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Welcome to Episode #322: with Stuart Chapman, Director and co-founder of Draper Esprit, one of Europe's largest tech-focused venture capital firm.

Prior to co-founding Draper Esprit in 2006, Stuart was a partner of 3i Ventures where he was also a founding partner of their Menlo Park office. Over his 13 years at 3i he was responsible for investments in Neutec Pharma (LSE), Network Technology (LSE), The Cloud, Searchspace and Magic4.

During this episode, Demystifying Venture Capital Funding, we talk about:

• Pitch your proposal with a team instead of a single person if possible.
• It's important to have diversity in building your team.
• A lot of entrepreneurs don't ask for references from venture capitalists form. Don't make the same mistakes.
• If you have a venture capitalist that tells you how to run your business, run for the hills.

Learn more about the contents discussed in this episode:

• Connect with Stuart via LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter.
• Learn more about Draper Esprit via their website.