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Derek Footer · 2/6/24

ExtraVallis Expert Interview: Culture with Annalisa Fernandez of Because Culture

Derek Footer · 9/28/20

Cultural Realities Of Latin American Entrepreneurship

Outside of the Valley and particularly in the rest of the world, the reality is more nuanced. Truthfully, as a means of understanding startup culture in the rest of the world, this viewpoint does international entrepreneurs a disservice.

Derek Footer · 9/6/20

ExtraVallis Expert Interview: Southeast Asia with Lilyana Abdul Latiff of BETA Foundation

Southeast Asia is the growth market for the eastern world. Indian investors are coming into Southeast Asia through Singapore and Malaysia, setting up offices to invest.

Derek Footer · 9/1/20

Tips on Connecting Startups and Investors

Andrea is Co-Founder and COO at ExtraVallis — a seed-stage global funding platform connecting investors anywhere to startups everywhere.

Derek Footer · 8/10/20

Guy Kawasaki: How to “Enchant”

A post from our advisor, Aaron Everhart, summarizing Guy Kawasaki's “Art of Enchantment” presentation.

Derek Footer · 8/5/20

How to Invest in Startups | ExtraVallis

Derek Footer and Andrea White-Kjoss share insider insight into how the private investment ecosystem works.

Derek Footer · 7/13/20

Fast track strategy and transformation execution by up to 50%

A post from Juuso Hämäläinen, Founder & CEO of Tangible Growth, on a transformation model that helps companies fast-track strategy and execution.

Derek Footer · 6/16/20

ExtraVallis Expert Interview: Ecosystem Building with Peter Adams of Rockies Venture Fund

Angels by their very nature are kind of afraid; they don't know how to value companies, and often ask the exact wrong questions when evaluating them.

Derek Footer · 5/20/20

ExtraVallis Expert Interview: Due Diligence with Eli Velasquez of VentureWell

In a matter of weeks, due to the pandemic, we went from a founders market to an investors market — with more terms shifting in favor of the investor.

Derek Footer · 4/28/20

The Right Kind of Building

We need to think bigger and further out — leapfrog existing systems and bypass political and economic roadblocks wherever possible.

Derek Footer · 4/20/20

Successful Angel Investing

Traditional angel investing — especially outside the SF Bay Area — does not make money on a one-to-three-deals-a-year basis. Portfolio strategy matters.

Derek Footer · 1/18/20

A Global Funding Ecosystem

Pooling of private capital is what makes Silicon Valley unique. Emerging ecosystems need a pool of investors beyond their local boundary.

Derek Footer · 1/15/20

Empowering Excluded Investors

Investors outside the Valley networks are excluded from investing in the most promising companies. They aren't getting the returns they should.

Derek Footer · 1/13/20

Consistent Funding is the Necessary Element for a Startup Ecosystem

The primary determinant of a startup ecosystem's success is the breadth and depth of the funding infrastructure — especially seed-stage capital.