by Christian Rangen | Mar 2, 2026 | Consulting, Education, Tools
What separates a first-time fund manager who closes institutional capital from one who never gets a second meeting? Often, it’s not the strategy. It’s the data room. Most emerging managers obsess over their pitch. The deck. The narrative. The 45-minute...
by Christian Rangen | Feb 28, 2026 | News, Strategy Simulation, Tools
Startup founder, looking to raise investor capital? Working on your pitch deck? Building out your data room? Currently in one of our Investor Readiness programs? This one is for you. In recent weeks, we have worked with 400+ founders from pre-seed to Series B. A...
by Christian Rangen | Feb 3, 2026 | News, Strategy Simulation, Tools
In our work with emerging managers and Fund-of-fund programs around the world, the ‘journey from emerging to institutional-ready’ is a common challenge for many first time fund managers to grasp. We wrote up the story of Nexus VC to show how to start...
by Christian Rangen | Feb 3, 2026 | News, Strategy Simulation, Tools
Having run 100’s of Strategy Sims Masterclasses we’ve learned how to best plan and structure a program for maximum value to the participants. One way of increasing the value, is to ensure that you, the facilitator and your team are sufficiently prepared . here are 14...
by Christian Rangen | Feb 3, 2026 | News, Strategy Simulation, Tools
When startup VC exits does not happen by themselves, what’s a VC to do? Exploring the topic of discussing liquidity and exit strategy at term sheet level. First article leading up to the upcoming Dune Venture Days in Dubai. The Exit Gap in Most VC Markets Across...
