contained to one episode, so we made it a double header. In today's episode, we continue studying the unintentional startup wisdom contained in Yogi's cryptic quotes.

Dave started both of the major investing vehicles in Tampa Bay: Florida Funders and SeedFunders. Between the two, he's reviewed thousands of companies and seen them bloom and bust. In this episode Dave shares how those experiences have shaped his investment decision making. And there's no better way to make the wisdom go down than a top ten list.

No one can accurately predict the future, but there's no one we would rather have not accurately predict the future than Dave. In this episode Dave brings his research, his insight and a few devices of the ethereal to the table (literally), and we try to figure out what the next few years hold for seed funding.

In this episode of the SeedFunders podcast, a new partner, Bob Kropp, pinch hits for Dave. Bob gives an overview of his experience in medicine and what it has helped him understand about investing in medical startups. He also shares why he joined SeedFunders and how valuable the group is to both founders and investors.

Startups fail. The startup road is littered with the carca.....and...swirling above there are vult...well - I'll spare your gory analogy. Let's just say if you're walking that road, wear your Wellingtons because it's inevitable you'll step in some startup. While we know some startups will fail, that does make us any less determined to make sure the ones we're invested in don't become the bad statistic. That means understanding why it happens. In this episode Dave brings studies and lists and is his best comprehensive self in examining why startups fail - and how Seedfunders uses that knowledge to support its portfolio companies.

Doing due diligence on startups can be like trying to put fog in a box. The variables can shift ethereally or disappear altogether when the sun shines on them. But you still have to try.

To that end, Dave has created a checklist of 10 important factors he uses to gauge the viability of a startup. In this episode we go through them all, with gusto.

For episode 10 of the Seedfunders Podcast, we turn our attention to Seedfunders itself. Dave lays out the SF investment thesis and how that thesis is activated by the partners. You'll hear some familiar terms and see how they specifically map to Seedfunders investments. Most importantly, you'll hear how Seedfunders partners value lifting up our community just as much as making a good return.

Diversity is a well trodden subject in investment content. Stocks and bonds, or bonds an stocks? The traditional answers explain diversity within these two classes. But what about our favorite asset class - the startup asset class? In this episode, Dave share his insight on how startups play an important role in a truly diversified portfolio.

Term sheets are not legally binding, but people still get pretty attached to them. That makes sense as they represent the first articulation of what could become a pretty big deal for the startup. In this episode, Dave helps us understand the many facets of a term sheet - what they do, what they don't and what it all means to putting a deal on paper.

A key component to mastering portfolio diversification is understanding asset classes. In episode 5, Dave gives an overview of asset classes and explains where startups exist as an asset class. We consider how alternative asset classes, like startups, may act as a hedge to more traditional asset classes in their lack of correlation to them. Enjoy this short, but mighty episode.

Episode 3 delivers a deep dive into angel groups. Pooling resources and working together has some expected and unexpected benefits. Dave explains each of the key considerations and how angel groups deliver value to investors. We also profile the different operating structures that angel groups employ to cover operating costs.