My guest this week is David Foreman, Managing Director at Praetura Ventures. And he’s here to pull the curtain back on VCs.We’ll be digging into how founders need to find a VC that fits them, how VCs can provide more than just money and how David coaches founders from managing a team of 10 to leading as CEO of 100.He’s also here to share some hard-hitting facts:How a lack of honesty on both sides causes the VC/Founder relationship to break downWhy investors shouldn’t give founders detailed feedbackWhy founders need to stop saying they’re going to be a UnicornIf you’re looking for honest, raw and unfiltered advice straight from a VC you’re in the right place.Highlights:1:20 The importance of founders finding VC’s that fits them1:57  How Ask VC’s how5:52 3 reasons why VC and Founders relation can breakdown10:30 How VCs can add value14:00 How to coach founders to go from a team of 10 to 10018:36 The power of Mentorship23:18 Bring investment to the North27:20 Startup myths33:05 Toxic Startup BehaviorsQuotes:2:11  “Ask to speak to founders they’ve already backed, and not just the 3 or 4 founders that are doing the best, who are clearly flavour of the month”23:00 “ Get a mentor who’s not financially motivated by the outcome”25:30 “The best founders are definitely talent magnets. Who gets really insanely talented people to work with them on building their vision of the business and also very self-aware”27:43 “There is no monopoly on talent in the UK”33:24 “As a founder, you don’t have to tell the VC that you’re going to be a unicorn.”Links: https://www.praeturaventures.com/team/If you have a question that you would like answered, then email them over to my podcast producer Rosie at Rosie@stakester.com  #startup #businesstips #founder