Start. Smart. Scale. Faster.

AWSM ("awesome") was formed to realize new futures — a venture development collective + capital network partner ("vc"), from defining value props to developing AI PoCs we exist to enable tomorrow's Fortune 100

WHY AWSM VC

New tech realities require new ways to realize impact

The game has changed. For those building companies seeking to invent the future. The odds are greater than ever and a piecemeal approach means moving slower, a waste of resources or worse.

Whether funded externally as entrepreneurs and internally as corporate 'intrepreneurs', either way failure is more likely without a solid venture plan and partner.

3.2

Million Startups Created Each Year in the US

170

Million Dollars is Invested in U.S. Startups Each Year

90

The percentage of startups who fail each year

3%

Invested in startups run by underrepresented founders (women, people of color)

New Capital Is Made Capital.

AWSM VC is pioneering a new approach to the startup venture ecosystem, by focusing on FUNCTIONAL CAPITAL as the fuel to design / build / launch / scale new ventures in the age of AI.

AWSM VC VENTURE OPS PACKAGES

One service area for each stage of your venture journey

Sprk

“SPARK” A venture ops service package designed to derisk the earliest of ideas, find customer <> problem <> solution fit, build functional capability, team norms and systems.   

STAGE FOCUS AREA: Pre-seed

OUTCOMES: A viable, feasible venture concept formed, validating problem<>solution fit Standing up the operational processes to save time, money  across sales, product, marketing  

Sprnt

“SPRINT” focuses on honing problem <> solution and expanding product <> market fit to build early revenue.

STAGE FOCUS AREA: Seed to Series A

OUTCOMES: Strategic product design to build product and standup continuous discovery to inform product roadmaps.

DELIVERABLES: Value proposition design, Sales deck development, Jobs-to-be-done mapping, brand positioning, customer journey mapping, product roadmapping, revenue forecasting

Stck

“STACK” = Startup focused BizOps, helping early teams determine & standup their growing Seed-Series A+ ventures from zero to 1; frontend/backend choice (frameworks), DB choice, cloud choice, dev playbook & processes, manage dev teams

STAGE FOCUS AREA: Series A – C

OUTCOMES: A thought through growth plan designed to scale the key operational and functional areas (sales/biz dev, product, marketing, HR).

DELIVERABLES: Org design, Fractional talent support, PeopleOps & Recruitment, Product development, Product roadmap

RECENT THINKING

AWSM Thoughts + Resources

My publications and articles about how to design a better startup. A digression in our design workflow & methodologies.

An Invitation to Connect

Let's build tomorrow, together

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Our passion is working closely with tomorrow's founders and pre-founders to realize companies the world is asking for. Let's talk & find a fit.