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Sunil Nagaraj on “Failing Well” & Investing in Early-Stage Deep-Tech Ventures

Entrepreneur and investor Sunil Nagaraj reviews how and why he decided to close his first venture and “fail well,” despite some encouraging signals. Learn the factors that influenced Nagaraj’s decision of whether to remain afloat or close and the steps he took to exit, and his transition to investing. Now the founder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity Ventures, a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm, Nagaraj shares the criteria he uses for investing in “nerdy and early”—early-stage deep-tech—ventures.

Sunil Nagaraj on Starting, Pivoting & Exiting

Sunil Nagaraj reflects on leadership lessons he learned while starting his first venture, Triangulate. He shares his insights on starting a venture, choosing a co-founder, formalizing a founders’ agreement, changing directions, and exiting.

Sunil Nagaraj on the Mindsets of Entrepreneurs & Investors

Sunil Nagaraj, founding partner of Ubiquity Ventures and co-founder of Triangulate, reviews the key differences between the mindsets of entrepreneurs and investors. And he shares tips to help founders better understand their investors’ mindsets and help them succeed.

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Reasons to Write a Formal Founders’ Agreement

Research shows that establishing a founders’ agreement prematurely often generates founder conflict—a leading cause of startup death. Can writing a founders’ agreement help you mitigate future conflicts and save your business? Before you rush into an agreement, understand the underlying mechanics and learn how to customize them to strengthen your co-founder relationship.