For several years I was frustrated that I couldn’t find a portfolio management tool to serve my needs as an investor. I started asking my colleagues if they had the same problems as I did regarding deal flow, system of record, and data aggregation with early stage investments.
I began with user interviews to refine my hypotheses about what investors want and need in portfolio analysis. After this validation, I started building and testing against those same people who would be my customers. Step by step, this became fiifi.
Find mentors that are 1–2 years ahead of you.
With an early stage mentor, ask targeted questions about the specific business challenges and hurdles that you’re experiencing.
Be responsive, engaged, and respectful
Deal-flow engine:
– Exposing high quality deal flow based on sector, stage, and social graph, saving time and eliminating manual processes.
– Track inbound and outbound deal flow from your network automatically.
Multiple returns:
– Make better decisions on future investments by visualizing multiple returns across your portfolio.
